(10/27/11) The American Shakespeare Center on Tour troupe is at St. Lawrence University this week. The group, based in Virginia, performs Shakespeare with the house lights on, shattering the "fourth wall" between actors and audience.
Their "Almost Blasphemy Tour" continues this weekend in Canton. Two cast members, Bridget Rue and Patrick Earl, along with tour manager Glenn Schudel, brought their brand of the Bard into the NCPR studio this morning.
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American Shakespeare Center's "Almost Blasphemy Tour" at St. Lawrence University this weekend. (Photo: Michael Bailey)
Ian Farthing in a scene from <i>Twelfth Night</i>.
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(07/19/11) The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is underway in Prescott, Ontario again this summer. It's live theater with the St. Lawrence River as a backdrop. Todd Moe talks with Artistic Director Ian Farthing and actor Kerry Ann Doherty about this summer's two main stage productions: Twelfth Night and All's Well That Ends Well -- both romantic comedies. Farthing plays Malvolio in Twelfth Night which also includes lots of Celtic music, while Doherty appears in both productions.
Jonathan Kaplan and John Skelley in The Acting Company's production of "Comedy of Errors".
(02/21/11) The Acting Company brings two Shakespeare classics to SUNY Potsdam tonight and tomorrow night. Community Performance Series will host the company for two performances; Romeo and Juliet tonight and Comedy of Errors on Tuesday night in Snell Theater. Todd Moe talks with director Ian Belknap about the history of the acting company, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, and Comedy of Errors, which is thought to be one of Shakespeare's earliest plays.
Ian Farthing decked out in tails for Valentine's Day
(02/11/11) The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival's artistic director will play cupid on Valentine's Day, delivering Shakespeare Sonnet-Grams in Prescott and Brockville, Ontario. Ian Farthing spoke with Todd Moe and shared some of his favorite love poems. For a $25 donation, Ian says he'll deliver the Sonnet-Gram dressed in white tie and tails on Monday. Call the Festival's Valentine Hotline: 613-246-4301.
(07/16/10) A new comedy, written by an Ontario playwright, is part of the lineup at the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival this summer -- outdoor theater along the river. John Lazarus wrote Trouble on Dibble Street. It was commissioned by the festival to help celebrate Prescott's bicentennial this year. Now in its eighth season, the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is presenting Trouble on Dibble Street and Macbeth as its two mainstage shows. Lazarus told Todd Moe that his play is loosely based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Shakespeare on-the-air: ASC actors Rick Blunt, Ginna Hoben and Brandi Rhome visit NCPR
(10/30/09) The American Shakespeare Center on Tour troupe is at St. Lawrence University this week. The group, based in Virginia, performs Shakespeare wit the house lights on -- shattering the "fourth wall" between actors and audience. Their "Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour" continues this weekend in Canton. Three cast members brought their brand of the Bard into the NCPR studio this morning, starting with Brandi Rhome, as Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet.
(07/24/09) NCPR is media sponsor for "Shakespeare in the Adirondack Park", an outdoor production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to be performed at the parks and beaches of twelve Adirondack towns this summer. The performances begin Saturday and continue for a week. Todd Moe spoke with some of the cast.
(07/10/09) Some of Canada's best-known actors are spending part of their summer in Prescott, Ontario for the annual St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival. This season the company performs Measure for Measure and The Taming of the Shrew. Todd Moe talks with cast members about live theater on the waterfront.
Dave Zwierankin and Kalie Mayer rehearse a scene from <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i> at SUNY Potsdam.
(03/04/09) SUNY-Potsdam theater major David Zwierankin shares his thoughts on this month's performances of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He spoke with Todd Moe. The show, brimming with mirth, magic and mayhem, opens Friday night at the College Theatre in Satterlee Hall.
Jordan Hornstein as Shylock confronted in the street by a band or youthful masquers.
(12/04/08) The Merchant of Venice is this season's winter classic at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake. It runs at home and around the region on various dates; check the Pendragon site below for a schedule. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at a recent performance and has our review. more
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Blacksmith David Woodward sets in place the final piece of the weather vane he made for the Adirondack Carousel in Saranac Lake, which opens Saturday at 1 pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo: Mark Kurtz.
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