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I can answer many Shakespeare (plays and Elizabethan theater historic)-related questions. I also have a fair degree of knowledge in the field of modern English-speaking playwrights.

Experience in the area

I am Artistic Director of an English-speaking community theater in Jerusalem. In this capacity, I have directed both modern and classical works, with an emphasis on Shakespeare. I have a BA in Theater Studies from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and I was recently accepted as an MA candidate at the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-Upon-Avon

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Center Stage Theater - Artistic Director

Education/Credentials

B.A. (Magna cuum Laude) - Theater Studies, Hebrew U.

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Recent Answers from Shannon Kisch

2011-08-05 Hamlet:

Dear Tanya -     Thank you for your letter.    What a fantastic topic! I actually wrote my final seminar paper for my BA on feigned insanity in Shakespeare, and a large part of it discussed Hamlet. Another

2011-05-22 HAMLET:

Dear Lisa -     Thank you for your question - I am so sorry for the delay in getting back to you.    Hamlet is full of intense human relationships. Hamlet's relationships with almost every other character

2011-03-15 Madness in Hamlet and Titus Andronicus:

Dear Sean -     Thank you for your letter - I'm sorry it's taken me a few days to get back to you.    Madness in Hamlet and Titus Andronicus is a GREAT topic - many possibilities for discussion. I'm not

2011-02-17 Drama Audition (please HELP!):

Dear Rebecca -     Thank you for you letter - and good luck!!    First of all, I apologize for the delay in answering, but contemporary drama is not really my area of expertise (I would have been better

2010-12-16 Julius Caesar Rhetoric:

Dear Sandy -     Thank you for your question.     I think a good example of rhetoric in Julius Caesar may be Mark Antony's famous speech at Caesar's funeral = "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your

 

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