Despite the overwhelming popularity of the plays and prose of William Shakespeare, very little is known about the man himself. Maybe this is part of the fascination with telling his story.
“Who was the person that captured the human experience so well that we’re still doing this rich text 400 years later?” Sarah West, who plays Shakespeare in a Bozeman Actors Theatre production of “Born With Teeth” speculated after rehearsal on Tuesday.
West, who studied classical theater, explains that Shakespeare’s plays are still performed exactly as written because the playwright had an uncanny ability to tap into true human emotion, to see our foibles, our flaws, our strengths and our humanity and bring them to the page and then the stage.
“To imagine who he could have been to have had that wonderful heart and mind and soul to do that is fascinating,” West said.
“Born With Teeth,” which dives into the lives and relationship between Shakespeare and contemporary Christopher “Kit” Marlowe, is a new play written by Liz Duffy Adams. It premiered at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, in spring 2022. Its next stop is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which will include the play in their summer season from March to October. The play is recommended for adult audiences and includes references to sexuality and sensuality and contains strong language.
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The intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption. Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Browning, Adriana Barraza and Joshua Close star.
Following a bad decision at work with disastrous consequences, survivalist and former smokejumper Hannah Faber (Angelina Jolie) is stationed in a fire tower to keep watch over the wilderness in Montana. When she spots a young boy (Finn Little) running through the woods covered in blood one day, Hannah descends from her tower hoping to help. In doing so, Hannah discovers the boy witnessed a terrible act, and by helping him, she is now wrapped up in a murder plot.
Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a struggling single woman, moves to Brooklyn with her 12-yearold son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Having to work very long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of Vincent (Bill Murray), a bawdy misanthrope next door. Vincent takes Oliver along on his trips to the race track, strip club and dive bar, and an unlikely friendship is born. The man is a mentor to the boy in his hedonistic way, and Oliver sees the good in Vincent that no one else can.
For someone who got a late start on the current television season, John Goodman certainly is very evident in it.
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) spirals into a deep depression and questions everything he knows. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa (Octavia Spencer). Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever. Tim McGraw also stars.
have benefited in particular from his presence — all of which strongly suggests that when his revival of Dan Conner ends, there still will be a lot for Goodman to do, and for his fans to see.
Birthdate: June 20, 1952
Before his “Roseanne”-spinoff sitcom “The Conners” began its current sixth round Wednesdays on ABC, The CW made a deal for repeats of the show, which it’s showing on Sundays and (in two back-to-back airings) Thursdays. Goodman, a Primetime Emmy winner (for “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”) is continuing his portrayal of Dan Conner, the patriarch who’s keeping his family united in the aftermath of his wife Roseanne’s death.
In a sense, “The Conners” — which will soon air its 100th episode — has brought the often gregarious Goodman full circle. Though he had some credits in movies — “Raising Arizona” (1987), “The Big Easy,” (1986), etc. — and on stage (including “Big River”) before “Roseanne,” playing Dan made him a true household name, opening him up to many more career opportunities, many of which he used his “Roseanne” hiatus time for. “Sea of Love” (1989), “Arachnophobia” (1990), “Barton Fink” (1991), “The Hudsucker Proxy” (1994) and “The Babe” (1992) were among the notable films he made during the show’s original 1988-97 run.
“Roseanne” wasn’t revived until 2018 (although briefly, since circumstances led to its eventual conversion into “The Conners”), but in the interim, Goodman remained a familiar TV face. He starred in the series “Normal, Ohio,” “Center of the Universe” and “Alpha House,” but he also made impressions in recurring roles on other shows. Among those were “The West Wing,” “Extreme,” “Damages” and “Community.”
Still, movie work remained a big part of Goodman’s career during that period. “The Big Lebowski” (1998), “Argo” (2012), “Flight” (2012) and “10 Cloverfield Lane” (2016) are among other films that
Birthplace: Affton, Mo.
