Casting David Suchet as Lady Bracknell is fine because of pantomime tradition, but casting a woman as Hamlet in a reversal of o.p. practices requires too much effort on the part of the audience? Can we stop insisting that women apologize for their bodies while encouraging men to do whatever they want because tradition? According to Lawson, its admirable that Adrian Lester wanted to give an authentic performance of Rosalind, but he doesnt even seem to think it is possible for women to do the same. They require cheeky framing devices that apologize for their gender. - Chelsea Phillips Blasenak While I will concede that the gender of certain characters and their consequent treatment and self-view in the world of the play can in many ways define said character and discourage gender-cross casting, it really burns my ass that it seems to be more permissible for men to don a dress than for women to strap into some britches. Also, I want to play Iago. And Stefano. And Edmund. And Hal. And Touchstone. And Hamlet.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:11:59 +0000
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