Shakespeare & Company 2012 summer schedule
Shakespeare and Company celebrates it’s 35th season of theatre in the Berkshires with hundreds of performances throughout the sprawling campus in Lenox. First on the boards in the Founders’ Theatre is King Lear by William Shakespeare; Cassandra Speaks is the first play this season in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.
Founders’ Theatre
King Lear
- by William Shakespeare
- directed by Rebecca Holderness
- musical director Bill Barclay
- June 16 – August 19
Endurance
- by Split Knuckle Theatre
- adapted and created by Jason Bohon, Andrew Grusetskie, Michael F. Toomey, and Greg Webster, with writer Nick Ryan
- June 28 – July 15
DibbleDance
- Act One: Here, There, And Everywhere
- Act Two: Seven Polished Hearts
- director/choreographer Susan Dibble
- July 6 – July 13
The Tempest
- by William Shakespeare
- directed by Tony Simotes
- featuring Olympia Dukakis
- July 19 – August 19
Satchmo at the Waldorf
- by Terry Teachout
- directed by Gordon Edelstein
- starring John Douglas Thompson
- August 22 – September 16
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
Cassandra Speaks
- by Norman Plotkin
- directed by Nicole Ricciardi
- starring Tod Randolph
- May 25 – September 2
The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife
- by Charles Busch
- directed by Tony Simotes
- June 12 – September 1
Parasite Drag
- by Mark Roberts
- directed by Stephen Rothman
- June 20 – September 2
Special Events
June 29 – August 24
35th Season Founders’ Talks
- Special this year! Celebrate the work of the Company’s Founding Members
35th Season Celebration
- Honoring Tina Packer
- June 30
Tuesday Talks
- Join a conversation with S&Co artists.
- July 3 – August 7
Behind the Scenes Tour
- A two-hour adventure through the inner workings of S&Co
- July 4 – September 1
Author! Author!
- Best-selling and award-winning authors join us for weekly discussions.
- July 8 – September 2
Studio Series
- NEW THIS YEAR! Staged readings of plays by new and unique voices.
- August 1 – August 29
Rose Footprint Theatre/Bankside
Tartuffe the Imposter
- by Molière
- adapted by Connie Congdon
- directed by Gina Kaufmann
- June 27 – August 25
A Midsummer Night’s Meal
- Sumptuous buffet beneath the open sky.
- July 1 – August 26
Preludes
- Free, surprise outdoor performances
- July 1 – August 31
Fourth of July Celebration
- An annual tradition!
- July 4
Shakespeare & Young Company
- August 15 – August 17
Shakespeare & Company tickets contact information
- 70 Kemble Street
- Lenox, MA 01240
- phone: 413-637-1199
- www.shakespeare.org
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