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KING LEAR
Featuring Christopher Lloyd. One of Shakespeare's most moving tragedies. The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and must reckon with his own humanity in the process.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
A workshop production. When Angelo is abruptly appointed to rule over a chaotic and debauched city, he restores order with repressive laws and an iron fist over licentiousness. The object of his own twisted desire is a young nun, whom he puts in an unthinkable position. Justice can never come soon enough.
BECOMING OTHELLO: A BLACK GIRL'S JOURNEY
An autobiographical solo show written and performed by Debra Ann Byrd. Directed by Tina Packer, the show is a multimedia theatrical production with lyrical language, soulful songs and the music that shaped the life of a resilient little girl growing up in Spanish Harlem.
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It’s not too late to sign up for the Center for Actor Training’s next virtual workshop! Open to actors and non-actors. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Go here for details: https://www.shakespeare.org/actor-training/online-classes-and-workshopsin-person-specialized-workshops.
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May 1st - May Day - was celebrated in Elizabethan England as the first day of summer. It featured crowning a May Queen, a Green Man and dancing around a maypole. (Kate Kenney, Madeleine Rose Maggio, Rory Hammond, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2017. 📸 Olivia Winslow. #mayday https://t.co/7Hxdugil2b
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How would you describe this year so far in three words or less? Elizabethan swearing allowed. Actors: Madeleine Rose Maggio, Rylan Morsbach, Devante Owens: 📸 Eloy Garcia. Loves Labors Lost, 2018. #berkshake #wevegotquestions #lovelivetheatre #performance #intheberkshires https://t.co/AqlUOg29Zl
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It's National Siblings Day. Perfect time to mention that King Lear wasn't the father of the year. (King Lear, 2003; John Douglas Thompson, Jason Asprey. 📸 Kevin Sprague.) Get all the details on our upcoming King Lear performance: https://t.co/SYy6sQpDCZ #siblingsday etc https://t.co/NIiv0a901v
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It’s not too late to sign up for the Center for Actor Training’s next virtual workshop! Open to actors and non-actors. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Go here for details: https://www.shakespeare.org/actor-training/online-classes-and-workshopsin-person-specialized-workshops.