The Taster director Tina Packer and actors Rocco Sisto and Maureen O’Flynn showed up at Tanglewood for a visit with WAMC’s The Roundtable yesterday to discuss the play. They discussed the genesis of the play, the challenges of the text and the sublime Basque music and Maureen’s singing.
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Othello, Shakespeare & Company’s critically-acclaimed hit of last summer has received great praise for its second run in Founders’ Theatre. Berkshire Living calls it “an extraordinary production, not to be missed,” and goes on to say “I saw this Othello last summer and thought it was excellent; I think it’s even better now.”
WAMC praises John Douglas Thompson (who won the OBIE Award for his performance of the role at Theatre For A New Audience this Spring): he “takes command of the scenes both physically and vocally. His sense of honor in winning the hand of Desdemona…his early disbelief of her infidelity…and his eventual loss of reason…this is a powerful performance.
Check out the photos of the production, including new cast members Duane Allen Robinson as Cassio, Caley Milliken as Bianca, Ken Cheeseman as Brabantio and Robert Biggs as Lodovico).
Artistic Director Tony Simotes joined Alan, Joe and Sarah on the Roundtable last week to talk about his new job, how he got here and what he plans to do. John Douglas Thompson (Othello) and Eric Tucker (director of Pinter’s Mirror) were also on hand to chat about their projects at Shakespeare & Company this summer. Clocking in at 20 minutes, this is one of the most in-depth Roundtable interviews we’ve had. Check it out at WAMC’s website, or listen below.
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WAMC’s Clarence Fanto speaks with Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer, Artistic Director Tony Simotes, and Company member (and actress in Golda’s Balcony, now on stage) Annette Miller about Othello, Golda’s Balcony, Pinter’s Mirror and much more in this interview that aired Monday. Check it out at WAMC’s website, or listen below.
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If you’re looking for something to tide you over before the new season begins, have a listen to this Roundtable interview with Artistic Director Tina Packer and Company actor Elizabeth Aspenlieder which aired a few weeks ago.
Tina and Elizabeth discuss the upcoming season titles, returning to Shakespeare & Company’s creative roots and Joe Donahue’s wish to be Tina Packer when he grows up. Listen below or visit WAMC’s website.
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STAA president Philp Sneed (Colorado Shakespeare Festival) and Tina Packer (Shakespeare & Company). Photo: Danny Kurtz.
Shakespeare & Company this week hosted the annual conference of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America. Comprised of over 60 Shakespearean theatres across the US, Canada and even the UK and Mexico, STAA provides a forum for artistic and managerial leadership to discuss ideas and share methods of work, resources and information.
This year’s conference was attended by over 150 artists and managers and was hosted in Shakespeare & Company’s new Production and Performing Arts Center and the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. It was a tremendous honor for Shakespeare & Company to host so many leaders in the field at our home.
WAMC (listen), Capital News 9 (watch the video) and the Berkshire Eagle all visited us during the conference. Check out their stories at their websites. Listen to the WAMC story below.
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This weekend’s 20th Annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare came to a close yesterday after five hundred students performed ten plays for an audience composed of thousands of friends, family and supporters—in just seventy-two hours.
Director of Education Kevin Coleman and Associate Director of Education Jenna Ware were interviewed on WAMC’s Roundtable for this milestone event (along with Ashley, a Lenox High School senior who played Hamlet in this weekend’s Festival). Read and see more about the Fall Festival here and here.
And check out this article in The Independent on Chatham High School’s Hamlet.
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