Shakespeare & Company Sets 2016 Season
by Tyler Peterson
- Jan 21, 2016
Shakespeare & Company has announced its lineup for the 2016 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays: The Merchant of Venice, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Twelfth Night, plus the Regional Premieres of Or, by Liz Duffy Adams, and Lauren Gunderson's The Taming. Additional titles include Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino a bracing drama fresh from an acclaimed Off-Broadway production, Sotto Voce by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, and the return of Stephan Wolfert in Cry 'Havoc!'
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night- RED VELVET at Shakespeare & Company
by Stephen Sorokoff
- Aug 15, 2015
Shakespeare & Company presented the first full American production of Red Velvet, written by Lolita Chakrabarti, directed by Daniela Varon, and starring OBIE Award-winning actor John Douglas Thompson last night and Broadwayworld's Stephen Sorokoff was there. This powerful and emotional drama joins the Tina Packer Playhouse repertory and runs through September 13. Check out photos from the production below!
Tina Packer in MOTHER OF THE MAID Premiere, Three Plays by the Bard & More Set for Shakespeare & Company's 2015 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk
- May 22, 2015
Shakespeare & Company has announced its lineup for the 2015 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays, Henry V, The Comedy of Errors and Hamlet, plus the Regional Premiere of Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti, and the World Premiere of Jane Anderson's Mother of the Maid, starring Tina Packer. In addition, the summer season includes The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza, and opens with the provocative new play by Sarah Treem, The How and the Why.
Casting, Dates Set for Shakespeare & Company's 2015 Season; Launches May 22
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 14, 2015
Shakespeare & Company has finalized casting for its 38th performance season, and released a complete schedule of Opening Night dates. The announcement was made this week by Interim Artistic Directors Ariel Bock and Jonathan Croy, along with a positive report from Interim Managing Director Stephen D. Ball on the Company's box office successes to date. Shakespeare & Company's season opens on May 22 with The How and The Why, by Sarah Treem.
Tina Packer in MOTHER OF THE MAID Premiere, Three Plays by the Bard & More Set for Shakespeare & Company's 2015 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 16, 2015
Shakespeare & Company has announced its lineup for the 2015 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays, Henry V, The Comedy of Errors and Hamlet, plus the Regional Premiere of Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti, and the World Premiere of Jane Anderson's Mother of the Maid, starring Tina Packer. In addition, the summer season includes The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza, and opens with the provocative new play by Sarah Treem, The How and the Why.
Shakespeare & Company to Welcome Vern Thiessen for Talk Back, 8/9
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 4, 2014
Artistic Director Tony Simotes welcomes Award-Winning Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen for a special Talk Back focusing on his provocative one-woman play Shakespeare's Will, on Saturday, August 9th immediately following the 3:00pm performance. The 85-minute play, directed by Daniela Varon and starring Kristin Wold, both of whom will be on-hand for the Talk Back, imagines the bold and unapologetic journey of Shakespeare's enigmatic wife, Anne Hathaway, and the couple's unconventional courtship and marriage. Shakespeare's Will kicked off the Company's celebratory season back in May honoring the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Performances continue to run in the Bernstein Theatre through August 24.
SHAKESPEARE'S WILL Runs Now thru 8/24 at Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
by BWW News Desk
- May 23, 2014
Artistic Director Tony Simotes kicks off a celebratory season in honor of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth with Shakespeare's Will, directed by Daniela Varon and featuring Kristin Wold. This provocative one-woman play by Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen imagines the bold and unapologetic journey of Shakespeare's enigmatic wife, Anne Hathaway, and the couple's unconventional courtship and marriage. Performances run in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre today, May 23 - August 24.
SHAKESPEARE'S WILL to Run 5/23-8/24 at Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
by Tyler Peterson
- May 6, 2014
Artistic Director Tony Simotes kicks off a celebratory season in honor of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth with Shakespeare's Will, directed by Daniela Varon and featuring Kristin Wold. This provocative one-woman play by Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen imagines the bold and unapologetic journey of Shakespeare's enigmatic wife, Anne Hathaway, and the couple's unconventional courtship and marriage. Performances run in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre May 23 - August 24.
Elements Theatre Hosts Birthday Bash for the Bard This Weekend
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 25, 2014
This weekend, April 25 & 26, Elements Theatre Company of Orleans, MA will present a series of performances, lectures, and celebrations honoring the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare and his enduring legacy. As the focal point of the weekend-long celebration, Elements will present an original work, Labyrinth: A Legacy of Language, exploring Shakespeare's influence on playwrights through the centuries with scenes by Tom Stoppard, Tennessee Williams, Henrik Ibsen, Richard Sheridan, and Shakespeare himself.
Elements Theatre to Host April 2014 Birthday Bash for the Bard
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 21, 2014
On Friday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, Elements Theatre Company of Orleans, MA will present a series of performances, lectures, and celebrations honoring the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare and his enduring legacy. As the focal point of the weekend-long celebration, Elements will present an original work, Labyrinth: A Legacy of Language, exploring Shakespeare's influence on playwrights through the centuries with scenes by Tom Stoppard, Tennessee Williams, Henrik Ibsen, Richard Sheridan, and Shakespeare himself.
Sfumato Theater Laboratory of Bulgaria Joins Shakespeare & Company for Workshop, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 18, 2013
Despite differences in language, culture and dramatic DNA, actors from Sofia, Bulgaria have some important commonalities with actors here. When Ivan Dobchev and Margarita Mladenova, artistic directors of Sfumato Theater Laboratory, arrive at Shakespeare & Company for a week-long workshop beginning today, March 18, the boldness of innovation that both companies share will result in an exciting cross-pollination.
Sfumato Theater Laboratory of Bulgaria to Join Shakespeare & Company for Workshop, Beg. 3/18
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 8, 2013
Despite differences in language, culture and dramatic DNA, actors from Sofia, Bulgaria have some important commonalities with actors here. When Ivan Dobchev and Margarita Mladenova, artistic directors of Sfumato Theater Laboratory, arrive at Shakespeare & Company for a week-long workshop beginning on March 18, the boldness of innovation that both companies share will result in an exciting cross-pollination.
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