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Justice Breyer Makes Chicago Acting Debut as Ghost in Hamlet
Chicago Tribune ^ | May 14, 2009 | Chris Jones

Posted on 05/15/2009 1:55:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Meet the newest Chicago actor: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Breyer will be appearing as the Ghost in "Hamlet" in Hyde Park on Friday, with an encore presentation slated for Saturday.

It's part of this weekend's "Shakespeare and the Law" conference at the University of Chicago Law School. Breyer's performance (part of a collection of scenes from "Hamlet," "As You Like It" and "Measure for Measure") will be open to the public, free of charge, subject to space limitations.

Also of particular interest at the conference: U.S. Appeals Judge Diane Wood, a senior university lecturer and reportedly a candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court, will deliver a paper on "Law, Disobedience, Justification and Mercy," drawing from "Measure for Measure" and "The Merchant of Venice" and exploring Shakespeare's treatment of laws that are not followed.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hamlet; lame; shakespeare; supremecourt

I could a tale unfold whose lightest word
Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood,
Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres,
Thy knotted and combined locks to part
And each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quills upon the fretful porpentine:
The Kelo decision!

1 posted on 05/15/2009 1:55:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
THAT is going to be singularly forgettable!

Our local bar association puts on a revue. A few of our lawyers can actually dance and sing and act, but most can't, they just think they can.

When we had to record some PSAs, the engineers were tearing out their hair because of all the retakes. Thank heavens I have music recording experience, I got to leave early . . . .

2 posted on 05/15/2009 2:08:36 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Can’t see this one ending up on Broadway?


3 posted on 05/15/2009 2:26:42 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (yEP,i)
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To: Joe Boucher

. . . not even off- off- off- Broadway. Not even New Rochelle.


4 posted on 05/15/2009 2:33:31 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Junior high band concert, year after year.
I prayed to go deaf.


5 posted on 05/15/2009 2:42:51 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (yEP,i)
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To: Joe Boucher
One of my husband's great family stories.

They were at a junior high band concert. First the clarinets played something all together. Then they had a solo. Then they had a trio. Before the trio played, husband's baby brother (then about 8) leaned over and said in an Irish whisper, "THIS oughta swing."

The place broke up, and I'm not sure anybody up front ever knew why.

6 posted on 05/15/2009 6:54:04 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

AS AnAmericanMother, I figured you would crack up at what I said.
Every real American mom has had such an experience.


7 posted on 05/16/2009 3:53:58 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: Joe Boucher
I'll see you and raise you.

Elementary school violin students' concert. About 15 students.

The accompanist didn't show up.

I was accompanying my daughter already, so the teacher asked, "Would you mind . . . . . "

Got some good sightreading practice in, and fortunately all the kids were at a pretty basic level so none of the music was too hard. And some of the stuff I even knew already (Bach's Minuet in G - if I ever hear that again. . . !)

The most interesting thing I learned was when a kid stumbled or got lost how to wait for them (and throw an encouraging smile to them in the meantime).

8 posted on 05/16/2009 10:18:31 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

I coached soccer for 6 years. Local parks.
Spring I’d have 200 by my self.
Never had a bad kid.
Lots of bad parents though.


9 posted on 05/16/2009 2:52:43 PM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: Joe Boucher
Oh, I've met the occasional bad kid.

Not very many, though.

Sometimes, it's the parents' fault.

Other times, not.

I've met lots of nutty parents though - my husband's a Scoutmaster and I'm a Venture Crew Adviser!

10 posted on 05/16/2009 4:36:36 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Ahhh then you’ve had exposure to “parents”, Ugh.

Had a parent try to pick a fight with me in Tee ball. He wanted his kid to be the pitcher, IN TEE BALL.


11 posted on 05/17/2009 3:19:41 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: Joe Boucher

Some folks you just can’t fix . . . !


12 posted on 05/18/2009 8:41:50 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Joe Boucher

I found this funny article once that highlighted some extreme cases.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18541_8-psychotic-overreactions-by-adults-at-youth-sporting-events_p2.html


13 posted on 06/04/2010 3:21:40 AM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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To: nickcarraway; BillyBoy; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA; Perdogg; ...

For a scarier ghost they should have went with Ruth Ginsberg. In the buff.


14 posted on 06/04/2010 3:23:33 AM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

Regardless of how well he does, tell him he stinks so he doesn’t get ideas about a new career and give Obama yet another pick.


15 posted on 06/04/2010 3:31:20 AM PDT by Rastus
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To: Impy

Strange news indeed.


16 posted on 06/06/2010 3:17:37 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Kagan ENDED Constitutional Law in Harvard: freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2523089/posts)
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