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…
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…
LENOX, Mass. – Casting has been announced for August Wilson’s Fences at Shakespeare & Company, directed by Christopher V. Edwards and staged July 22 through August 27, with Opening Night on Thursday, July 27 at the Tina Packer Playhouse. A moving study of emotional depth and the human condition, August Wilson’s Fences follows the story of…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company’s 2023 Gala, slated for Saturday, July 1, will honor Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and her many contributions to performance, actor training, theater education, and the Berkshires. The Gala will be held at Shakespeare & Company with both indoor and outdoor components, bringing together artists…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced its series of Merry Wanderers’ Guided Tours, hosted in July and August at Shakespeare & Company. General Manager Steve Ball (with dog Willie) leads a two-hour walk through the Company’s stages, artists’ rehearsal studios, costume and prop shops, weapons armory, and more. meeting with some of…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company will stage an open-captioned performance of Romeo and Juliet directed by Kevin G. Coleman at the Tina Packer Playhouse on Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. Ideal for audience members with hearing disabilities, open captioning features a large projection screen above the stage, displaying the text the actors…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company seeks two young, local actors to alternate in the role of Raynell: a bright, hopeful, seven-year-old Black girl who appears in the final scene of August Wilson’s Fences. August Wilson’s Fences will play a six-show week at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox, Mass., Tuesdays through Sundays…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company announces today its full, 2023 season: a mix of classic and modern titles opening this May and continuing through December. Tickets are on sale now for all of Shakespeare & Company’s 46th Season shows, with four titles joining the three announced in November. In total, the Season includes three…
