What would Shakespearean theatre be without men in drag? Or jigs danced the way sixteenth-century Tudors might have gotten jiggy with them? The better to show audiences what plays were like when the Bard was in charge, this touring production by London’s Globe Theatre is doing things the old-fashioned way. Besides period costumes and music, that means an all-male cast-which should work pretty well for Twelfth Night, which is at its heart a gender-bending farce in the first place. Meanwhile, Joe Dowling and the hometown Guthrie crew are busily putting together their own touring production-the first national tour by the company in 17 years-of another bit of bardolatry with Othello, featuring longtime Penumbra actor Lester Purry in the lead as the tragically jealous Moor.
Guthrie, 725 Vineland Pl.; Guthrie Lab,
700 N. First St., (612) 377-2224,
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