Sometimes when you think you have nothing to say about a play, it turns out you still have a sh*t-ton to say. Today’s 301 episode revisits The Tempest, and we ask the question - what is its genre, really, and also why this play now? Jess posits that maybe The Tempest would feel a little more cathartic at the end if it were staged more like a revenge tragedy at the beginning; Aubrey speculates a bit about why so many regional theaters have added this title to their 2022 lineup. Oh, and we take not one but TWO birdwalks down Marie de France lane because Jess just can’t shut up about this medieval author. Lesbian weasels! Fun times!
Here’s what we featured in our Happy Hour segment:
Aubrey’s rec: @decolonizeyourclassroom and @amplify.RJ communities on Insta are offering weekly asynchronous video lessons and live zoom discussions about “History of Black Abolitionist Politics and Action” starting Feb 5, going every saturday all month. You can learn more and sign up at tiny.cc/abolition
Jess’s rec: Marie de France. Know her. Read her. Love her.
Here’s what we featured in our ShakesBubble Gossip segments:
This Washington Post article about the recent STA conference
Nataki Garrett’s op ed in The Hill
The Globe’s continuing series on Anti-racist Shakespeare webinars - next one is Feb. 10
American Moor is coming to Pittsburg, PA Feb 17-20!!
Awesome letter from ACMRS and RaceB4Race Executive Board on medium.com
