Monthly Archive for March, 2011

Shakespeare & Company teams with the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Published on March 24, 2011 in 2011-12 Season and Special Events. 0 Comments Tags: .

Shakespeare & Company and the collaborated to bring the words of Shakespeare to life with classical music as part of the BSO’s online Classical Companion series. The final installment in the 2010-11 series focuses on music influenced by the writings of William Shakespeare—and features Shakespeare & Company performers in scenes from Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest and music by Sibelius, Thomas Adès, Tchaikovsky, and Berlioz.

The William Shakespeare Classical Companion will also include a video commentary entitled “Music in Shakespeare” by Shakespeare & Company actors and staff about the collaboration with the BSO, as well as an introductory segment entitled “Shakespeare and Music” and audio analysis of each composer’s interpretation of the Shakespeare plays.

Check it out at www.bso.org/classicalcompanion »

“Imagining Shakespeare” in the spotlight

Published on March 18, 2011 in 2008-2009 Season, 2010-2011 Season, 2011-12 Season and Special Events. 0 Comments

Shakespeare & Company’s photographer for fifteen years Kevin Sprague is showing some of the images from his book, Imagining Shakespeare at Westfield State University’s Downtown Art Gallery through April 30th.

An alum of Cornell University, Sprague initially went down a different career path majoring in English and publishing the novel Viewfinder. In 1994, he opened up Studio Two, a design, imaging, and creative marketing agency which combines high-end photography with comprehensive print and web design to help clients communicate accurately and quickly.

Since founding Studio Two, Sprague has published Imagining Shakespeare which is a photographic collage depicting his journey and collaboration with Shakespeare & Company and Muse, a graphic novel consisting of panoramic composite images.

Kevin will be hosting a reception at the gallery on Thursday March 31 from 5:30-8:30. Read more about the show, or get your own copy of the book from Shakespeare & Company’s Gift Shop.

Our 2011-12 Summer Season Brochure is here!

Published on March 1, 2011 in 2011-12 Season. 1 Comment

Our 2011-12 Summer Season Brochure asks, “What think you of falling in love?”. Look for it in your mailbox soon! (Make sure your mailing address is up to date.) In the meantime, you can preview it right here.

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