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, burn; and, cauldron, bubble.” No cauldron for that matter; no murderers to kill Banquo or Macduff’s family—only blood magically spurting from their chests. These are…
(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company announces its 2018 season casting. Under the direction of Artistic Director Allyn Burrows the Company’s Summer Season includes a roster of audience beloved artists, critically acclaimed actors, and a host of newcomers joining the Company. The season opens Memorial Day Weekend with Carey Crim’s New England Premiere of Morning After…
(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company announces its 2018 summer season. Exploring themes of Delight, Deceit, and Desire, the season includes three Shakespeare plays: Macbeth, As You Like It, and Love’s Labor’s Lost; plus the New England Premiere of Morning After Grace by Carey Crim; Creditors by August Strindberg adapted by David Greig; Heisenberg by Laurence Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens; Mothers and Sons by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally; and HIR by Pulitzer…
“The story is easy to follow,” writes Macey Levin, “because the acting is so wonderful.” Tod Randolph gets a lot of laughs from her “throwaway lines.”
Making sense of relationships and theories about reproductive biology unleash high emotions and zingy retorts in this unusual play about the reunion of a child put out for adoption and her birth mother.
Burns & Cane loved actor Tod Randolph and the play, but debate some assertions in the script. Read More…
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Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2006 Enchanted April is a mediocre play based on a charming novel being given a far better production than it deserves at Shakespeare & Company. While this production is enjoyable and features fine performances in the leading roles by Diane Prusha and Tod Randolph, I…
