Stick Figure Iconography: Tybalt
Today’s saunter through the R&J cast list features everyone’s favorite feline fencer! Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt My favorite Tybalt remains Michael York from the Zeffirelli film, but...
View ArticleShakespearean Selfies, part 7
Time for some more Shakespearean Selfies! Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt ORDER TODAY TO UPGRADE YOUR PAVILION TO REAL CLOTH-OF-GOLD!
View Article(Repost) Honorificabilitudinitatibus
This last week kind of got away from me, so while I get my act back together let’s dip into the archives and learn more about one of my favorite words! Original post Being able to say...
View Article(Repost) The Game of Shakespeare's Life
Another dip into the archives with this (very boring, totally random, strategy-free) board game based on Shakespeare’s life! Original post Seriously, don’t try to play it. It might be a decent...
View ArticleNovember?!?
Hey! Sorry for the radio silence. I’m still here. I’ve just been struggling with *vague gesture encompassing multitudes* stuff. I’m going to try to get Good Tickle Brain back up and running, but...
View ArticleVoice-to-Text Shakespeare: Antony
Here I am, answering the burning question on everyone’s lips: “What if Shakespearean characters wrote their speeches using voice-to-text?”
View ArticleTop 10 Shakespearean Listicles
Here it is, the future of Shakespearean commentary and analysis! Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
View ArticlePopular Shakespeare Quotes You Might Want To Think Twice About Using This...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Shakespeare-related organization in possession of a social media account must be in want of a Shakespeare quote to suit the current occasion. It is ALSO a...
View Article(Repost) The Shakespearean Chinese Zodiac
Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! I’m still here, staggering gamely into the Year of the Tiger! May it be better than the years of the Rat and the Ox, that’s all I’m going to say. To celebrate, here’s a...
View ArticleMend Your Speech
OK, let’s ease back into this… Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt If I never hear that again, it’ll be too soon.
View ArticleShakespearean Valentines (part 3)
Them: Shakespeare is soooo romantic!Me: 🤨 Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt Huge shout-out to my consulting pocket dramaturg Kate Pitt for coming up with the ideas for all of these. Be sure to...
View ArticleHead Trick and Bed Trick (Remastered)
I started drawing Shakespeare comics about eight and a half years ago, sharing them privately on Facebook with my friends. One of the first ones that I drew was about Measure for Measure, because why...
View Article"Fun" Ides of March Facts!
Hey folks! Do you know what today is? I bet you do! That’s right, it’s THE IDES OF MARCH!!!!! Get our your white bedsheets and ketchup and let’s have a ball! Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt For...
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 1: The Charge at Agincourt
Hey everyone! It’s Shakespeare’s birth/death month, and I wanted to do something special to celebrate it this year. As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been having a really hard time creating new comics...
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 2: Goodnight, Mother
My celebration of Shakespeare Month continues with this charming (?) little throwaway line from Hamlet. Will never not be morbidly amusing.
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 3: John Barton's Knit Tie
One of the things I love to do as a Shakespeare geek is seek out behind-the-scenes stories of productions. While I enjoy the finished product that I see onstage, I also very much want to know HOW that...
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare. Day 4: Speak Hands For Me!
My working premise for this 30 Days of Shakespeare project was to highlight Shakespeare-related moments that bring me joy. Today’s pick doesn’t really bring me “joy”, but it’s still worthy of...
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 5: Honorificabilitudinitatibus
Today’s 30 Days of Shakespeare installment celebrates one of the most pointless words in Shakespeare! There are several really fun ways to flex on fellow Shakespeare geeks. This is one of them. I’ll...
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 6: Emma Thompson's Beatrice
‘Nuff said. There are very few Shakespeare-related opinions that I will completely reject out of hand. Enjoyment of Shakespeare is wonderfully subjective, and if you happen to like or dislike different...
View Article30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 7: Michael Boyd's Histories
Today’s 30 Days of Shakespeare highlight is one of the most epic and memorable experiences in my entire theatre-going history. 12 hours of solid history plays. I was in heaven. I think some part of me...
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