Sonnet 73

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth [...]

A sad tale’s best for winter. I have one
Of sprites and goblins.
–Mamillius, The Winters Take II.1

Halloween has passed, (or Samhain), but between now and New Years seems to feel the most haunted; there are a lot of holidays revolving around the undead and spirits walking about… I mean on Christmas [...]

I attended a production of Titus Andronicus last night, to see a good friend take on the lead (Titus as a woman; I’m down with it). The weather was perfect for it- slight autumn chill, with a little rain in the air. The theatre was a nice little hole in the wall, exposed brick situation, [...]

Finally, In Your Ear Shakespeare has a blog! I really wanted to design and maintain my own news and info page on the “In Your Ear” site. I had such vision and ambition. With grace and love I would tend it; make sure it was always updated and current… but, sadly, this did not [...]

This Saturday, October 20 2007, at McCarter Theatre I was witness to the company’s production of Tartuffe, directed by Daniel Fish. Well, the first half anyway. The production marks the only other time I’ve ever walked out on a production (the other was 12 years ago in CA- can’t even recall the plays name).

I [...]

For the play I am doing in Princeton (envy me one and all), I had to grow a mustache. It was a great idea- works well for the character- and takes me further away from myself for the role… but now when I am not on stage, I have to live with it.

I don’t [...]