Mon, 7 April 2008 Direct download: Director_Notes_on_Julius_Caesar.mp3 Category: From the Artists -- posted at: 11:11 AM Comments[0] |
Mon, 7 April 2008 Direct download: Director_Notes_on_Antony_and_Cleopatra.mp3 Category: From the Artists -- posted at: 10:04 AM Comments[0] |
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Fri, 22 February 2008 Director Ethan McSweeny discusses his production of George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara. Full of Shaw"s signature shrewd, urbane wit, Major Barbara depicts timeless tensions between wealth and charity, government and religion, business and family. At the center of the play is the rebellious but naively idealistic Barbara Undershaft. A major with the Salvation Army, Barbara finds the foundation of her beliefs rocked when the charity accepts a donation from her long-estranged father, a millionaire arms dealer. Often called Shaw's greatest play, Major Barbara offers a provocative discourse on poverty, faith and justice, while entertaining us with vivid characters, intriguing plot twists and a hefty dose of pure fun. Ethan McSweeny returns for the first time since his production of The Persians, which The Washington Post proclaimed "stunning … acutely theatrical.” The production runs February 19 to March 23, 2008, at Sidney Harman Hall ( Comments[0] |
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Mon, 11 February 2008 The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Windows program offers audience members background information on the play by inviting local scholars and members of the artistic staff to discuss their particular connection to the production. Discussion Participants for Windows on Argonautika were: STC Literary Manager Akiva Fox; Argonautika writer/director Mary Zimmerman; and Alexander Sens, Professor of Classics,
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Wed, 2 January 2008 Director Mary Zimmerman discusses her production of Argonautika, presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in association with McCarter Theatre Center, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre Company. With her signature style and eye for the epic, director Mary Zimmerman turns her talents to the spectacular tale of Jason and the Argonauts. In their quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason and his crew encounter a world of dangers—frightening sea monsters, hypnotic water nymphs, wicked kings … and a young sorceress named Medea. Amid these fanciful adventures, Zimmerman ponders the nature of loss, love and leadership. Originally mounted by the Lookingglass Theatre Company, Argonautika received rave reviews in Comments[0] |
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Tue, 1 January 2008 The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Windows program offers audience members background information on the play by inviting local scholars and members of the artistic staff to discuss their particular connection to the production. Discussion Participants for Windows on Shakespeare for The Taming of the Shrew were: STC Literary Associate Jonathan Gil Harris, Professor of English, The Company’s production of The Taming of the Shrew ran September 25 through November 25, 2007. Comments[0] |

