Shakespeare
MEMBERS ONLY: Trump and Pelosi's Re-Enactment Of Richard III
In his latest book, Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Stephen Greenblatt analyzes the Bard's most power-hungry characters. The book never mentions Donald Trump by name, but it is easy to see the parallels between our president and the characters ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: The Incredible Boredom of Donald Trump
A very smart writer friend of mine suggested that I use my skills in dramaturgy to analyze the Trump presidency as an unfolding dramatic story. He argued that a weekly column analyzing events – “The Week in Trump-a-turgy,” perhaps – could make sense, from a writerly perspective, ...read more
Delta Airlines Pulls Sponsorship of Shakespeare Play Over Right Wing Fury
Yesterday Delta Airlines pulled its sponsorship from New York’s Public Theater over their production of Julius Caesar which depicts Caesar as Trump. The first of this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park productions, Delta said that the production “does not reflect Delta Air Lines’ ...read more