Sunday, December 8, 2019

Give me libertine

Give me libertine: Ryan McKinny’s Don is subtler, slyer, smoother, with a sharp wit and sense of dark humor that gives added dimension to the role.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

BARIHUNKS ®: Barihunk switcharoo continues in Chicago's Don Gio...

BARIHUNKS ®: Barihunk switcharoo continues in Chicago's Don Gio...: Ryan McKinny (Photo: Robert Millard) Bass-barihunk Ryan McKinny is replacing Davide Luciano in the final three performances of Mozart&#...

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Prologue to Joseph Rutter's play The Shepherd's Holiday

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The Earl of Roscommon's prologue to The Death of Pompey

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Attila, King of the Huns

An excerpt from the first act of Corneille's Attila, King of Huns.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Cinna, the plot

In Act I, scene 3, of Corneille's Cinna or The Clemency of Augustus, Cinna speaks to his beloved Emilia about the plot to assassinate the emperor Augustus. I read from my translation of the play.

Don Diego, rage and despair