Current residence: New Orleans
Marital status: Married; he has a daughter
Movie credits include: “Captive State,” “Transformers: The Last Knight,” “Atomic Blonde,” “Kong: Skull Island,” “Patriots Day,” “10 Cloverfield Lane,” “The Gambler,” “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” “The Monuments Men,” “Monsters University,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Flight,” “Argo,” “Trouble With the Curve,” “The Artist,” “Bee Movie,” “Evan Almighty,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “The Emperor’s New Groove,” “Coyote Ugly,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Bringing Out the Dead,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Blues Brothers 2000,” “Fallen,” “The Flintstones,” “The Hudsucker Proxy,” “Matinee,” “The Babe,” “Barton Fink,” “King Ralph,” “Arachnophobia,” “Stella,” “Always,” “Sea of Love,” “Everybody’s All-American,” “Punchline,” “Burglar,” “Raising Arizona,” “The Big Easy,” “True Stories,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Revenge of the Nerds”
Other television credits include: “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” “The Righteous Gemstones,” “Roseanne,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Alpha House,” “Dancing on the Edge,” “Community,” “Damages,” “Treme,” “The Emperor’s New School,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Center of the Universe,” “Father of the Pride,” “The West Wing,” “Normal, Ohio,” “Now and Again,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long,” “Sesame Street,” “Frosty Returns,” “Moonlighting,” “Chiefs,” “Heart of Steel”
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8. 18-wheeler
12. Mayberry lad
13. French “one”
14. Comic André
15. “___ do!” (resigned acceptance phrase)
16. Ken Jennings’ game
18. Michelle Keegan series
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21. Spain’s peninsula
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29. Petri dish filler
30. Biol. or chem.
31. Honshu city
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36. Flip out
38. AAA’s opposite?
BY JAY BOBBINMichael Douglas’s ‘Instinct’ was, and still is, good
More than 30 years later, “Basic Instinct” has kept its basics as a marvelously adult thriller.
Director Paul Verhoeven and writer Joe Eszterhas stirred considerable discord — even with their leading lady — when the film (which MGM+ Hits presents Tuesday, Feb. 27) was released in 1992, but it remains a lushly filmed and well-performed melodrama that did nothing to diminish the box-office power Michael Douglas was enjoying at the time. He’d earned a best-actor Oscar for “Wall Street,” but he still was the go-to star to play men prone to give in to their emotional weaknesses.
Here, that man is Nick Curran, a San Francisco homicide detective still recovering from a tragic incident that welded his job to his personal vices — thus earning him the nickname “Shooter.” His investigation of an ex-rock star’s vicious murder-via-ice-pick puts him and his partner Gus (the ever-likable George Dzundza) in the trajectory of the victim’s girlfriend: Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a behaviorally cool novelist who’s basing her newest book on Curran, to his evident dismay. Her attitude does little to dissuade the cops that they should consider her a suspect in the killing, affirmed by their police-station interrogation of her (in a famous scene that Stone reportedly was furious about, maintaining that Verhoeven filmed her in a prurient way she didn’t expect). Even as Curran can’t make up his mind about her professed innocence, he’s drawn to her, a fact that doesn’t please Catherine’s live-in girlfriend (Leilani Sarelle, later known by her then-married last name Ferrer, and impressively tough and vulnerable at the same time here).
39. Game show that featured physical challenges
44. CBS reality show
47. Crossword maker’s canvas
48. Spicy Asian cuisine
49. Self-image
50. Jazz singer James
51. Broken in
52. Bit of kiddie litter
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2. Words with “the minute” and “date”
3. Disney girl who adopted Stitch
4. “Spill it!”
