2 Why Shakespeare?
We will look first at why Shakespeare was a good choice – the prescriptive portion of the chapter.
Then, we’ll think about why those qualities helped make TSMGO a success – the descriptive portion of the chapter.
Finally, we’ll seek to extract some more universal principles from these two areas to help you think differently about what content you choose when developing theatre in times of crisis.
Aside: This is not about Shakespeare in Lockdown – for that, see Lockdown Shakespeare – Allred & Broadribb (2022). This is not about Shakespeare and plagues – plenty has been written about that in academia and journalism. This is about what we can learn from why Shakespeare was a good fit for the pandemic, ...
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