Coming off recently winning four Theatre Bay Area Awards for this past year’s Twelfth Night, the Arabian Shakespeare Festival opens A Midsummer Night’s Dream that should also be a top prospect for both production and acting awards in the coming year. Shakespeare’s oft-performed, much-loved comedy of love spats and mishaps; fairy shenanigans; and a hilarious play within the … [Read more...] about A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Arabian Shakespeare Festival
“Territories”
TerritoriesBetty ShamiehArabian Shakespeare FestivalTarek Khan & Katrina YasharIn opulent sultanic robes, one man nobly declares that in future generations, “I will be praised.” Opposite him, a Crusader predicts that he will be lost in the footnotes. Between them, a young woman in the full attire of a royal member of a long-past Islamic dynasty with a touch of … [Read more...] about “Territories”
“All the Shah’s Men”
All the Shah’s MenMatthew SpanglerArabian Shakespeare FestivalKen Boswell, Christian Haines & Annamarie MacLeodIf one wanted to find out the origins of today’s deeply divided and dangerous issues between the U.S. and Iran, there is probably some semester-long, poli-sci course a local community college is offering on the subject or a number of detailed books that could be … [Read more...] about “All the Shah’s Men”
