Shakespeare & Company announces its 2018 season casting. Under the direction of Artistic Director Allyn Burrows the company's Summer Season includes a roster of audience beloved artists, critically acclaimed actors, and a host of newcomers joining the company. The season opens Memorial Day Weekend with Carey Crim's New England Premiere of Morning After Grace, a comedic romance about second chances.
The season includes three Shakespeare plays: Macbeth, As You Like It, and Love's Labor's Lost; plus the New England Premiere of Morning After Grace by Carey Crim; Creditors by August Strindberg, adapted by David Greig; Heisenberg by Laurence Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens; Mothers and Sons by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally; and HIR by Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac. "We couldn't be more inspired by our artist lineup for the 2018 Season," said Artistic Director Allyn Burrows. "Exploring the themes of Delight, Deceit, and Desire with a company of familiar names and new faces, we're eager to dive into a wide array of rousing and compelling material." 2018 play titles, cast lists, press openings, and performance run dates for each production are as follows: Morning After Grace (New England Premiere)Creditors By August Strindberg
Adapted by David Greig
Directed by Nicole Ricciardi
Cast: Jonathan Epstein (Gustav), Ryan Winkles (Adolph), and Kristin Wold (Tekla)
July 19 - August 12
Love's Labor's Lost By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kelly Galvin
Cast: David Bertoldi (Don Armado), Caroline Calkins (Rosaline), Lori Evans (Holofernes), Rory Hammond (Princess of France), Caitlin Kraft (Boyet), Madeleine Maggio (Longaville/Jacquenetta), Rylan Morsbach (King of Navarre), Devante Owens (Dumaine), Bella Pelz (Moth), Thomas Reynolds (Costard) and Dara Silverman (Katharine)
July 10 - August 18
As You Like It By William Shakespeare
Directed by Allyn Burrows
Cast: Gregory Boover (Silvius / Amiens), Thomas Brazzle (Aubrey / Oliver), MaConnia Chesser (Touchstone), Aimee Doherty (Rosalind), Nigel Gore (Duke Frederick / Duke / Corin), Deaon Griffin-Pressley (Orlando), Zoë Laiz (Celia), Ella Loudon (Phoebe / LaBelle) and Mark Zeisler (Charles / Jaques)
August 9 - September 2
Heisenberg By Simon Stephens
Directed by Tina Packer
Cast: Tamara Hickey (Georgie Burns) and Malcolm Ingram (Alex Priest)
August 11 - September 2
Mothers and Sons By Terrence McNally
Directed by James Warwick
Cast: David Gow (Will Ogden), Annette Miller (Katharine Gerard), and Bill Mootos (Cal Porter)
August 16 - September 9
HIR By Taylor Mac
Directed by Alice Reagan
Featuring Elizabeth Aspenlieder (Paige), Jack Doyle (Max), John Hadden (Arnold) and Adam Huff (Isaac)
September 13 - October 7
Press Opening: Saturday, September 15, 7:30pm in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
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