By Ilana Jael If your first reaction to the prospect of seeing a play called Hedda Gabler is to think “Wait, who’s Hedda Gabler?” — well, then you and the protagonist of this 1891 masterpiece by Henrik Ibsen may have something in common. Furthermore, if I had started this review with an introductory sentence explaining that the play is called Hedda Gabler because the … [Read more...]
PB Shakespeare Fest offers an admirable, dark-hued ‘Lear’
It is said that if William Shakespeare were alive today, he would probably be writing for a popular medium like television. Perhaps he would be penning tales of power struggles and family conflict on a series such as Succession. Instead, he wrote on those same subjects in King Lear, one of his greatest tragic plays. Now in its 34th season, Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival … [Read more...]
Shakespeare Fest sticks to basics in impressive ‘Twelfth Night’
I never thought I would be able to use this word to describe a Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival production, but its latest take on Twelfth Night – the company’s fourth version – is “conventional.” In a good way. Perhaps producer/director Seth Trucks had no interest in setting the plot-initiating shipwreck on Mars or turning it into an air crash on a South Pacific island, as … [Read more...]