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The
Poet, The Friend and The Dark Lady —
Shakespeare’s Love Sonnets
Western
Canada Fringe Tour 1994
Preview in Vancouver, June 1994
Directed by Rod and Christine Menzies
Acted by Donnard MacKenzie, Linda Racine, and Kevin
Stewart
Tour Manager Niki Blakely
Costumes/Set Maya Ishura
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(left-right)
Donnard MacKenzie, Kevin Stewart and Linda Racine
Photo
by Chris Woodland
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Origins
began its move to Vancouver from Victoria by touring Canada’s
Fringe Festivals with this production. Directed by National
Voice Intensive faculty and acted by National Voice Intensive
graduates, this was another critically acclaimed production.
The love triangle inherent in the sonnets were arranged into
a menage a trois story that moves through each couple’s
meeting, longing, loving, and losing. The taughtly constructed
sonnets provided a base to profoundly explore many layers
of sensual love, and marks Origins interest in exploring social
issues through rarely produced classic text.
“The
Bard Sizzles! More passion than a whole season of Melrose
Place.”
Winnpeg Free Press
“Love,
Lust, Passion, Poetry... wonderful.”
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
“Erotic
imagery takes graceful dance-like moves...Adapting the sonnets
work well.”
The Edmonton Journal
“Thoughtfully
constructed...impressionistic.”
Victoria Times-Colinist
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