5. Juan’s woman
6. ___-cat (sandlot game)
7. Tea in Hollywood
8. Sushi offering
9. Go wrong
10. Below average
11. Like an unfriendly stare
17. EPA-banned chemicals
19. Pas’ partners
22. Get to one’s feet
23. Empire builder of old
24. Related by blood
25. Eager
26. 100 centavos
27. Shredded side dish
32. Children’s TV, for short
33. Quality, in Quebec
34. Bee follower
35. Cliff dwelling locales
37. Comforter
38. Judy Jetson’s brother
40. Two-fer coupon acronym
41. Comic Johnson
42. Muckraker Skeeter in the Potterverse
43. Dutch export
44. Queue after R
45. Sounds of hesitation
46. TV producer Issa
BY JAY BOBBINQ: Jeremy Allen White has been on quite an awards track lately for “The Bear.” What are some of the other things he has done?
A: Indeed, the actor has been reaping some big rewards for his starring role in the FX-produced Hulu series about life and work at a Chicago sandwich shop. Last month alone, White earned a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award (his second) and a Critics’ Choice Award (his second) for his work in the show — among the many other honors it has received, including being named Best (or Outstanding) Comedy Series at all three of those ceremonies in January.
Brooklyn, N.Y., native White has been acting professionally since 2006, when he appeared in the movie “Beautiful Ohio” and the short-lived NBC series “Conviction.” He also did guest roles in “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” but his best-known part before “The Bear” likely was that of Phillip “Lip” Gallagher in Showtime’s “Shameless,” maintaining that role throughout the show’s 11-season run. Additionally, he appeared opposite Julia Roberts in the Prime Video series “Homecoming.” White also has stayed quite active in movies, earning good reviews most recently for the wrestling drama “The Iron Claw.” Among his other films are “Fingernails,” “Fremont,” “The Birthday Cake,” “The Rental,” “After Everything,” “Rob the Mob,” “Bad Turn Worse,” “Movie 43,” “The Time Being,” “Twelve,” “After School” and “The Speed of Life.” Also, White is becoming known as a spokesperson for a popular brand of men’s underwear, a job he began just this year.
“Red Queen” - Season 1 (Feb. 29)
An adaptation of the first book in Juan Gómez-Jurado’s hit Antonia Scott trilogy, this series follows Antonia Scott (Vicky Luengo), whose unparalleled intelligence has made her an invaluable police asset. After a high profile murder and kidnapping, the secret Red Queen organization sends hot-tempered Basque cop, Jon Gutiérrez (Hovik Keuchkerian), to bring her back into the game.
“The Regime” (HBO/Max — March 3, Limited Series Premiere)
This six-episode drama series tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel. Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton and Hugh Grant star.
“Warcraft” (Feb. 29)
In this fantasy film based on the video game series of the same name, the orc shaman Gul’dan (Daniel Wu), looking to escape from his dying world, utilizes dark magic to open a portal to the human realm of Azeroth. Supported by the fierce fighter Blackhand (Clancy Brown), Gul’dan organizes the orc clans into a conquering army called the Horde. Uniting to protect Azeroth from these hulking invaders are King Llane (Dominic Cooper), the mighty warrior Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) and the powerful wizard Medivh (Ben Foster).
“Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” (Feb. 29)
When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, three scouts and one tough cocktail waitress will fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead. Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Sarah Dumont, Joey Morgan and David Koechner star.
“The Grand Tour: Sand Job” (Available Now)
For their latest adventure, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel to the wild and remote country of Mauritania, in West Africa. Their challenge is to follow in the footsteps of the world’s most dangerous race, the iconic Paris-Dakar. But, instead of competing in bespoke, hand built Dakar racers, our unfit trio must complete their journey in second hand sports cars, modified by themselves.
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BETH BOYSON
Library columnist
The Friends of Bozeman Public Library offers a very popular service to Library cardholders: Book Club kits. These kits remove the biggest obstacle to a successful book club meeting which is providing the book selected to everyone in a timely way. Here’s how it works: reserve a book club kit with your Library card, borrow it for six weeks, hold a book club meeting, distribute the books, meet the following month, talk about the book, collect them, and distribute the book selected for the next month, repeat. This service includes ten copies of the book, discussion questions, and brief biography of the author,
comment forms as well as a list of all the kits available to borrow in a handy Friends canvas bag. Just add people! For more information about Book Club kits, please visit bozemanlibrary.org or call 406-582-2410.
