Annette Trossbach, the artistic director of the Laboratory Theater of Florida, which is based in Fort Myers, had an exciting idea about a year ago to have a Shakespeare Festival. Classically trained at the innovative East 15 Drama School in London, Annette has studied and loved Shakespeare’s work and has also tried to share...
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Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of our new Asides series, occasional discussion starters about current issues in Shakespeare studies.  We invite your input using our comments feature.  If you have an idea for Asides, please contact voices@theshakespearestandard.com. Ann: I interned at a state arts council in the Midwest for a couple summers...
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The Book of Twelfth Night, or What You Will: Musings on Shakespeare’s Most Wonderful Play. By Wayne Myers. Tucson, AZ: Wheatmark, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60494-412-9. US $14.95 Reviewed by Greg Fiebig, Ph.D., Professor of Communication & Theatre, Indiana Wesleyan University Why does a book on Twelfth Night commence with a quote from Much Ado Abouat...
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Steven Wallace, who is currently the Producing Director at the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance, will have a new job title to add behind his name come this fall. He has been named the new Artistic Director of the school as well. To read the article in full, please click here: ...
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One of the world’s premier Shakespeare theatre companies will conduct a weeklong residency at Valparaiso University that will include public performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and numerous workshops with Valpo theatre students and faculty. Actors From The London Stage, whose members include actors from renowned companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the...
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Editor’s note: This is the first foray into our new Asides series, occasional discussion starters about current issues in Shakespeare studies.  We invite your input using our comments feature.  If you have an idea for Asides, please contact voices@theshakespearestandard.com. Last week, we came across Matt Kubus’ account of the International Shakespeare Conference (ISC) in...
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The Elm Shakespeare Company will host a 2010 Gala on September 2 in Edgerton Park, New Haven, Connecticut.   The event will include cocktails and a buffet before a performance of The Winter’s Tale.  Proceeds will benefit Elm Shakespeare Company programs, including educational outreach.  From the Elm Shakespeare Company website: “Founded in 1995, and located in...
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Updated by Claire The Blount County Library in Maryville, Tennessee, recently hosted an outdooor presentation of Romeo and Juliet.   The Blount County Friends of the Library sponsored the Shakespeare on the Lawn event, now in its fifth year, which included actors from the Tennessee Stage Company. All library events are free and open to children of all ages. For...
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The Marlowe Society will host a lecture titled “The Ruin of a Multitude: Marlowe’s Jew of Malta” on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 11:00am at The Rose Theatre, Bankside, 56 Park Street, London, SE1 9AS. (The nearest station is London Bridge.) The speaker will be Andrew Duxfield. There will be no charge and the...
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The Shakespeare Factory Players (SFP) Present: “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare You are cordially invited to the marriage of Hero and Claudio…OR ARE YOU!?!?!? The Shakespeare Factory Players (SFP) are pleased to announce their summer touring production of William Shakespeare’s classic battle of the sexes comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing”. SFP is...
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