Shakespeare & Company Remembers Ralph Lee: Mask-Maker, Parade-Founder, Land Shark-Creator
Ralph Lee, one of New York's most celebrated puppeteers and mask designers, passed away at his home in Manhattan on May 12, at the age of 87. Shakespeare & Company, a theater performance, training, and education outfit based in Lenox, Mass., is home to many of Lee's original masks -- and the collection is receiving both new attention and use following news of the artist's passing.
Arlekin Players Presents JUST TELL NO ONE - A Multi-Media Staged Reading
Arlekin Players, an award-winning, artist-driven theater company helmed by Ukrainian-born artistic director Igor Golyak, today announces a special one-night multimedia staged reading - Just Tell No One - hosted by The Huntington in Boston on April 27, 2023, 7:30pm ET in the Maso Studio.
BWW Review: ART at Shakespeare & Company Examines the Value of Friendship
Allyn Burrows, became aware of the piece by Yasmina Reza when it ran in New York in the late 1990’s and it has been with him ever since. Given that the play was translated into English by Christopher Hampton twenty-five years ago, along with the current common need for something to laugh about - ART’s time in the Berkshires has come.
BWW Interview: Christopher V. Edwards Director of ART at Shakespeare & Company
I’m in this place where my questioning of Shakespeare is revolving around some of the same issues as these three characters are dealing with as they look at this painting, then consequently, as they look at each other. What is the value of friendship? What’s the cost of a contemporary painting and what’s the value of that painting?
BWW Review: KING LEAR at Shakespeare & Company
The return of the performing arts across the region over the past few weeks has given Berkshire theatre goers much to celebrate. With the opening production of KING LEAR, Shakespeare & Company increases the list of reasons, “when power to flattery bows”.
Photos & Video: Shakespeare & Company Announces New Outdoor Amphitheatre
For many years, the sounds of Shakespeare echoed through the trees at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s iconic Berkshire estate. Now, more than four decades after its founding, Shakespeare & Company is reimagining its history of outdoor performances with the creation of a 500-seat amphitheater on the sprawling campus it has called home since 2000.