The Bartender’s Tale by Ivan Doig. Tom Harry and his son Rusty live alone and run a bar in a small Montana town in the early 1960s. Their lives
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are upended when a woman from Tom’s past and her beatnik daughter breeze into town. Visit the Montana that shaped so many people in this community. An outstanding tale.
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. The Barnes family is in trouble. A patch of ice on the tarmac, a casual favor to a charming stranger, a bee caught beneath a bridal veil--can a single moment of bad luck change the direction of a life? And if the story has already been written--is there
still time to find a happy ending?
Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston. On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it and herself. Houston examines what it means in the 21st century in America.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there are a deep mystery to solve.
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom. The Little Liar follows
the life of Nico Krispis, who, until his 11th birthday, has never told a lie. When the Nazis invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains.
Montana Blues by Ray Ring. A young Black man lands in the least-Black state to play college football. Twin sisters — White cheerleaders as tough as mountain blizzards — think he’s sweet. It leads to horse riding in bad weather and racist violence on a spectacular landscape. Written by the long time reporter for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
When journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub, police ruled it a suicide. But his family and colleagues believe he may have been murdered for investigating a conspiracy he called “The Octopus” - a hidden organization connected to stolen government spy software, a string of unsolved murders, and some of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century. Years later, researcher Christian Hansen pushes to uncover the secrets behind Casolaro’s death, and the story that killed him.
Moving over to Netflix from Max for its second season, this thriller began with Elliot (Jamie Dornan) waking up in the Australian outback with no memory. He was forced to use all the clues at his disposal to uncover his identity before his past catches up with him. Heading into Season 2, Elliot and his ally, Helen (Danielle Macdonald), travel to Ireland to find answers about Elliot’s identity, but instead, they are forced to face the dangerous consequences of his past actions.
Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship, Hanus (voiced by Paul Dano). Hanus works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late. Based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar.
Globe-trotting food enthusiast Phil Rosenthal embarks on new delectable adventures in Season 7 of this food series. Eight new episodes follow Phil as he travels to Mumbai, India; Washington, D.C.; Kyoto, Japan; Iceland; Dubai, U.A.E.; The “Real” Orlando, Florida; Taipei, Taiwan; and Scotland. Phil uncovers hidden gems and encounters the heart and soul of each city with each bite as he forges connections through the universal language of food, celebrating the joy of discovery.
“Playing Dr. Shaun Murphy has been an immense privilege and one of the most remarkable and rewarding experiences of my life. I will always be grateful to David, Liz, and Erin as well as the hugely talented — and lovely — cast, writers, and crew who made this show possible. Caring deeply is what got us here.” - Star of “The Good Doctor,” Freddie Highmore
“We’re very happy to get to keep making this show [‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’] with our fantastic staff. We will continue trying to stretch the term ‘entertainment’ to the breaking point.” - John Oliver , host of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“I am thrilled to be producing the four part documentary series with A&E delving into the fascinating life of James Brown. He was a brilliant performer who inspired me from the beginning and was deeply committed to the Civil Rights movement. I have always admired James and learned so much from him. I look forward to bringing the series to life.” - Mick Jagger , Rolling Stones frontman and executive producer of “James Brown: Say It Loud”
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8. Hard throw, in baseball
11. Groove
12. Crown
13. Provoke
14. Deals with intense pressure
17. Sound of relief
18. Big Apple inits.
19. Arm or leg
21. Fix
24. While
25. “___ whom it may concern”
26. You and I
27. Clock setting
28. Creator of Genesis
30. No Mr. Nice Guy
32. Posting at JFK
34. ___ favor
35. Tactic in soccer or karate
41. Lobbying grp.
42. Matter for the gray matter
43. Least bit
44. Year abroad
45. Puts two and two together
46. Check Down
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2. Rightful
3. Miff
4. Kind of cow
5. To the point
6. “Nothing special”
7. Team members
8. Chessman
9. Notable period
10. Dig
15. Attire for scientists
16. Service manual?
19. Parts of a code
20. “O.K.”
