{"id":3659,"date":"2014-08-15T17:15:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T21:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=3659"},"modified":"2022-10-17T09:39:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:39:41","slug":"drew-cortese-about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=3659","title":{"rendered":"Drew Cortese: About the Artist."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=4086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Drew Cortese\">listen to his interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"464\" data-id=\"7059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?resize=695%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?resize=70%2C47&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat_Advance-72-ZF-6628-86687-1-001-1-scaled.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"189\" data-id=\"7058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/images-1.jpg?resize=267%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/images-1.jpg?w=267&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/images-1.jpg?resize=70%2C50&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.folger.edu\/whatsontype.cfm?wotypeid=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Folger Theatre<\/a>: <i>Richard III;&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiotheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Theatre<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>The Motherfucker With The Hat<\/i>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespearetheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare Theatre<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>The Merchant of Venice;&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denvercenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Center Theatre Company<\/a>: &nbsp;<i>The Taming Of The Shrew, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Liar, A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream, Reckless, The House Of The Spirits, Eventide, Richard III, 1001<\/i>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cincyplay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>Victoria Musica<\/i>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.act-sf.org\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Conservatory Theater<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>Boleros For The Disenchanted<\/i>; <a href=\"http:\/\/actorstheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actors Theatre Of Louisville<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>Pride and Prejudice, Italian American Reconciliation<\/i>;<i>&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guthrietheater.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guthrie Theatre<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>As You Like It, Blood Wedding<\/i>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.papermill.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper Mill Playhouse<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>Carnival<\/i>. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publictheater.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Public\/NYSF<\/a>:&nbsp;<i>As You Like It<\/i>; P73:&nbsp;<i>1001<\/i>; SPF:&nbsp;<i>Honor and the River.&nbsp;<\/i>Education\/Training: Duke University; NYU Graduate Acting Program. &nbsp;Faculty: <a href=\"http:\/\/powerhouse.vassar.edu\/apprentices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vassar College\/New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Apprentice Program<\/a>; Avenues: The World School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to his interview. 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