Milton Bass of the Berkshire Eagle sat for another chat with a Company member—this time Michael Toomey, who appears in The Ladies Man. Michael has worked with Shakespeare & Company since 1997 as an actor and education artist, and is a founding member of the Split Knuckle Theatre, a collaborative ensemble that has performed internationally.
Observing Michael Toomey in his role in “The Ladies Man” at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox did not prepare me for a close encounter with him off the boards. In the French farce adaptation, Toomey plays Bassinet, a bumbling idiot who lisps enough spit into the atmosphere to create a rainbow effect. His character doesn’t have even a slight conception of what is transpiring around him.
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All’s Well That Ends Well, Tina Packer’s first directorial effort at Shakespeare & Company since 2005′s King John and one of the few Shakespeare titles she hasn’t yet helmed, is now in previews. Tina took some time out of her busy rehearsal schedule to sit down with us for a chat about the story, about love, honor and rock and roll. (The music you hear is a sample of some of the original music in the show, written by resident music director Bill Barclay).
The show opens this Friday at Founders’ Theatre. Buy tickets now.
Milton Bass of the Berkshire Eagle last week sat down for a chat with the six actresses from All’s Well That Ends Well, where they discussed the play, its “problems” and its feminine magic.
There is a contrast between the palace of the countess and that of the king, feminine versus masculine approaches to life and its problems. The women are introspective, flexible, exuding sexuality. The king’s court is strictly masculine, exploding with vitality. “We explore our minds,” said one of the women, “while Paris has more external action.”
Read the story at The Berkshire Eagle online.
All’s Well That Ends Well is currently in previews. Buy tickets now.
Summertime is here, and with it another opening: All’s Well That Ends Well is the story of a boy and a girl in love—only he doesn’t know it yet. Dubbed a “problem play” by most scholars because it defies categorization, our production is part fairy tale, part myth, part feminist manifesto, and wholly musical and original. Check out the photos below. Buy tickets now.
All’s Well That Ends Well is directed by Tina Packer with original music by Bill Barclay. Lighting design by Les Dickert. Set design by Susan Zeeman Rogers. Costumes designed by Jacqueline Firkins. Choreography by Susan Dibble. Fight choreography by Ryan Winkles. Assistant directed by Gina Kaufman. Plays June 27–August 31, 2008. Photos by Kevin Sprague.
Shakespeare & Company celebrates its 31st Season with a very special Cornets & Summer Stars Gala, on Saturday, June 28th to benefit the Company’s thriving Education Program. The event will include scenes and snippets of song, dance and revelry from Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well. Guests shouldn’t be surprised if a swaggering courtier or saucy lady-in-waiting greets them over the course of this festive and entertaining night.
Individual Gala tickets are priced at $300, $500, and $1,000. Tables seating ten guests may also be reserved for $3,000 or $5,000. All proceeds will benefit our acclaimed Education Program. For further Gala information, call (413) 637-1199 extension 117 or check out the special Gala page. Dress is ‘Festive’ and guests are asked to RSVP by June 18th.
Gala Chair Jane Iredale returns for the second consecutive year to host another exciting evening showcasing the Company’s deep wealth of creative talents, which will be on full display throughout the Gala evening. Associate Artistic Director Michael Hammond is orchestrating the evenings entertainments prepared especially for the event where critically-acclaimed Artistic Director Tina Packer will be on-hand to celebrate with excerpts from this season’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy All’s Well That Ends Well, which opens June 20th in Founders’. Excerpts from the play will feature some of the Company’s youngest actors (7-10yr olds) from the Riotous Youth program, teenagers from Shakespeare & Young Company, and more ‘seasoned’ veteran actors will perform scenes and songs from the show.
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Looking for a gift that will get you high marks on Father’s Day? How about a great gift that costs zero? For a limited time you can get two seats to The Ladies Man for the price of one, because we think everybody deserves to see this show (especially your Dad). Just mention code FD5068.
The play is based on the works of George Feydeau and uses every trick in the book to get audiences laughing hysterically beside laughing gas. And you’ll be chuckling all the way to bank. Two seats for the price of one! Mon dieu! That’s the best deal this side of the Moulin Rouge. But who deserves it more than your Dad?
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A limited number of seats are being set aside for this offer and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. This offer can expire without notification. A and B section tickets only. Offer valid only for tickets to The Ladies Man. Tickets must be purchased by June 20, 2008. Mention code FD5068.
Check out these clips from The Ladies Man, which opened last weekend in Founders’ Theatre. Click here to buy tickets now.
The Ladies Man is written by Charles Morey and directed by Kevin Coleman, with costumes by Govane Lohbauer, lighting design by Les Dickert, set design by Carl Sprague, and sound design by Michael Pfeiffer. The production stage manager is Hope Rose Kelly.