22. Hollywood Boulevard sight
23. Not all
29. Company with a spokeslizard
31. Con
33. Korea, China, and so on
34. Noncommercial TV spots
35. Marienbad, for one
36. Oil holder
37. Kooky
38. One side in checkers
39. It has moles: Abbr.
40. Cold war grp.
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New Episodes (Feb. 28)
The adventures continue for the Cassidy family in this computer animated series for children. They tackle life in a fantastical “pre-westoric” world where dinosaurs still roam, and discover the thrill of ranch life and the unpredictability of the great outdoors.
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Walt Disney Animation Studios teams up with Pan-African entertainment company, Kugali, for an original animated series set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. This coming-of-age story follows Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, as they discover the secrets and dangers hidden in their different worlds. Featuring the voices of Simisola Gbadamosi, Dayo Okeniyi, Femi Branch, Siji Soetan and Weruche Opia.
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Filming across three continents, “Iwájú: A Day Ahead” shares the story of the founders of the Pan-African comic book company, Kugali, who made their dream a reality creating an original animation series with Walt Disney Animation Studios. Created by ABC News Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Featuring filmmakers Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, Hamid Ibrahim and Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku.
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“Full Swing” - Season 2 (Netflix — March 6, Season Premiere)
Following a diverse group of professional golfers, both returning favorites and new faces, this immersive docuseries goes on and off the course across a relentless season of competition on the PGA TOUR, including all four of golf’s Major championships — the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open Championship and The Open Championship.
“Soul” (Available Now)
Joe (Jamie Foxx) is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz and he’s good, and things seem to be looking up when he’s hired to play in Dorothea Williams’ (Angela Bassett) jazz band. But, when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to truly have soul. Tina Fey also voice stars.
Questions:
1) Richard Chamberlain played John Blackthorne, a shipwrecked sailor in feudal Japan, in the 1980 miniseries “Shogun” — on which U.S. network did it air?
2) True or false: The original miniseries didn’t include subtitles for the Japanese dialogue.
3) Sean Connery was originally considered for the role of Blackthorne. Which other James Bond actor headlined a TV adaptation of a James Clavell novel?
4) Néstor Carbonell (“The Morning Show”) stars as Vasco Rodrigues in the 2024 remake of “Shogun” — which famous actor played the role in the 1980 miniseries?
4) John RhysDavies
3) Pierce Brosnan in “Noble House”
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1) NBC
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“Fantastic Voyage” is one film that has a truly valid title. Turner Classic Movies presents the 1966 sci-fi saga on Monday, Feb. 26, as part of a “31 Days of Oscar” day of nominees and winners for best visual or special effects. This picture understandably took its year’s Academy Award in that category, also winning for best art direction in color … and since the movie does nothing less than re-create the inside of the human body, it’s not that huge a shock it would win those honors if the relevant craftspeople did their jobs right.
They certainly did, as shown by the journey taken by a miniaturized crew to operate on a brain-injured scientist from within him. Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch (in one of her first major roles), Arthur Kennedy, Donald Pleasence and William Redfield play the quintet who are shrunk down and injected into the patient. The result is inventive and dazzling storytelling that still can mesmerize viewers, despite how much farther screen effects have come in the almost 60 years since.
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BY ROBERTO JOZEF
The 2024 Major League Soccer season continues, as fan-favorite player Lionel Messi and Inter Miami get set for match No. 3 against Orlando City FC on Saturday, March 2, at DRV PNK Stadium in Miami, airing live on Fox and Apple TV+. And don’t miss the rest of the weekend’s MLS action, as Toronto FC takes on New England at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Sunday, March 3, also airing live on Apple TV+.
