As You Like It at the Guthrie
My daughter and I attended the Minneapolis, MN Guthrie Theater production of #Shakespeare's As You Like It this past Tuesday. There were many strong performances & interesting choices regarding casting, costumes. The goddess Hymen, who officiates at the marriage ceremony at the end, was dressed like Beyoncé, a cute and witty touch.
Female actors were cast for Jaques & Touchstone.
This made me think: Why not a usurping duchess & her sister?
(This would lose the theme of masculinities—toxic masculine usurper & banished brother who is less toxic—
which is still very relevant....)
Controlling dads? moms? Helicopter parents? It could work.
Some aspects of the production seemed fractured, including the musical styles, accents, costumes: Shepherds had southern drawls, people in the Forest of Arden wore cowboy hats. I was surprised that, in the age of Trump and his having attained the presidency without winning the popular vote, there was no nod toward the usurper as a toxic masculine political leader.
Q&A afterward with cast & dramaturg was good.
http://www.citypages.com/arts/the-guthrie-makes-shakespeare-fresh-and-funny-with-as-you-like-it/506054821
Female actors were cast for Jaques & Touchstone.
This made me think: Why not a usurping duchess & her sister?
(This would lose the theme of masculinities—toxic masculine usurper & banished brother who is less toxic—
which is still very relevant....)
Controlling dads? moms? Helicopter parents? It could work.
Some aspects of the production seemed fractured, including the musical styles, accents, costumes: Shepherds had southern drawls, people in the Forest of Arden wore cowboy hats. I was surprised that, in the age of Trump and his having attained the presidency without winning the popular vote, there was no nod toward the usurper as a toxic masculine political leader.
Q&A afterward with cast & dramaturg was good.
http://www.citypages.com/arts/the-guthrie-makes-shakespeare-fresh-and-funny-with-as-you-like-it/506054821
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