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December | 2014 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. Not the Messiah (I’m a very slovenly blogger). December 3, 2014. December 3, 2014. I have my own blog entry to write regarding HOW FREAKIN’ EXCITED I AM TO BE SINGING WITH ERIC IDLE IN THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE. 8216;S PRODUCTION OF. NOT THE MESSIAH (HE’S A VERY NAUGHTY BOY). THE ORATORIO VERSION OF MY FAVORITE MONTY PYTHON MOVIE, THE LIFE OF BRIAN. However, I’m also directing my students in a production of Jonathan Rand. 8221; and “ Check Please: Take 3. Oh, but ...
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July | 2015 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. Uncasing a Cunning Instrument – Shakespeare and English Come of Age. July 21, 2015. One of our teachers here at the Globe said, “If you can’t improve upon the silence, don’t speak; if you can’t improve upon the stillness, don’t move.” In a similar vein, if you can’t improve upon another’s blog post, just reblog it. This is from my peer, Line Marshall:. A composite image of what Shakespeare may have looked like at age 13. My native English, now I must forego:.
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As You Like It, 2015 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. As You Like It, 2015. July 20, 2015. July 20, 2015. My first experience with. As You Like It. At the same time, and that one became a quick favorite that I would read several times in the ensuing decades and see performed in a variety of productions. Somehow the hijinks in the Forest of Arden didn’t touch me in the same way. Before I actually reread the play, I read a few essays from Harold Bloom’s very large. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. For exampl...
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Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance – Day 1 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance – Day 1. July 13, 2015. Fiona Banks, our Course Director, teaching us about the new Sam Wanamaker space. Today was the first day of our coursework here at the Globe. Wow In this single day I feel like I’ve learned enough to revamp my teaching of Shakespeare and Dramatic Arts to merit the price of tuition…and there are 20 more days to go! Who recently played in the all-male. Who were these foreigners. In a sad twist of fa...
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Welcome to England! | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. July 11, 2015. Written on the morning of 7/10/15). Obligatory double decker shot. Writing to you now from the Heathrow Airport Central Bus Station with two hours to go before a catch the bus to Bath. It was flying out of Laguardia! God bless the NYC taxi drivers! I have arrived. And I’m pretty much rested and relaxed. So I’ve got a little writing time. Here are some of my goals for this trip. (Yes, I have trip goals — I’m. Welcome to England…. 2) Make a few lit...
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February | 2015 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (fragment). February 28, 2015. February 28, 2015. Ah, what can ever be more stately and admirable to me than mast-hemm’d Manhattan? River and sunset and scallop-edg’d waves of flood-tide? From “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”. Ah, what can ever be more stately and admirable to me than mast-hemm’d Manhattan? River and sunset and scallop-edg’d waves of flood-tide? Which fuses me into you now, and pours my meaning into you? February 26, 2015.
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June | 2015 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. The Shakesperience of a Lifetime. June 22, 2015. June 23, 2015. So I’ve been a total Shakespeare nerd for the past twenty-plus years and I can prove it. And no, it’s not because I used that stupid portmanteau in the blog post title…but it made you groan a little, right? I won the English award in 9th and 10th grade; the award certificates are lost to time, but I’ve held on to these beautiful collectors’ editions of Shakespeare ever since. Because I was reading.
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Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance – Day 1 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance – Day 1. July 13, 2015. Fiona Banks, our Course Director, teaching us about the new Sam Wanamaker space. Today was the first day of our coursework here at the Globe. Wow In this single day I feel like I’ve learned enough to revamp my teaching of Shakespeare and Dramatic Arts to merit the price of tuition…and there are 20 more days to go! Who recently played in the all-male. Who were these foreigners. In a sad twist of fa...
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January | 2014 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. January 22, 2014. Been awhile since I’ve written a wine homework post, and it’s not for lack of drinking. More of a lack of focus, really; how appropriate, then, that tonight’s topic is expressiveness. Here’s what Karen MacNeil has to say about it:. The Wine Bible,. However, life happens, plans change, paths emerge, et cetera. Now it’s January and my sister came down from Connecticut to visit us in our new place in Hoboken for the very first time....She’s...
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November | 2014 | Stephen Gerald Weber
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Books, Writing, Music, Wine…the good stuff. 5 Things I’ve Learned from Writing an Historical Novel. November 13, 2014. November 14, 2014. I’m now almost two weeks and more than 25,000 words into my first novel-length work of historical fiction. Figured it would be worthwhile to pause for a minute to pat myself on the back (pat. pat.) and to reflect on what I’ve learned from and about this process so far. 1 Planning is important, but there’s a time to jump in. 2 Your characters will tell you who they are.
