Misha Bouvion takes on Shakespeare’s epic poem Venus and Adonis in a one-woman theatrical production presented by The New Circle Artists, Saturdays through May 11. Bouvion’s lusty interpretation of the text vacillates between boldly erotic and laugh-out-loud funny as she portrays the goddess of love, spurned by a young mortal hunter who prefers the love of the hunt to the sexual advances of a goddess.
The story is a twist on Ovid’s Metamorphoses in which Adonis returned Venus’ affection and became her longtime lover. Here he resists her advances, and in Shakespeare’s day, the role reversal was a huge hit with audiences. His narrative is filled with explicit language and descriptive passages that drive Venus onward in her pursuit of the handsome Adonis. But the more she persists, the more he resists, and her unwavering determination to conquer him results in endless opportunities for humor, as is often the case with love. More
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