Tag: William Shakespeare

All Our Yesterdays: A Salute to the Bard

Posted on by Michael Kahn
We have all heard–over and over and over again–that the greatest writer in the history of English literature is William Shakespeare. And we can all recognize how remarkable it is that plays he wrote more than four centuries ago–dramas and comedies performed for the masses–are still being performed around the world today. And we can…
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Woody Allen, the Bard, and Immortality

Posted on by Michael Kahn
Woody Allen was once asked whether he hoped to achieve immortality through his movies or his writings. After a moment’s reflection, he answered, “I hope to achieve immortality by not dying.” I thought of those words as my wife Margi and I took our lawn seats under the stars in Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park…
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“If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On”

Posted on by Michael Kahn
Under a beautiful night sky in the Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park, Margi and I enjoyed one of those perfect St. Louis evenings: a full moon overhead, warm breezes, chilled wine, delicious picnic dinner, and a brilliant and hilarious production of Twelfth Night by the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. Everything about the production—the cast, the set…
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