Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs - Page 21

Marie1 · December 19 2008, 11:34 PM

I had to read 13 Shakespeare plays and works in 6 months... the source of a lot of allusions etc became clear... it was dizzying.

Greg Cox · December 19 2008, 11:45 PM

I caught Patrick Stewart in THE TEMPEST, of course. I also have fond memories of both James Earl Jones and Laurence Olivier as King Lear (not in the same production,natch). And I once saw a great production of MIDSUMMER that shifted the setting to a 1950's high school a la GREASE.

The latter brought all new meaning to the line: "Let us ROCK the ground on which these sleepers lie!"

If not for Shakespeare, where would TOS have gotten some of its best titles?

JD · December 19 2008, 11:56 PM

Lol, I didn't realize there had been so much playing around with the settings for Shakespeare's plays. The only thing like that that I've seen is Baz Lurhman's (wow I actually got that right on my first try) Romeo + Juliet, which is IMO one of the better versions of the story despite the setting change.

Therin of Andor · December 20 2008, 12:31 AM

Christopher wrote:

Most of the students just recited the lines dryly, but I always made it a performance.

Typecasting. I played the fool in "King Lear".

Marie1 · December 20 2008, 12:44 AM

Therin of Andor wrote:

Christopher wrote:

Most of the students just recited the lines dryly, but I always made it a performance.

Typecasting. I played the fool in "King Lear".

In high school... I played Paris... I got an A+... teacher's only note was that I made a great man...

Turtletrekker · December 20 2008, 02:56 AM

The High School I work at recently did A Midsummers Nights Dream and set the story in the 1960's. Oberon's crew were all dressed up like hippies and Titania's people were all beatniks.

KRAD · December 20 2008, 03:38 AM

^ OMG, that's PERFECT!!!!!

Steve Mollmann · December 22 2008, 06:53 AM

JD wrote:

Lol, I didn't realize there had been so much playing around with the settings for Shakespeare's plays. The only thing like that that I've seen is Baz Lurhman's (wow I actually got that right on my first try) Romeo + Juliet, which is IMO one of the better versions of the story despite the setting change.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news..._director_sets

Allyn Gibson · December 22 2008, 04:18 PM

How true, how true.

Patrick Stewart staged a revisionist take of Othello about fifteen years ago; Stewart played the Moor, and Ron Canada played Iago, as a band of mercenaries in combat fatigues.

I love Ian McKellan's Richard III, which transplants the setting to a fascist Britain of the 1930s.

BrotherBenny · December 22 2008, 04:23 PM

Allyn Gibson wrote:

I love Ian McKellan's Richard III, which transplants the setting to a fascist Britain of the 1930s.

That was brilliant. Need to find it on DVD.

skeletorsingh · December 23 2008, 07:02 PM

Back to the OT, this is an interesting and insightful article about the recent job losses at the book publishers. It really is too bad about Marco and I hope the DS9 Relaunch continues on the excellent course he started it on.

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2...ing/index.html

December 19 2008, 11:34 PM	#301
Marie1 Rear Admiral Location: Alpha Centauri	Re: Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs I had to read 13 Shakespeare plays and works in 6 months... the source of a lot of allusions etc became clear... it was dizzying. __________________ Vote: RA Avatar Contest #21! "He sings lounges? I'm not familiar with that musical form." -Taran'atar, DS9-R Mission Gamma 3 --Save Taran'atar!

December 19 2008, 11:45 PM	#302
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Re: Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs I caught Patrick Stewart in THE TEMPEST, of course. I also have fond memories of both James Earl Jones and Laurence Olivier as King Lear (not in the same production,natch). And I once saw a great production of MIDSUMMER that shifted the setting to a 1950's high school a la GREASE. The latter brought all new meaning to the line: "Let us ROCK the ground on which these sleepers lie!" If not for Shakespeare, where would TOS have gotten some of its best titles? __________________ www.gregcox-author.com

December 19 2008, 11:56 PM	#303
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs Lol, I didn't realize there had been so much playing around with the settings for Shakespeare's plays. The only thing like that that I've seen is Baz Lurhman's (wow I actually got that right on my first try) Romeo + Juliet, which is IMO one of the better versions of the story despite the setting change. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

December 20 2008, 02:56 AM	#306
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs The High School I work at recently did A Midsummers Nights Dream and set the story in the 1960's. Oberon's crew were all dressed up like hippies and Titania's people were all beatniks. __________________ Coulson lives!

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December 22 2008, 04:18 PM	#309
Allyn Gibson Rear Admiral Location: South Pennsyltucky	Re: Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs How true, how true. Patrick Stewart staged a revisionist take of Othello about fifteen years ago; Stewart played the Moor, and Ron Canada played Iago, as a band of mercenaries in combat fatigues. I love Ian McKellan's Richard III, which transplants the setting to a fascist Britain of the 1930s. __________________ "When David Marcus cited the great thinkers of history -- "Newton, Einstein, Surak" -- Newt Gingrich did not make his list." -- 24 January 2012 allyngibson.net

December 23 2008, 07:02 PM	#311
skeletorsingh Lieutenant	Re: Simon and Schuster cuts 35 jobs Back to the OT, this is an interesting and insightful article about the recent job losses at the book publishers. It really is too bad about Marco and I hope the DS9 Relaunch continues on the excellent course he started it on. http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2...ing/index.html