Welcome to a new season of BiblioFiles! In this first episode, the CenterForLit crew introduces our theatrical theme and discusses the similarities and differences between reading a work of prose and reading a play.
We talk about the challenge of interpreting such a dialogue-heavy art form, as well as the competing interpretations involved in staging a play. We also reveal our own histories with the theater and lament missed opportunities to live in the limelight…
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So glad you’re back! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. My daughter and I saw Romeo and Juliet on Broadway last week right before it closed. The modern obsession with inserting certain images/messages was there but so was the beauty, majesty, and tragedy of the story. The intimacy between the actors and the audience that you described was unforgettable and I’m thankful for this magical memory with my daughter! Looking forward to hearing more from the CfL team!
(Btw, Emily and Meghan, I took your summer Teaching Poetry Socratically course and I’ve been using the tools all year with my daughter as we explore poetry together! Thank you!)