In 2009-2010, I wrote a blog while assistant directing on Carey Perloff's production of
Phèdre at the
Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the
American Conservatory Theater.
Here are my favourite posts from
Phade Up:
Farouche: Phedre and the Half-Blood Prince
This one's a threefer. Originally three blog-posts long, and with lots
of pictures, but it does manage to tie ostrich feathers to tall
sharpened stakes and still make sense at the end.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Trezene
Anyone who's ever vented their spleen on the leaves of a myrtle will be able to relate.
Need to Know
For the fanboys and girls.
Clouds from Both Sides
Translation fun with BabelFish.
Alexandrine in Five Times
Wondering how Hippolytus would sound spilling his guts to Aricie in the language of love? Contains not one but two clips of
Phèdre in the original French - one from 2003, and one circa 1968, complete with jaguar skin!
Shock Absorbers
On Squeamishness.
And a two-part look at a parallel story from Scripture, full of sex, lies and video of Donny Osmond:
Hell Hath No Fury like Potiphar's Wife and
When Love Gives You Lemons.
Enjoy!