Author Archives: Charles Ouyang
No Tamed Performance
Political incorrectness is at the core of The Taming of the Shrew, and this production is a rather faithful interpretation of the work. Let the easily offended beware! Continue reading
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I Know It When I Hear It
I do not profess to be an expert in musicology, but to use a colloquialism, I know it when I hear it. I can therefore say the recent performance of Handel’s Israel in Egypt by the Nassau Sinfonia and the Princeton Glee Club was most certainly good.
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The Freshmen Flunk
For those who derive pleasure from the works of late twentieth-century American playwrights, Theater Intime’s Freshman One-Act Festival likely proved to be rather enjoyable. For the rest of us, the result was significantly more disappointing. Continue reading
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If Don Juan Were a Director
PUP’s new production of “Nine” is a Bildungsroman told out of order. It follows the loss of innocence and mid-life crisis of an Italian film maker named Guido Contini. Continue reading
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An Ontological Misogynist’s Othello
Whether for lack of male talent or an attempt to have a new perspective on the tragedy, the end result of PSC’s new Othello is something very peculiar. Continue reading
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