
Wooden O Memories from Robertson Witmer
Rob Witmer is the composer and sound designer for The Tempest this summer, but he
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Rob Witmer is the composer and sound designer for The Tempest this summer, but he

Vanessa Miller was the Managing Director of Wooden O before it merged with Seattle Shakespeare.

Reflections on Early Years from Wooden O’s Founder and SSC Artistic Director George Mount

Growing up in New Mexico I wasn’t often offered a chance to see Shakespeare. When

During my undergraduate years (2005-2009) and graduate years (2010-2013), I was actually cast in a few Shakespeare plays. Guess how my professors cast me?

Back in Shakespeare’s day, theatre was already a hotbed of cultural rebellion—from the moment poor