“Sea Marks” is sea-swept tale of an unlikely romance springing at an unlikely moment. Directed by Daniela Varon and featuring Kristin Wold and Walton Wilson. Set & Costumes designed by Kiki Smith. Lighting design by Stephen Ball. Photos by Danny Kurtz.
The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare’s earliest and most unbridled comedies, is on stage now in the Bernstein Theatre in a production directed by S&Co’s Director of Training Dennis Krausnick and Clare Reidy, featuring the Center for Actor Training’s Performance Interns.
This production is the latest edition of our “Lunchbox Shakespeare” matinee offerings, featuring a delicious and affordable boxed-lunch available before every performance. Check out the photos, and buy tickets now »
William Shakespeare’s Richard III is now playing at Founders’ Theatre. John Douglas Thompson plays the title role in the production, directed by Jonathan Croy and featuring costumes designed by Arthur Oliver, lighting by Les Dickert and a set by Patrick Brennan. Photos by Kevin Sprague.
Two of our favorite actors—John Douglas Thompson and Elizabeth Aspenlieder, both on stage in Founders’ Theatre this summer—were each the subject of their own delightful interview this week.
John Douglas Thompson, who plays the title role in Richard III, spoke with Berkshire On Stage about his history and his recent critical acclaim.
It is a given that he is an extremely intelligent man, very witty, and powerful. On that I am trying to layer those three psychological underpinnings to make him more real. I want to know why he does what he does, and it’s all there in the language, and I know I will find it.”
Actor and Communications Director Elizabeth Aspenlieder was the subject of a Q&A in the Albany Times Union, discussing her Canadian roots and role as an artist/manager at Shakespeare & Company. She’s currently in rehearsals for The Winter’s Tale, in which she plays Hermione, the good Queen of Sicilia.
Q: What does Shakespeare mean to you?
A: It means an opportunity to be alive, to say good things, to say bad things and to move people in a way I wouldn’t normally be able to do day to day; to push people to communicate and to speak, which is so important to me; to speak with conviction and passion and to not shy away from anything.”
Mengelberg and Mahler opened Saturday in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. The Boston Globe called it “passionate…filled with nuance, detail…charm and sly humor…sophisticated and enlightening.”
Robert Lohbauer, longtime weapons master at Shakespeare & Company, plays Mengelberg with passionate commitment in the company’s handsome premiere, directed by Dutch filmmaker Emile Fallaux
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[Playwright Daniel] Klein doesn’t let the play fall solidly on one side or the other, but rather allows it, and us, to dwell in complexity. His background as a philosopher who can make abstruse concepts accessible — he’s the coauthor of the best-selling “Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar’’ — serves him well in laying out these ideas with concision and style.
Mengelberg and Mahler is now on stage in repertory in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, through September 10. Buy tickets now »
On the heels of kicking off our 33rd Summer Season, we happily announce our 2010-11 Fall & Winter Performance Season! The lineup includes a bounty of diverse productions from Stoppard to Shakespeare, to a Macy’s Department Store elf’s heart-warming story, to a silly little cross-dressing number (yes again!). Says Artistic Director Tony Simotes:
“I am very proud to announce our upcoming Fall & Winter Performance Season. It is filled with light, humor, passion and irreverence—descriptions that go hand in hand with Shakespeare & Company and the work produced here.”
IN THE BERNSTEIN THEATRE:
The Real Inspector Hound
by TOM STOPPARD
directed by JONATHAN CROY
featuring DANA HARRISON, DAVID JOSEPH, DANIEL KURTZ,ALEXANDRA LINCOLN, JOSH AARON MCCABE, MEG O’CONNOR, SCOTT RENZONI, AND ENRICO SPADA
September 18–November 7
The Santaland Diaries
by DAVID SEDARIS
adapted by JOE MANTELLO
directed by TONY SIMOTES
featuring PETER DAVENPORT
December 2–30
As You Like It
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
directed by TOD RANDOLPH
featuring THE CONSERVATORY AT SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY
December 10 & 11
The Mystery of Irma Vep
by CHARLES LUDLAM
directed by KEVIN G. COLEMAN
featuring JOSH AARON MCCABE and RYAN WINKLES
February 4–March 27, 2011
Shakespeare and the Language that Shaped a World
by KEVIN G. COLEMAN
directed by JENNA WARE
April 2011
The Fall Festival of Shakespeare November 18–21
A magical Fall Gala October 9
Tickets are now on sale—buy now »
The Boston Globe publishes their review of Women of Will today, and in it Louise Kennedy calls Tina Packer’s work “an intensely theatrical experience”:
Drawing on her lifetime of acting in and directing Shakespeare’s plays, Packer combines the performance of scenes with the discussion of themes to create a dazzling and illuminating piece of work. For anyone who cares about women, Shakespeare, or especially women in Shakespeare, it’s not to be missed.
Read the review at Boston.com »
Women of Will is now on stage at Founders’ Theatre through July 24.
