by Barbara Waldinger “This is a play about trauma in all its forms. It’s about those moments in life when nothing that we think we know feels real any longer—nothing that we depended on, nothing that we knew in our hearts to be true.” These are the words of Lee…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company opens its 47th season on Friday, June 21 with A Body of Water by Lee Blessing, a comedic thriller presented outdoors at the Roman Garden Theatre through July 21. A revised script staged only once before, Blessing’s A Body of Water tells the story of Moss and…
ALBANY, N.Y. – From the theater that brought you the world premiere of “Custom Cuts” by Brian Sheldon, we now present you with “Mrs. Packard” by Emily Mann, making it our 11th consecutive debut to the Capital Region! Close out your year with the Harbinger crew with our last show of…
LENOX, Mass. – Casting has been announced for The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) at Shakespeare & Company, directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and staged June 17 through July 15, opening Saturday, June 24. Henry VI, Part II is commonly regarded as the strongest of the Henry VI trilogy, and the inspiration for Game of Thrones.…
LENOX, Mass. – With marquee actors including Christopher Lloyd, Karen Allen, Tony Todd, Ella Joyce, Reed Birney, Annette Miller, Jacob Ming-Trent, and Finn Wittrock added to the boards among many others, casts have been announced for Shakespeare & Company’s 46th Season Thieves of Love, opening Friday, May 26 and running through October 22, 2023. Artistic Director Allyn Burrows said the season…
by Barbara Waldinger Every once in a while a production comes along in which all of its elements coalesce perfectly, creating a whole world in which you’d like to remain long after the lights dim. Kelly Galvin’s production of Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare & Company is such a…
This summer, Shakespeare & Company is offering patrons an opportunity to peer into the process of playmaking. Plays in Process, a new addition to the Company’s repertoire, will feature both new works and new interpretations of classic works as they develop into maturity for the stage, over the course of…
LENOX, Mass. – This July and August, Shakespeare & Company is offering patrons an opportunity to peer into the process of playmaking through the Plays in Process series, a new addition to the Company’s repertoire featuring both new works and classic works reimagined, as they develop into maturity for the stage. Five weekends…
