“I attended an absolutely FANTASTIC “Shakespeare & Co.” performance of WAR OF THE WORLDS on Sunday. The production unfolds as nothing more than a delightful & charming vintage radio variety show, a strategy that slyly disarms the audience before the intense attack that is WOTW. Though one knows what’s coming, this method of presentation puts one fully inside the head of a radio listener from 1938, and frankly, it managed to scare the pants off of me! I was reminded of FIRESIGN’S THEATRE’s often brilliant use of the radio drama format to create paranoiac (and subversive) audio drama.

Bridget Mitchell

We strongly believe every child in every school has the right to a well-rounded education, of which the arts are an essential part. We would love for your support of our campaign at http://www.indiegogo.com/shakespeare-high.

We know that every movement starts with word of mouth (or web) and we really appreciate any help in the form of a post, tweet, etc. from you and your readers! Thank you!

Anna
shakespearehigh@gmail.com

The schedule is in the FFS Page on the S&Co Website here:
http://www.shakespeare.org/sandco.php?pg=education&pg_record=105

and also here:
http://www.shakespeare.org/sandco.php?pg=performance&category=&subCat=&showID=ffs.10

Hope this helps!

Since this is actually 5 separate performances, a few of them have sold out before the rest (probably since some people were only available to see certain parts). I’m sorry you can’t get tickets to all 5 performances, but hopefully you can make it to a few of them!

Thanks,
Jan Fox

Congrats on a fantastic show!!

I was looking for faculty positions in the theatre departs. down here in Florida and I thought about you Tony. I had heard, incorrectly I believe, that you were at FSU. Anyway, I looked you up and found that you had gone back to S&Co. Great. Perhaps I will make a pilgrimage up to MA this summer.

Best of luck to you all.

Linda A. Firestone

I just read your interview with WBUR, during the Hamlet Production, and in it you mentioned your desire to channel Shakespeare as a Director, if you were to read about Henry Neville (there is much more to be gleaned from his bio than that of Shakespeares) you will find a man that fits the sensibilities of the plays, sonnets and poems, as well as copies of letters written by him to aid in the discoveries you may be aiming for.

Best Wishes

Dave

I am an avid fan of Shakespeare and I am currently researching Sir Henry Neville as the author of Shakespeare, finding many encrypted occurences of his name and initials in the 1609 edition of the sonnets and especially on the last two pages of the copy at the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. Interestingly, Sir Henry grew up in Berkshire England, 6 miles west of Windsor Castle, he was a founding member of thee 1607 London Virginia Company, and when his former home, Billingbear burned in 1925, a portion of it was brought to America by the Pace family (Mrs. Pace being Elizabeth Neville) to be re-built in the top floor of a high rise bulding across from City Hall in New York City, being a part of Pace University. Two interesting characteristics of this recreation are: a skull over the entrance (Poor Yorick?) and the portion relegated to the basement is reputed to be haunted (again with the Hamlet story line). I am seeking help for portions of my research from people with extensive knowledge of the minute details of the text of the plays, sonnets and poems from the original printings. Can you put me in touch with someone of this caliber of understanding?

Sincerely,

David Ewald

Right now The Taster is an unpublished script, unavailable to the world until it premieres on our stage this summer!