Looking for a Man in Finance . . . Or Is She?

So . . . not quite what I expected. Club music, a reference to the ongoing Iran conflict, and WhatsApp. I think it’s safe to say even Ibsen, progressive as he was, would not have predicted this sort of interpretation.  The costumery well conveyed the strictures of the status quo for Nora, but also the rest of the characters. From the start, several characters were monochrome—gray here, beige there, maybe a brown. Initially, each …

The Tower of London: Menagerie and Murder

The foggy gray skies of London seem to reflect the gloomy history of one of the city’s oldest structures. The Tower of London, constructed in 1066 by William the Conqueror, has historically been a symbol of power, a demonstration of the ruling house’s authority over England. From its dramatic beginnings with the Norman takeover to the tradition of beheading, it stands as a symbol of monarchic might and control. It also established examples of many governmental institutions that remain in …