400 Things I Will Not Do When Directing Shakespeare

[jeriendhal]

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#36. Keanu Reeves will not be allowed near the production.

#82. Olivia probably should not say "Most wonderful!" as if she's thinking "THREESOME!"

#138. The Duke in Measure for Measure will not be allowed to descend from the heavens on a trapeze bearing the legend: deus ex machina.

#151. Having Shylock pour blood on a prayer shawl and ululate in Hebrew while waving a curved knife during the trial is just overkill.

#244. I will not have a menacing looming evil Tybalt with a very soft voice... He should always be an anal, violent, proud metrosexual who kicks ass with a rapier.

#255. Casting a black Desdemona alongside a black Othello is kind of missing the point a bit.

#287. I will never stage Macbeth entirely in freestyle rap.

#307. Do not conceptualize Taming of the Shrew as being a B-grade Sci-Fi movie wherein Bianca's lesser would-be lovers are costumed as lizard men.

#343. I may do A Midsummer Night's Dream in period costume. I may do it in modern costume. I will never do a MND with all in period costume except for the fairies, who are in biker leathers.

Comments

[angryricecooker.livejournal.com]

I like that there is one that essentially says that Romeo and Juliet should NOT be treated as mature, and another that says that Romeo should NOT be treated as a teenager.

I guess there's actually more than one possible interpretation.

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a compilation list. :)