Marguerite Bennett's Blog, page 314

"When we took Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” into a maximum security woman’s prison on the West..."

“When we took Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” into a maximum security woman’s prison on the West Side… there’s a scene there where a young woman is told by a very powerful official that “If you sleep with me, I will pardon your brother. And if you don’t sleep with me, I’ll execute him.” And he leaves the stage. And this character, Isabel, turned out to the audience and said: “To whom should I complain?” And a woman in the audience shouted: “The Police!” And then she looked right at that woman and said: “If I did relate this, who would believe me?” And the woman answered back, “No one, girl.” And it was astonishing because not only was it an amazing sense of connection between the audience and the actress, but you also realized that this was a kind of an historical lesson in theater reception. That’s what must have happened at The Globe. These soliloquies were not simply monologues that people spoke, they were call and response to the audience. And you realized that vibrancy, that that sense of connectedness is not only what makes theater great in prisons, it’s what makes theater great, period.”

- Oskar Eustis on ArtBeat Nation (he told the same story on Charlie Rose)

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themarysue:

gifsboom:

Video: Xenostapler

Can’t stop laughing.

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chapmangamo:

The international sounds of hitting two coconut halves together.

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laughingsquid:

MIT Scientists Train Their Four-Legged Cheetah Robot to Autonomously Sense and Jump Over Hurdles as It Runs

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raptorific:

I wasn’t even surprised to find out that the old ladies in Fury Road did their own wildly dangerous stunts because honestly most of the old men I know are like “I just want to wear high-waisted trousers and take a nap" but most of the old ladies I know are like “I’M NINETY THREE YEARS OLD HERE COMES THE HURRICANE”

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potologie:

secret government agent: *punches me in the face* say it

me: *spits blood on the agent*

secret government agent: say it’s bromance say they love each other in an intense friendship way cause they’re straights who aren’t afraid of lookin gay

me: fuck you

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janiceghosthunter:

A collection of glitches I’ve found and love.

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francavillarts:

FURIOSA
Poster Art by Francesco Francavilla

As promised, I’m not done yet with MAD MAX FURY ROAD :)

Cheers,
FF

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dcu:

Next week is a week full of #1s and continuations of DC’s main continuity.

Here’s a picture of Bat-Rabbit and Superman to hold you over.