When you think of the story Driving Miss Daisy, you think of the 1989 film, starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. But this script, written by Aldred Uhry, was originally a play and Stage West has produced it, starring Joseph Marcell, best known for his role as Geoffrey on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. […]
Federico Garcia Lorca was a Spanish poet and playwright. He is known for his works Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba. Lorca was openly gay and had socialist political leanings. He was assassinated on August 19, 1936. There is a bit of controversy that surrounds his murder, as it is not certain […]
There are many ways that Alberta Ballet’s presentation of Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s The Handmaid’s Tale is unlike the book. Margaret Atwood’s writing is a slow burn. It’s mostly all exposition, set up and development for two thirds of the novel, then all the action takes place in the last third. This is not the case […]