Back from guest-directing William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Richard II at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, Associate Director of Training Dave Demke is keeping as busy as ever.
First, the Skidmore play (in which King Richard pits the Church and politics against each other, creating a monumental struggle for power) was well-received by students and critics alike (“craftily staged…often it is impossible to take one’s eyes away from what is transpiring on the stage” wrote one reviewer). It was Dave’s first official partnership with the college (although many Skidmore students have and continue to train at Shakespeare & Company’s Summer Training Institute).
Immediately after finishing up Richard II, Dave turned his attention to wrapping up the second-ever Conservatory at Shakespeare & Company program with last weekend’s final celebratory production of Twelfth Night. Continue reading ‘Dave Demke returns from a successful stint at Skidmore’
