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Production Information
I am determined to prove a villain ...With one line Shakespeare articulates two meanings, two worlds, two philosophies two dramatic opposites. I am determined to prove a villain ...The expression of free will of self-determination is one that keeps this play firmly rooted in the genre of the History play. Cause and effect; the forward march of events and of history; the linear, political progression of man through history marked by Machiavellian heroes who knew what they wanted and who were determined to achieve their goals I am determined to prove a villain ...The expression of Mans helplessness in battling the tides of history, however, plants this play in an entirely different theatrical genre, the Tragedy. Like in Oedipus Rex, the oracles speak - and Fate, as it has been pre-determined, remains unstoppable and unalterable. I am determined to prove a villain ...Richard III tends to get categorized as either a History or a Tragedy. When, of course, it is both - because Shakespeare has announced right from the top that it would be. The linear, historical track is apparent enough. With this production the actors here at the Barnstormers and I have been delving into a more classically tragic dimension of this play, which has opened up a deeper and more interesting subterranean world than any of us had expected. Critics have always noticed similarities between this play and the Scottish Play, for example, but during this rehearsal period, we were particularly struck with the darker, supernatural elements that the two tragedies share. It has been our goal to reveal in this play what we see as an age-old dramatic conflict: Free Will vs. Fate; Man against the Gods; the natural vs. the supernatural. History, tragedy. Mortality, Immortality. We are determined ...
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