{"id":15222,"date":"2016-05-03T11:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T16:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=15222"},"modified":"2016-05-03T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T16:08:07","slug":"shakespeare-co-2016-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/shakespeare-co-2016-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare and Co. 2016 schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"social\">\n<ul>\n<li>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/berkshirelinks.net\/contact-dave-read-berkshirelinks.html\" rel=\"author\" class=\"author\">Dave Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dcread\" class=\"author\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/davecread\" class=\"author\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Shakespeare and Co. 2016 schedule<\/strong> features a variety of productions at their Lenox campus which consists of<strong> Tina Packer Playhouse, Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre<\/strong>, and Outdoor Stages, including <strong>The Dell at The Mount<\/strong>, Edith Wharton\u2019s Home, and the <strong>Rose Footprint<\/strong>. The lineup includes <em>The Merchant of Venice, The Two Gentlemen of Verona<\/em>, and <em>Twelfth Night<\/em> by <strong>William Shakespeare<\/strong> plus <em>The Taming<\/em>, said to be loosely based on his <em>The Taming of the Shrew<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Shakespeare and Co. | Tina Packer Playhouse 2016 season<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>The Merchant of Venice | July 1 \u2013 August 21<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>by William Shakespeare<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Tina Packer<\/li>\n<li>Featuring Jonathan Epstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nA perilous romance. A tragic history. An infamous wager. Shakespeare\u2019s most controversial yet poignant play offers a visceral display of courtship, prejudice, money and revenge, ending ultimately in a choice between life and death. <strong>Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer<\/strong> re-unites with long time Company member <strong>Jonathan Epstein<\/strong> as Shylock, the Bard\u2019s most memorable and highly charged outsider.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Or, | July 23 \u2013 September 4<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>by Liz Duffy Adams<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Alice Reagan<\/li>\n<li>Featuring Tod Randolph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nThe bawdy 1660s look a lot like modern day in this playful comedy about one chaotic night in the life of the poet, spy, and first female playwright, <strong>Aphra Behn<\/strong>. Determined to leave the spy trade behind and launch her new career, Ms. Behn must deliver a play by morning, a task complicated by an array of amorous distractions and scandalous revelations. Can she resist the charms of an infatuated actress, save the king, win a pardon, and write her masterpiece, all in one night?\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>The Two Gentlemen of Verona | August 4 \u2013 September 4<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>by William Shakespeare<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Jonathan Croy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nBoy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Boy\u2019s best friend meets girl and also loves girl. Hilarity ensues as love is professed, secret plans are made, and friendships are betrayed. This early romantic comedy takes a gleeful look at the fickle nature of young love and features one of Shakespeare\u2019s most engaging comic heroines, two of his funniest clowns, and the best role ever for a dog.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<h2>Shakespeare and Co. | Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre 2016 season<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>The Taming | May 27 \u2013 July 30<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>Regional Premiere<\/li>\n<li>by Lauren Gunderson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nIn a hilarious red state versus blue state comedy, two political opposites spar in a strange hotel room under the watchful eye of a controlling beauty queen. This boisterous, all-female &#8220;power-play,&#8221; loosely <strong>inspired by Shakespeare\u2019s The Taming of the Shrew<\/strong>, takes on America\u2019s overheated political rhetoric, some surprising truths about our founding fathers, and the passions of three slightly insane women who just might be revolutionary geniuses.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Ugly Lies the Bone | June 16 \u2013 August 28<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>New England Premiere<\/li>\n<li>by Lindsey Ferrentino<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Daniela Varon<\/li>\n<li>Featuring Christianna Nelson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nNewly discharged and bearing deep physical and emotional scars from three tours in <strong>Afghanistan<\/strong>, Jess builds a virtual escape from her pain through an innovative new video game therapy. Her new perception of reality allows her to begin to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself. Winner of the <strong>2014 Joanne Woodward\/Paul Newman Drama Award<\/strong>, this bracing drama explores recovery, redemption and the what it takes to survive.