Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson

Jul 202016
 

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Macbeth; Act 1, Scene 7
Macbeth
July 20, 2016

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Something wicked this way comes!  Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson are two-thirds of a three woman Macbeth playing at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.  They explore how Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition” resonates today, the challenges of doing a three woman play and how the weather changes everything!

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Valorie Curry and Sam Underwood

Jun 092016
 

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Titus Andronicus; Act 3, Scene 1
Titus
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June 9, 2016

What if you threw a party and sh!t got a little crazy and then you decided to read Shakespeare’s entire canon?  You might be Valorie Curry and Sam Underwood, two hot young actor/producers with a healthy appetite for wine, wordplay and Bardolatry.  Listen as they finish each others sentences, reveal discoveries they have made and bring Titus Andronicus to a whole new place.

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Nick Newlin

May 162016
 

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As You Like It; Act 2, Scene 1
Duke Senior
May 13, 2016

 

To Cut or not to Cut… What would you have if the “two hours traffic of our stage?” were trimmed down to the length of your average sit-com?  A lot of hard choices.  Author, Teacher and Performer Nick Newlin presents The 30-Minute Shakespeare Anthology.

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David Carl

Mar 302016
 

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Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 4
Hamlet
March 30, 2016

Actor and comedian David Carl breaks some rules with his one man show, “Gary Busey’s One-Man Hamlet, as Performed by David Carl” to New York and Chicago this summer.  We promise you, the Dane will never be the same.

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Visit his websites:  David Carl and Busey Hamlet

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http://www.theasy.com/Reviews/2016/G/garybuseysonemanhamlet.php

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Kevin Asselin

Feb 242016
 

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Montana Shakespeare in the Parks

February 25, 2016

You might call them “the Shakespeare gypsies of the Mountain West.”  Serving over 60 communities in 5 states, Kevin Asselin and the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks continue the long, rich tradition of Shakespeare in the Rockies.  An undeniable resource in the land of natural resources, Asselin and Montana Shakes are a thing of wonder.

Listen to our interview with the “Two Pauls” as they talk Shakespeare on the Road!

Contributing Editor: Lucy Freyer

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Xavier Pacheco

Jan 282016
 

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Hamlet; Act 1, Scene 2
Hamlet
January 28, 2016

Just out of High School, Xavier Pacheco represents the future of Shakespeare.  Bright, insightful and articulate, Pacheco holds forth on what Shakespeare offers high school students, how to approach the English Speaking Union Shakespeare competition and why Shakespeare is still important in the modern age.

Video of Xavier performing at the English Speaking Union NYC Finals.

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Click here for a bio of Melissa Friedman and Epic Theatre Ensemble.

Contributing Editor:  Lucy Freyer

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Shakespeare in Education

Dec 152015
 

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December 15, 2015

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More than fun and games?  Valedictorian Xavier Pacheco challenges your assumptions about STEM and the value of Arts in education.  Hear how Shakespeare and the Epic Theatre Ensemble changed one student’s life.

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Debra Ann Byrd

Nov 302015
 

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Othello: Act 5, Scene 2
Othello
November 30, 2015

From Henrietta Vinton Davis to Paul Robeson to The Harlem Shakespeare Festival, African American Shakespeare has a long rich history. Debra Ann Byrd, the delightful HSF Founding Artistic Director, continues the tradition with an all-female production of Othello that hit the stage this November. She shares with us her inspiration for taking on this most racially and sexually charged of Shakespeare’s plays, and giving it such a radical twist.

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Ted Lewis

Nov 052015
 

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Twelfth Night: Act 2, Scene 5
Malvolio
November 5, 2015

Talk about cross-gartered!  Ted Lewis delivers a double dose of acting agility, dealing dueling versions of Malvolio’s boxtree speech.  A delightful insight into the process of a member of Eric Tucker’s Bedlam, one of the hottest theater companies in New York City.

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Nance Williamson

Oct 012015
 

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival/The Pearl Theater

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Rave reviews in both The New York Times and Wall Street Journal for Nance Williamson, currently appearing in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Eric Tucker, playing at the Pearl Theater.  Click here for more information.

Contributing editor:  Lucy Freyer

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