Veteran works, Shakespearean performances, and more!
Veteran works, Shakespearean performances, and more!
New plays and arts programs for veterans emerge, Twelfth Night and Waiting for Godot with Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen opens on Broadway, and Princess Bride turns into a stage production.
Veterans in the arts
1. Play about honoring veterans features real-life military personnel by Kristin Tillotson [StarTribune.com]
November 9, 2013
The Veterans Play Project, which premiers Friday at Fort Snelling’s Base Camp, is a show based on experiences from military with a cast primarily made up of veterans. "Set in a fictitious small town going through a debate about turning a sacred space called the Rock into a veterans memorial, the play explores how vets are honored for their service, and the varying feelings they have about that."
2. War Theater, Repurposed By Robin Pogrebin [NYTimes.com]
November 10, 2013
After a time of service, many veterans do not know how to re-enter the arts world. B. R. McDonald is a veteran himself, and after seeing this need decided to create his Veteran Artist Program that helps "former soldiers learn to navigate the entertainment business and pitch their projects."
New York Shows
3. Boys Will Be Boys (and Sometimes Girls) by Ben Brantley [NYTimes.com]
November 10, 2013
Twelfth Night, which opened on Sunday in New York with Mark Rylance, was a big success. The production featured males in all of the roles to give it the original Shakespearean feel.
4. Meet Didi & Gogo! Get an Absurd First Look at Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen in Waiting For Godot by Lindsay Champion [Broadway.com]
November 11, 2013
Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart team up in Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot. The two orginally performed this in London in 2009, but will now open at the Cort Theatre on November 24.
5. 'Princess Bride' to be turned into a Disney stage production by David Ng [LATimes.com]
November 11, 2013
Disney announced on Monday that they will be adapting the movie Princess Bride for a stage production. There is no release date yet, nor do they know whether or not they will be making it a play or a musical.