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November 10, 2006 by Cyrus Patell

Are We Reframing Yet?

I concluded my post “Bush-League America” by writing, “It’s time to admit our mistakes and leave the bush-league perspective behind. We can begin at the voting booth this November.” Is that what has begun to happen with this week’s midterm elections? I’d like to think so, but I’ll reserve judgment until I see the Democrats [...]

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November 10, 2006 by Cyrus Patell

Twelfth Night Translated

Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen many productions of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. My favorite has always been the production directed by Andrei Serban for the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1989. The production starred Cherry Jones as Viola and Diane Lane as Olivia (both pictured at [...]