The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0475  Friday, 4 September 2009

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Date:       Friday, 04 Sep 2009 10:30:41 -0400
Subject:    Experimental Allegorical Dramaturgy

NEW YORK. Six experimental performances of  the Virgin Mary allegories 
in the characters of Ophelia, Desdemona and Juliet, open with two free 
productions at 3pm at ManhattanTheaterSource 177 MacDougal Street, on 5 
and 12 September. This is followed by paid performances of Shakespeare's 
Three Marys at Where Eagles Dare Studios 347, W36th Street, on September 
16th (9pm), 20th (2pm and 4pm) and 30h (9pm). Tickets available at 
SmartTix.com. Director Jenny Greeman interweaves  passages from the York 
mystery plays with passages from Shakespeare to provide new context for 
seeing these passages on-stage. The section from Hamlet draws on work by 
Brunn, Hoff, Hassel , Newman, and Hunt, the other sections draw upon 
articles by Steve Sohmer.

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