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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The reviews are in for Pinter’s Mirror, three one-act plays by the master playwright Harold Pinter—”A Slight Ache”, “Family Voices” and “Victoria Station”. Featuring Shakespeare & Company stalwarts Elizabeth and Malcolm Ingram and newcomer Stephen Pilkington, Pinter’s Mirror is directed by Eric Tucker.
Here are some highlights. From the Berkshire Eagle:
Under Tucker’s masterly direction the Ingrams navigate Pinter’s minefield with a string of performances that are at once fearless and richly measured. (Read the full review)
And from Berkshire Living magazine:
This is Pinter at his best, both chilling and comic and terribly sad all at the same time…an hysterical volley of Marx Brothers-like back-and-forth. (Read the full review)
And from BerkshireBrightFocus.com (also the Advocate):
Harold Pinter taught us to wait for it. An old English theatrical line, once even used by Noel Coward in a one-act play from the “Tonight at 8:30″ group, the concept of “wait for it” is the driving force behind the relationships of all three sets of characters in this intriguing, thoughtful and humorous evening of plays at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. (Read the full review)
Pinter’s Mirror is on stage through August 2 in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. Buy tickets now!
Pinter’s Mirror, three short one-acts by the late playwright Harold Pinter, begins previews this afternoon before opening Saturday night. Directed by Eric Tucker and featuring Elizabeth and Malcolm Ingram, this is a rare opportunity to see these two extraordinarily gifted actors work together (they’re joined onstage by S&Co newcomer Stephen Pilkington). Check out the photos below, and buy tickets now.
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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Dear Friends,
You will love what we have in store for 2009/2010. After planning 32 seasons, I can positively say this is the most daring, powerful, impassioned line up that we have ever brought to stage. I turn the Artistic Director reins (or is it a whip?) over to Tony Simotes at the close of 2009, so I am especially keen in making this a thunderous season.
In the face of today’s economic climate, I am especially proud to say that Shakespeare & Company is standing firm and fast on our mission to bring the raw power of Shakespeare’s language and important modern voices to more audiences and keep tickets affordable to everyone.
EDIT: Tickets are now available for purchase online! The Box Office will begin taking phone orders Thursdays and Fridays from 11am-5pm, beginning March 12th. Stay tuned to our website for further Box Office Hours.
(Shakespeare & Company Members may purchase tickets over the phone this week—Thursday & Friday only—by calling 413-637-1199 ext 305).
This will be a season of ‘life laid bare’ and costs kept spare. Our shows will be simple, stripped down and sparingly beautiful, but we are doing more, performing more, playing more than ever before. Shakespeare & Company is not shrinking back. We will play on! I hope you’ll be play on with us. Join us for Shakespeare, and new voices. Music, clowning and spontaneity across our meadow and stages. More dialogue, discovery and delight for all!
Tina Packer
Founding Artistic Director
Our 2009-2010 brochure will be hitting your mailbox within the next several weeks. Make sure your mailing address is up to date by logging into OvationTix and clicking on “My Account”.
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