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“Women of Will: The Complete Journey”
Posted by Gail M. Burns - August 2010
INTRODUCTION AND RESOURCES
Okay, folks, as of this writing (August 28) my postings concerning the five parts of Women of Will: The Complete Journey (henceforth abbreviated WoW), Tina Packer’s chronological look at Shakespeare’s female characters performed August 25-27 at Shakespeare & Company, are a work in progress.
I have posted transcriptions of the hand-written notes I took during each of the five “Acts.” (Click on the links below.) This is just straight reportage, as this was an historical event and deserved to be recorded in some fashion.
I am now working on writing my personal response to the whole experience, which I hope to have finished and posted by September 1 at the latest.
If you were there for any or all of the WoW experience and would like to share your comments, please e-mail me. I will be happy to post comments, or link to wherever you have them posted.
Act I: The Warrior Women: From Violence to Negotiation
Wednesday, August 25 at 7 p.m.
Act II: The Sexual Meets the Spiritual: New Knowledge
Thursday, August 26 at 9:30 a.m.
Act III: Living Underground or Dying to Tell the Truth
Thursday, August 26 at 2 p.m.
Act IV: Chaos Is Come Again: The Lion Eats the Wolf
Friday, August 27 at 9:30 a.m.
Act V: The Maiden Phoenix: The Daughter Redeems the Father
Friday, August 27 at 2 p.m.
Helpful Links
My comments on the short version performed in June, 2010
Photo Gallery from the June, 2010 production
Photo Gallery from the June/July, 2011 production
Packer’s Author’s Note from the June WoW program
Packer’s Acknowledgements from the June WoW program
* Women of Will Program, including Chronology (PDF)
Listen to an Interview with Tina Packer on WBUR
Boston Globe: “Women of Will” is Dazzling and Illuminating
Tina Packer’s Fifteen Hour Marathon
Berkshire Fine Arts: Tina Packer on “Women of Will”
I am always reading, and over the past two years I have read close to a dozen books about William Shakespeare and the world in which he lived and worked. I only recommend two of them to you. Both are available in audio and Kindle editions as well.
Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare is short, accessible, and concise. He neatly separates the facts about Shakespeare (of which we have very few) from the fiction (of which we have 446 years worth).
James Shapiro’s A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 is stiffer going, but the background he provides about daily life and politics is fascinating. In 1599 Shakespeare wrote and saw staged Julius Caesar, Henry V, As You Like It, and Hamlet.