From the clown Touchstone in As You Like It to Prince Hamlet, Darragh Kennan has become known as an actor with a facility for Shakespeare’s language and a versatility to handle whatever role is tossed at him. Much of that comes from the 10 years he spent at American Players Theatre in Wisconsin where he [...]
Creating an advertising image is one of the most creative, fun, and slightly nerve-racking tasks that we do in the Communications Dept. at Seattle Shakespeare Company. We usually try to get some thoughts from the director on how they’re going to stage the show, and then from there hopefully inspiration will strike. For the image [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed At the center of Antony and Cleopatra is “a terrific love story and a mature love story, and a really, really passionate love story,” said director John Langs to the 50+ people gathered at the first rehearsal for the show. He gave us all a taste [...]
Wow! Seattle Shakespeare Company alums are appearing in shows all over town. Here is a handful of productions that we’re excited about this week. Superior Donuts – now through October 21 at Seattle Public Theater. Russ Banham (who will direct our upcoming production of A Doll’s House) staged this new play about the unlikely and [...]
The wealth and majesty of Egypt is an integral part of our production of Antony and Cleopatra. You can play a part in creating that splendor by helping to adorn and ornament the actors in the show with select jewelry pieces that you get to keep after the production closes. How it works Costume designer Pete [...]
This October, we’re offering up a handful of master classes for actors or anyone with an interest in learning a little bit more about Shakespeare in performance. Barney Hammond, former voice and text coach at the Stratford Theatre Festival, is offering two separate classes: one explores techniques for approaching modern speeches, and the other will [...]
Seattle Shakespeare Company closed out our books for the 2011-2012 season and we have ended the year with a positive fund balance. It marks the 11th straight year that we’ve operated with balanced budgets. “In a year when we transitioned to a new artistic director and took several strategic risks, it is quite a testament [...]
It is funny how casting a show goes. We’ve got a few literal (and theatrical) husband and wife pairings for our January production of “A Doll’s House.” Russ Banham will direct his wife, Jennifer Sue Johnson in the role of Nora, while newlywed actors Peter Dylan O’Connor and Betsy Schwartz take on the roles of [...]
It feels a little bit like awards season around here. (Hey! Where’s our red carpet?!) On the same day that we got notice about the Teen Tix Award, the Seattle Weekly came out with their “Best of ” issue naming “Coriolanus” as Best Play of 2012. How cool is that? In their review of the [...]
It all started with a cryptic message and a mysterious mailing tube left in our mailbox at the Seattle Center. After gathering the staff, we cautiously opened the package, and in it was a very long string attached with silly messages, t-shirts and Hershey’s kisses. It was Teen Tix’s very fun and creative way of [...]