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Cry &#8220;Havoc!&#8221; | August 3 \u2013 August 13<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>Special Engagement<\/li>\n<li>by Stephan Wolfert<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Eric Tucker<\/li>\n<li>Featuring Stephan Wolfert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nIn an inspiring 75 minutes, Stephan Wolfert recounts his own experience pre- and postmilitary service. Through the lines of <strong>Shakespeare\u2019s most famous speeches<\/strong> and through his personal experiences, Wolfert explores our societal neurosis of war. The military recruits citizens and trains them to kill, but what does the \u201cde-cruit\u201d process look like? How do we relearn to live together? The performance is followed by an engaging discussion between actor, audience, and veterans that dares to explore these questions.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Sotto Voce | August 18 \u2013 September 11<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>by Nilo Cruz<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Daniel Gidron<\/li>\n<li>Featuring Annette Miller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nThis haunting work by the <strong>Pulitzer Prize<\/strong>-winning writer of <em>Anna in the Tropics<\/em> explores the indelible power of memories and the resiliency of true love. A passionate, Jewish-Cuban young man seeks out a famous, reclusive novelist who, decades earlier, had lost her love aboard an ill-fated ship of Jewish refugees during World War II. Acclaimed and awardwinning actor Annette Miller vividly portrays this remarkable character.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<h2>Shakespeare and Co. | Outdoor Stages 2016 season<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Twelfth Night | July 14 \u2013 August 20 | The Dell at The Mount<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>by William Shakespeare<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Jonathan Croy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nOutdoors, fresh, and fast-paced, <em>Shakespeare\u2019s most rebellious and beloved comedy<\/em> catapults audiences into a world of illusion, debauchery and mayhem. Amidst the Mount\u2019s forest and foliage, audiences are transported to the mythical land of Illyria\u2014alongside the recently shipwrecked, lusty Viola. The <strong>90-minute<\/strong> frolic unravels a madcap mix-up of characters and offers a reunion of epic proportions.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>The Emperor of the Moon | July 15 &#8211; August 20 | Rose Footprint<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>by Aphra Behn<\/li>\n<li>Directed and Adapted by Jenna Ware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\nWhen love strikes, chaos ensues and a coup of astronomic proportions is set. Sisters, suitors, servants, and a father obsessed with the moon set the stage for a stellar farce performed under the open-air tent. Ware&#8217;s fast-paced, family-friendly adaptation of <strong>Aphra Behn\u2019s Restoration comedy, based in Commedia dell&#8217;Arte,<\/strong> will offer audiences of every age a hearty dose of mayhem, music, and merriment.\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Shakespeare &#038; Company tickets and box office info.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>70 Kemble Street<\/li>\n<li>Lenox, MA 01240<\/li>\n<li>phone: 413-637-1199<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespeare.org\/\">www.shakespeare.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;169&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;200&#8243; adaptive=&#8221;true&#8221;]\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h3>Hotels near Shakespeare &#038; Company<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/59175\/?pfs=3724\">Days Inn &#8211; Lenox MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/18047\/?pfs=3724\">Howard Johnson Express Inn<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/77168\/?pfs=3724\">Cranwell Resort Spa and Golf <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/83785\/?pfs=3724\">Econo Lodge Lenox <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/121895\/?pfs=3724\">Hampton Inn Suites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/24124\/?pfs=3724\">Wheatleigh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/92896\/?pfs=3724\">The Village Inn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/47907\/?pfs=3724\">Yankee Inn<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/89825\/?pfs=3724\">Knights Inn Lenox<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/82198\/?pfs=3724\">Canyon Ranch Lenox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/138124\/?pfs=3724\">Kemble Inn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/112701\/?pfs=3724\">Wagon Wheel Motel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/141093\/?pfs=3724\">Whistlers Inn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/141116\/?pfs=3724\">Garden Gables Inn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/142110\/?pfs=3724\">Cornell Inn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihsadvantage.com\/h\/hotelinfo\/lenox\/ma\/us\/141694\/?pfs=3724\">Hampton Terrace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by Dave Read Facebook Twitter The Shakespeare and Co. 2016 schedule features a variety of productions at their Lenox campus which consists of Tina Packer Playhouse, Elayne P. 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