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Peter Garino is an actor, director, producer and playwright. He is a founding member of The Shakespeare Project of Chicago where he has served as artistic director since 2010. He recently directed and co-adapted (with James Richard Goeser) The Californian Incident for The Project. This past season, he appeared as Marcus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus and as Helicanus in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. He also directed The Roaring Girl in May 2019. He adapted and directed The Project's holiday show this past season, A Selection of English Christmas Carols/A Baker Street Christmas Caper. Last season, he directed Much Ado About Nothing and played the Duke of Florence in Women Beware Women and Duke Senior and Duke Frederick in As You Like It. He also directed John Kishline's Dream Upon Avon and Rowan Williams' Shakeshafte for The Shakespeare Project. Previous appearances with The Project include Boyet/Anthony Dull in Love's Labour's Lost,
Sir Thomas Erpingham and the Duke of Burgundy in Henry V and Tackleton in Charles Dickens' The Cricket on the Hearth. Peter directed the Chicago premier of Tom Stoppard's Darkside (Incorporating The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd). Other appearances for The Project include the Bard in Cymbeline, Camillo in The Winter's Tale, the title role in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Lord LaFew in All's Well That Ends Well and Antonio in The Merchant of Venice. Other directing credits for The Shakespeare Project include: King John, Cardenio, The Revenger's Tragedy, King Lear, The Fair Maid of the West, The Reign of King Edward III, A Woman Killed With Kindness, Othello,The Tempest, Richard II, Measure For Measure, Antony and Cleopatra, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Woman of No Importance, Pericles (1996 and 2008), The Taming of the Shrew, 2 Henry IV, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and his own adaptations of Shakespeare's sonnets and songs, My Name Is Will, and The Rape of Lucrece. Other appearances with The Project include Friar Laurence/Lord Capulet in 50-Minute Romeo and Juliet, Agamemnon in Troilus & Cressida, George Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII, Lord Stanley in Richard III and many others. Peter has worked with the Steppenwolf and Organic Theatre
companies, the Body Politic, Pegasus Players and with the Oak Park Festival Theatre and Illinois Shakespeare Festival (three seasons). Peter attended the National Shakespeare Conservatory and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from Illinois State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from Hofstra University, New York. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association, and SAG/AFTRA.

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Shakespeare Project Of Chicago to Present Free Performance Of TIMON OF ATHENS


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will resume Shakespeare theatrical readings at the Newberry Library in Chicago with TIMON OF ATHENS, in a free performance March 9.

Night 2 of THE BARD'S BIRTHDAY BASH Celebrates Shakespeare's Influence with Artists & Authors


HarkJournal.com founder Michael Van Osch, and author of the new book Teaching HAMLET As My Father Died, Erica Cantley, will host the second of three zoom events that bring together a diverse group of accomplished artists, authors, and entrepreneurs who have been inspired by William Shakespeare's work, in one way or another, to bring their own creativity to life.

HarkJournal.com to Host Shakespeare Birthday Events Featuring Artist and Author Stories


HarkJournal.com founder Michael Van Osch, and author of Teaching HAMLET As My Father Died, Erica Cantley, will host a 3-night zoom event that brings together a diverse group of accomplished artists, authors, and entrepreneurs who have been inspired by William Shakespeare’s work, in one way or another, to bring their own creativity to life.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: January 23-24- with Jessica Vosk, Chita Rivera, and More!


Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, January 23-24, 2020.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, January 21- with Will Chase, Danielle Brooks and More!


Today (January 20) in live streaming: an Inauguration Day special with the Chaos Twins and more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, January 20- with The Chaos Twins and More!


Today (January 20) in live streaming: an Inauguration Day special with the Chaos Twins and more!

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Streaming Performances Of NEWS FROM GRAVESEND


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its Virtual Enrichment Season with NEWS FROM GRAVESEND: THE WONDERFUL YEAR, adapted from the writings of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker by Regina Buccola, streaming Jan. 15, 20, 21 and 23, 2021.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of ROMEO AND JULIET


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 25th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ROMEO AND JULIET, running Feb. 21-27, 2020, at eight Chicago-area venues.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of RICHARD III


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 25th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's RICHARD III, running Jan. 10-17, 2020, at nine Chicago-area venues.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Premieres New Holiday Comedy CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago is celebrating the holidays by presenting a special world-premiere production of a new comedy, CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR, by George Zahora. The production runs Dec. 10, 13 and 14, 2019, at three Chicago-area venues.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of HAMLET


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago kicks off its 25th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's great revenge tragedy HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, running Oct. 11-19, 2019, at eight Chicago-area venues, including a new venue for this season, the Des Plaines Public Library.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents World Premiere Of Titanic Counterpoint, THE CALIFORNIAN INCIDENT


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago gives a different perspective to the Titanic story when it presents the world premiere of THE CALIFORNIAN INCIDENT, by James Richard Goeser, adapted for the stage with Peter Garino. The theatrical reading will be Sept. 20, 2019, at the Niles-Maine District Library.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of THE ROARING GIRL


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago wraps up its 24th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton's Jacobean city comedy THE ROARING GIRL, running May 10-16, 2019, at eight Chicago-area venues, including two new venues for this season in La Grange and Elmhurst.

The Shakespeare Project Presents MY NAME IS WILL, A Theatrical Adaptation Of Shakespeare's Sonnets And Songs


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents a special performance of MY NAME IS WILL, Peter Garino's adaptation of Shakespeare's sonnets and songs, April 7, 2019, at the St. Charles Public Library.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of MOBY DICK - REHEARSED, Orson Welles's Adaptation Of Herman Melville's Novel


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents a special production of MOBY DICK-REHEARSED, Orson Welles's adaption of Herman Melville's novel, for two performances: March 15 at the Niles-Maine District Library and March 16 at the Newberry Library. The theatrical reading is part of the Newberry's special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of Melville's birth - 'Melville: Finding America at Sea.' Admission is free and registration is required at both venues.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 24th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's comedy of lovers, fairies and amateur actors, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, running Feb. 15-21, 2019, at eight Chicago-area venues, including two new venues for this season in La Grange and Elmhurst.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 24th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's comedy of lovers, fairies and amateur actors, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, running Feb. 15-21, 2019, at eight Chicago-area venues, including two new venues for this season in La Grange and Elmhurst.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of Bloody Revenge Tragedy TITUS ANDRONICUS


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 24th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's gory tragedy TITUS ANDRONICUS, running Jan. 11-17, 2019, at eight Chicago-area venues, including two new venues for this season in La Grange and Elmhurst.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of Bloody Revenge Tragedy TITUS ANDRONICUS


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 24th Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's gory tragedy TITUS ANDRONICUS, running Jan. 11-17, 2019, at eight Chicago-area venues, including two new venues for this season in La Grange and Elmhurst.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents A BAKER STREET CHRISTMAS CAPER


The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents a special holiday production of A BAKER STREET CHRISTMAS CAPER, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mystery 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,' adapted by Peter Garino. The play will be preceded by A SELECTION OF ENGLISH CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Free performances are December 14 and 15, 2018, at the Niles-Maine District Library and the Newberry Library, respectively.

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