Apr 252013
 

Richard III; Act 1, Scene 1
Gloucester
April 2, 2013

What is Shakespeare’s idea of tragedy?  Is an audience seduced by Richard?  What happens to the soul of ambition after the final prize has been won?  Is there any sympathy left for this devil?  The answers and much more, including a fantastic reading of the opening speech, can be found in Part II of our interview about Richard III with Ron Russell and Jim Wallert of the Epic Theatre EnsembleTheir production of Richard III: Born With Teeth runs through May 4th.  For details click here.

Click here to see the text.  Click for here for the Epic Theater version.

Click here to see a fully scanned version of the text.

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