What is it about?
Two Shakespeare scholars discuss the subtle differences between productions of King Lear at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. With two distinct "Lear" actors sharing the same season, this review article discusses the comparative feminist impact of this casting on a production that, on the surface, duplicated its creative energies.
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Why is it important?
Unlike traditional theater review articles, Minton and Quarmby's analysis mirrors the duality inherent in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production. Two individual responses to two separate performances combine to create a fascinating insight into twenty-first-century interpretations of King Lear.
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Honored to work with Gretchen E. Minton on a project that demonstrates the importance of collaborative theater review analysis.
Dr Kevin A. Quarmby
Emory University
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This page is a summary of: The Wrathful Dragon versus the Foolish, Fond Old Man: Duality of Performance and Post-Feminist Affect in the 2013 Oregon Shakespeare Festival's King Lear, Cahiers Élisabéthains A Journal of English Renaissance Studies, January 2014, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.7227/ce.86.1.4.
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