Book Signing with August Wilson Biographer Patti Hartigan August 12 at Shakespeare & Company

LENOX, Mass. – In tandem with its production of August Wilson’s Fences, Shakespeare & Company will host a book signing, pre-show reception, and post-show talkback with Patti Hartigan, author of the forthcoming biography AUGUST WILSON: A Life, on Saturday, August 12, beginning at 12:30 p.m. By special arrangement with the author, publisher Simon…

REVIEW: “Fences” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger August Wilson’s towering play Fences, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, is a challenging work for any theatre to produce.  Expectations are high among critics and audiences alike as to how the production will bring to life the story of Troy Maxson, a garbage collector in…

Shakespeare & Company Announces Casts for its 46th Season

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…