Category: Reviews (Theatre)
The Most Reluctant Convert: Lewis, Theater, and the Friendship of Debate
It’s not that I ever pictured C. S. Lewis as a sixteen year old girl. It’s that when I was one, and reading Surprised by Joy for the first time, I thought of him as a peer. Was this because...
Titus Andronicus: How the Mighty Have Fallen
Over the weekend, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, put on a stellar performance of Titus Andronicus, one of Shakespeare’s less popular and more bloody tragedies. Since the majority of Mere-O’s readers are not likely to find themselves in Oklahoma any...
The Crystal Cathedral’s “Creation” — Genesis on audio/visual steriods
The Crystal Cathedral is famous for its annual production of “the Glory of Easter,” featuring dangling angels, resounding music, and live animals. This year, they experiment with a new production along the same lines. The tagline is “Once upon all...
Review of “As You Like It”
William Shakespeare’s adorable comedy As You Like It will be brought to life at the Ahmanson Theatre from the present through March 26th. Sir Peter Hall, winner of multiple Tony-Awards, directs the Theatre Royal Bath with the lead of Rosalind...