"Just as The Bard liberally borrowed from other sources, a bevy of fresh plays on Oregon stages have been inspired by his works. Opening on Nov. 1 at 21ten Theatre, Sue Mach's Madonna of the Cat fills in the 16-year gap Shakespeare left open in The Winter's Tale. Shake&Pop has a few more performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and you still have a chance to catch Artist Rep's The Bed Trick, a comedy that questions the ethics of All's Well That Ends Well."
"What she does have is a love for creative challenges. Besides being a novelist, a publisher, and the co-founder/former artistic director of Corrib Theatre, she's directing the world premiere production of Sue Mach's play Madonna of the Cat, which covers a lot of territory, both thematically and scenically, as it deals with female relationships in a patriarchal world, and alternates between the court in Sicilia and the pastoral Bohemia."
Multiple Oregon theaters are staging new and Shakespeare-inspired productions this season. Madonna of the Cat opens Nov. 1 at 21ten Theatre and fills a 16-year gap in The Winter's Tale. Shake&Pop is offering additional performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Artist Rep is presenting The Bed Trick, a comedy that questions the ethics of All's Well That Ends Well. Lakewood Theatre offers a concert reading of The Boys from Syracuse. Speculative Drama presents a one-hour Macbeth, Upon this Blasted Heath, for Halloween. Red Octopus Theatre continues Twelfth Night, Chapel Theatre presents Mr. Burns, and Profile Theatre runs Jen Silverman's production through Nov. 2. Gemma Whelan directs Madonna of the Cat, which examines female relationships in a patriarchal world and alternates between Sicilia and Bohemia.
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