Richard Paul's story of African Americans and Shakespeare is interesting enough to hold the listener through it's quickly paced seven minutes. There's a great variety of voices from varying points of view, perhaps a tad too many, yet the overall effect is somewhat compelling, exploring the conflicting history of "classic" theatre and perceptions of race, both subjective and objective.
Not really a black history piece, but one that might well accompany a program on literature or the performing arts.
Review of Shakespeare In Black and White
Michael Johnson
Posted on April 18, 2006 at 09:12 PM
Richard Paul's story of African Americans and Shakespeare is interesting enough to hold the listener through it's quickly paced seven minutes. There's a great variety of voices from varying points of view, perhaps a tad too many, yet the overall effect is somewhat compelling, exploring the conflicting history of "classic" theatre and perceptions of race, both subjective and objective.
Not really a black history piece, but one that might well accompany a program on literature or the performing arts.