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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Page from Geoff McBride's (performer) personal script. It shows some of the work done on the opening scene of the play. You can see the text cuts made by Catriona Leger (director) as well as some blocking and stage directions handwritten in the…

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A photograph taken of Al Connors delivering the opening remarks for the 2015 productionThe Comedy of Errors.This photograph was taken at Strathcona Park, and if you look closely, you can see that Al Connors is wearng the pants and shoes that are a…

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Costume design ideas for the 15 characters inThe Comedy of Errors. Note that there are six different sketches collaged into one photograph. Each illustration shows all of the costumes that a cast member would wear during the production. Starting top…

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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…

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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…

A free form discussion with Catriona Leger regarding props, costumes, actors, stage directions, company values and beliefs and other specifics of a Company of Fools and their 2015 production of The Comedy of Errors.

An interview conducted in Ottawa regarding the actor's perspective of implementing costumes, props and audience engagement in the 2015 production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Geoff McBride was cast as Dromio of Ephesus, and Egeon.

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This puppet was originally designed by Vanessa Imeson as Frederic for A Company of Fool's 2014 production ofAs You Like It. It was modified in 2015 by Imeson to become Duke Solinus inThe Comedy of Errors.The puppet was controlled by Scott Florence on…

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A photograph of the inflatable couch used in A Company of Fools' 2015 production of The Comedy of Errors. The couch is being held by the character of Luciana, played by Katie Ryerson, whose costume was designed by Vanessa Imeson. The couch was lent…
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