by Barbara Waldinger Kevin G. Coleman, the Director of Education and founding member of Shakespeare & Company, and runner-up for the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education (2016), believes that “The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare having fun.  Period.  No grand themes. No deep waters.”  And that’s what…

(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company is thrilled to announce its Shakespeare lineup for the 2019 summer season. Under the direction of Artistic Director Allyn Burrows and Managing Director Adam Davis, the season will include three Shakespeare plays: Twelfth Night directed by Burrows, The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Kevin G. Coleman, and The Taming of the Shrew directed by Kelly…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March, 2004 When I was six or seven years old, shortly after I learned to read, I became enamored of DC comics. The mock mythology of Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Green Latern, etc. became enthralling to me. My parents allowed me to read them…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2003. King Lear is so very large and powerful a play that even writing about it is a daunting task. Performing it takes rare courage and commitment, and thank God Shakespeare & Company is up to it, because there is no way to do a…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 It was such a huge surprise to walk in to Shakespeare & Company and discover a contemporary play performed in modern dress that after that I was fairly immune to further surprises. I cannot decide whether this was a problem because I didn’t…

Preview article by Gail M. Burns, November, 1998 For the past two months students at McCann, Mt. Greylock, and eight other western Massachusetts high schools have been hard at work preparing their Shakespearean productions for public performance. This is the week that McCann will offer local audiences “A Midsummer Night’s…