It’s only Messi’s second season with Inter Miami, and expectations are high; after the 36-year-old Argentinian native signed on with Miami mid-season last year, the club brought home its first League Cup title. With the addition of Messi’s former Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets, coach Gerardo Martino has a solid lineup at his disposal to build off the team’s tremendous end to the 2023 campaign. However, Martino is keeping things in perspective, regardless of the hype.
“I know we have an excellent team that will compete well, but we have to be aware of what this generates in our rivals,” Martino said, speaking to USA Today. “When the Wizards play Milwaukee, they play even better because they are playing against a team that has a lot of big names. We have to prepare for that. We have to move away from talking about the names and the past and focus on what we can achieve now.”
As Inter Miami looks to keep its streak going through 2024, Toronto FC is looking to significantly improve on all fronts after concluding the 2023 campaign with a 4-1020 record and a league-worst 59 goals against.
Heading into its second regular-season match against an elite squad in New England, coach John Herdman looks to lean on the leadership of players like Jonathan Osorio and Lorenzo Insigne as Toronto aims to put the past behind it.
“The leadership group are key to that,” Herdman said. “Whether it was my time with the women’s team, my time with the men’s team, the strength of that leadership will determine how far we’re able to pioneer as a group.”
Full name: Lionel Andres Messi
Birthdate: June 24, 1987 (36)
Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina
Height/weight: 5-6/147 pounds
Team(s): Inter Miami (2023-present), Paris Saint-Germain (20212023), Barcelona (20042021)
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The play will run from Feb. 23 to March 10, with performances on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs ballroom of the Eagles Lodge in downtown Bozeman. Knowing the works of Shakespeare and Marlowe or knowledge of the time period will add bits of context (Such as the arrest of another contemporary, Thomas Kyd, who they call “Tom”) but is not necessary to enjoy the piece.
It’s the 1590s and a young Shakespeare meets Marlowe in the back room of a London pub. They have been commissioned to collaborate on a history play, that will eventually become “Henry VI.” Shakespeare is on unsteady ground. This is new territory for him and Marlowe is already famous.
“So great was Marlowe’s creative talent that, had he not died an early death, perhaps we would now be celebrating Montana Marlowe in the Parks instead of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks,” Bozeman Actors Theatre board member Kevin Brustuen wrote in Bozeman Magazine.
Shakespeare, green to the playwriting game, is eager to get to writing. Marlowe would rather discuss religion and politics or wax about his own exploits and famous friends.
“At the time this play begins,
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The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. Written in 1990, 20 years after the author came home from serving in Vietnam, the linked short stories reflect the main character’s attempt through memory, imagination, and language to recover self. Some books make for a great discussion at a book club
Bozeman Actors Theatre presents “Born With Teeth”
$25 general admission, $15 student tickets, plus fees Performances are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and March 1-3 and 8-10.
www.bozemanactorstheatre.org
Marlowe was already well-known in England for his very popular ‘Doctor Faustus,’ ‘Tamburlaine,’ ‘Edward II’ and ‘The Jew of Malta,’” Brustuen stated.
“Shakespeare, although the same age as Marlowe, had just become known for ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘Titus Andronicus.’”
In the imagined exchanges, Marlowe postulates. He boasts. He teases and flirts with the fledgling writer.
meeting. This is one of them.
True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America by Betsy Gaines Quammen. Misperceptions about land, politics, liberty, and self-determination threaten the well-being of people and communities across the country. Gaines Quammen seeks to reconcile these with the West’s enduring myths and complex history.
“You think I’m arguing?” Marlowe asks when the pair have a heated discussion over a character’s title, bishop or cardinal. “I’m not even sharpening my teeth.”
“You were born with teeth,” Shakespeare replies, after which both lay claim to the phrase for future writings.
While the world is certainly an imagined one, Kyrie Dawson, who plays Marlowe, said it is nice
The Women by Kristin Hannah. When Frankie’s brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange. This novel traces the
“It’s political. It’s romantic. It’s funny,” Beaudin said. “It’s edgy and powerful.”
