REVIEW: “Heisenberg” at Shakespeare & Company
by Roseann Cane In 1927 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg posited what is often referred to as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: it is not possible…
REVIEW” “Creditors” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger In a recent interview with the Times Union, Nicole Ricciardi, director of Shakespeare & Company’s current production of Creditors, describes the play…
REVIEW: “Macbeth” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger Imagine a production of Macbeth without the witches. No “When shall we three meet again?” No “Double, double toil and trouble: Fire,…
REVIEW: “Morning After Grace” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger For its first production of the 2018 season, Shakespeare & Company dispenses with kings, queens and wars, instead seeking a perfect marriage…
Tina Packer’s fresh take on “The Merchant of Venice” at Shakespeare & Company
Gail Burns has been waiting for a long time for a Merchant of Venice worthy of her bucket list. Does Tina Packer’s new staging in Lenox redeem this controversial play? Read on…
Review of John Douglas Thompson in “Red Velvet” – The story of actor Ira Aldridge
An entrancing evening of theatre history, through the eyes of Ira Aldridge, played by John Douglas Thompson.
Tina Packer is an ageless “Mother of the Maid” at Shakespeare & Co
Taking place during the time of her daughter Joan’s dramatic rise and fall, Tina Packer brings tremendous energy to the title role, rendering Isabelle an ageless Everymother.
Review: This hilarious “Comedy of Errors” just happens to be set on the Jersey Shore
A modern Comedy of Errors “truly is Shakespeare for the whole family. This is the kind of action-packed, colorful introduction to the Bard that can make life-long converts of youngsters,” says Gail Burns.