Each March brings the annual Irish Players of Rochester production, and this year the group has chosen a modern day comedy with a Mephistophelean twist. “The Seafarer,” which opened this weekend at MuCCC, is categorized as “an Irish comedy with tragic possibilities.” Essentially, it’s a black comedy with plenty of humor on morbid or weighty […]
John Jaeger
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“King Lear”
Which of Shakespeare’s plays is his greatest? It’s a fatuous question, of course, but if I had to choose, I think “King Lear” would be a front-runner. That may be a reflection of growing older: this play has profound and unsettling things to say about aging, physical and mental decline, selfishness, abuse of power, and […]