“Born With Teeth” also provides a medium for those involved in the theater and theatergoers to dive into one of their favorite figures.
“Shakespeare is the greatest, the GOAT,” Beaudin said. “Nothing against Marlowe, who would have been also the GOAT had he lived longer, but he died very young as we’ll find out in the play.”
to dig into the perceived minds of writers with so much star status in literary circles.
“It has been so fun to bring to life these icons of the theater world especially,” Dawson said. “What happens when you humanize them? When you bring them down to Earth and we inhabit them?”
Director Marc Beaudin was drawn to the piece for how it places “two very brilliant, very passionate writers” in a cauldron of sorts, their poetry simmering with political ideals and rebellion amid a nightmare society that is essentially a totalitarian police state. Plays must pass government censors and it was dangerous to be Catholic, or atheist. And one certainly didn’t speak ill of the monarchy.
legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather’s shooting in the National Book Award winning novel “There There”, the author’s debut novel.
Wintering: the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. Here we are in the midst of Winter — this
There are no assumed British accents here. “Born With Teeth” dives into the heart of the relationship between Marlowe and Shakespeare. Casting two female actors to play the roles in some way softens their relationship, allowing viewers a glance inside without some of the modern aversion to homosexual relationships.
“I love what I’ve seen,” Beaudin said. “I love what they’ve done with the roles. Perhaps we’ve found more tenderness and more of the relationship between them.”
There’s a commentary on writing here, and on the ability to know someone by what they write.
“We give ourselves away in every line,” Marlowe says.
“Maybe you do, no one is studying me,” Shakespeare replies.
“There are those who will,” Marlowe says.
And remember we do.
book teaches us that wintering is a transformative season full of rest and retreat and recharging. An active acceptance of sadness and quiet and loss and understanding life is cyclical, not linear.
Beth Boyson is a Programming Librarian and Cataloger at Bozeman Public Library. She can be reached through the Library website at www.bozemanlibrary.org.
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“Ricky Stanicky” (Prime Video — March 7, Movie Premiere)
When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble! Twenty years after creating this ‘friend,’ Dean (Zac Efron), JT (Andrew Santino) and Wes (Jermaine Fowler) still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. When their significant others get suspicious and demand to meet their fabled friend, the trio decide to hire washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator “Rock Hard” Rod (John Cena) to bring him to life.
Questions:
1) Major League Soccer (MLS) kicks off its 29th season on Feb. 21 (the earliest start date in league history), with which eight-time Ballon d’Or winner taking the pitch in his first full MLS season?
2) Inter Miami CF’s offensive star-power got even brighter when this former Premier League Golden Boot winner signed with them in the off-season. Who is he?
3) Which two MLS managers coached national teams at the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
4) King of the keepers! Who topped the list of goalies for clean sheets in the 2023 season?
5) MLS will pause games from mid-July to mid-August as teams compete against Liga MX opponents in which international tournament?
6) His 20 goals were top of the league in 2023 - who won the 2023 MLS Golden Boot?
7) Name the MLS franchise looking to repeat as MLS Cup champions in 2024.
8) The Supporters’ Shield is awarded to the franchise with the best record in the regular season. Which franchise won their first Supporters’ Shield in club history in 2023?
9) The 2024 MLS season will be the first since 2016 to not feature a new expansion franchise added to the league. Which club made its debut in MLS last season?
10) A reported crowd of 82,110 attended the Rose Bowl to watch which two MLS rivals compete?
Answers:
10) LA Galaxy vs. Los Angeles FC
9) St. Louis City SC
8) FC Cincinnati
7) Columbus Crew
6) Denis Bouanga
5) 2024 Leagues Cup
4) Stefan Frei (14)
3) Gerardo Martino (Inter Miami/ Mexico) and John Herdman (Toronto FC/ Canada)
2) Luis Suarez
1) Lionel Messi
