Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

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UO-SC-exhibit-Shakespeare-OttawaLittleTheatre.jpg
Exhibit created for course assignment in the seminar ENG 4142 "How Shakespeare Became 'Shakespeare'". View full exhibit

MacduffandWitch.jpg
Image from Bear & Co. website used for advertisement

twowitches.jpg
Image from Bear & Co. website used for advertisement

MacbethFire.jpg
Image from Bear & Co. website used for advertisement

MacbethFireWitch.jpg
This is a photo of one of the witches from Bear & Co's outdoor production of Macbeth. She is holding up fire rods, lit with real fire, used by the three witches in certain scenes of the production.

UO-SC-COF-COE-cast-2015.png
From left to right you will see Geoff McBride as Dromio of Ephesus, Gabrielle Lazarovitz as Adriana, Al Connors as Antipholous of Ephesus, Warren Bain as Antipholous of Syracuse, Katie Ryerson as Luciana, and Scott Florence as Dromio of Syracuse.

UO-SC-COF-COE-2015-collage-identity.jpg
A collage showing the costumes of the two sets of twins Dromio of Ephesus (blue "Where's Waldo," played by Scott Florence), Dromio of Syracuse (red "Where's Waldo," played by Geoff McBride), Antipholus of Syracuse (green t-shirt, played by Warren…

UO-SC-COF-COE-Antipholus-audience-2015.jpg
Warren Bain (performer) as Antipholus of Syracuse inThe Comedy of Errors. A Company of Fools is known for their audience interaction; this photograph is a great example of the actors interacting with the audience.

UO-SC-COF-COE-2015-courtesan-angela.jpg
Collage combining two photographs from A Company of Fools' 2015 production ofThe Comedy of Errors. On the left is Scott Florence as the courtesan character and on the right is Katie Ryerson as Angela. Originally Angelo in the script, Catriona Leger…

UO-SC-COF-COE-stage-photo-2015.jpg
This stage (set up here in Strathcona Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is made out of interlocking blocks; the same blocks A Company of Fools uses in all of their summer showcases. Every day they drive to the park, set up the stage, do the show, tear…
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