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.
Yesterday Tina “appeared” on WBUR/NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook to discuss Women of Will. An excerpt from the 45-minute in-depth discussion and call-in segment:
In many ways I’ve been working on this piece for the whole of my artistic life, and I have to ask the question: why should a 21st century feminist spend her time with a dead white male? Well, the answer is because I grow, expand, understand myself better with every play in the canon I immerse myself in, from young actor to director and teacher – and I have now directed almost every play he wrote. My awareness expands. He says things in such a way as allows me to understand the world – politically, psychologically, physically, poetically, philosophically – that change my personal life. He’s the man I would most like to sleep with, if you will – I’m really sorry he’s dead! And in many ways he ain’t dead. He infuses the world with life, and it’s all open to interpretation…
Listen now to “Tina Packer’s Women of Shakespeare” at WBUR and NPR – On Point with Tom Ashbrook.
Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer’s Women of Will opens tonight! Directed by Eric Tucker, Tina is joined by Nigel Gore on stage in an exploration the feminine spirit in Shakespeare’s plays. Check out the photos from the production, now on stage at Founders’ Theatre.
Audiences have until July 24th to see this overview, before Tina moves on to directing The Taster and then an extremely-limited one-time-only performance of the entire five-part work in the Bernstein Center this August.
WAMC’s Roundtable invited Shakespeare & Company to help them celebrate Shakespeare this past Friday. Tina Packer, Elizabeth Aspenlieder and Jeremy Goodwin spent an entire hour with host Joe Donahue—even performing a bit of Shakespeare for the listening audience! Take a listen below, or at WAMC’s website.
Joe chats with Elizabeth Aspenlieder, Tina Packer and Jeremy Goodwin about this summer (13:20):
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Joe talks with Tina Packer (20:22):
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Finally, Joe, Tina Packer and Elizabeth Aspenlieder perform some Shakespeare from this Summer’s season (8:29):
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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”:
