Shakespearean Indians
posted by Rob at 12:51 AM
August 11, 2008
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2 Comments:
Writerfella here --
Few people know that Native actors call most film and TV roles for them as being mostly 'Indian Shakespeare.' And of course that is because of the stentorian manner in which the roles and speeches are written. But if they're now doing Shakespeare for real, who will play Iago?
All Best
Russ Bates
'writerfella'
The "Indian Shakespeare" idea is found in comics, too.
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