Indian Lake, NY, Jul 24, 2009 — 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.  Go to full article

Prescott, ON, Jul 10, 2009 — 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.  Go to full article

Mar 04, 2009 — 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.  Go to full article

Dec 04, 2008 — 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.  Go to full article

Aug 28, 2008 — Resident theatre critic Connie Meng is back today with reviews of two of the productions she recently saw at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario - The Taming of the Shrew and Moby Dick. The Taming of the Shrew runs in Stratford through October 25 and Moby Dick through October 18.  Go to full article

Aug 25, 2008 — Tony Award winner Christopher Plummer and Nikki M. James star in the Stratford Festival's "Caesar and Cleopatra." Our resident theatre critic Connie Meng has just returned from her annual whirlwind visit to Stratford, Ontario and told Todd Moe all about it.  Go to full article

Jul 09, 2008 — Shakespeare plays are becoming a summer ritual in an Ontario river community. This year marks the sixth season of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott. It's streets have come alive with the sights and sounds of the festival, including quotes from this summer's productions on shop windows and a sculpture of William Shakespeare by a local artist. As You Like It and The Merchant of Venice open this weekend. Todd Moe spoke with artistic director Ian Farthing about another season of Shakespeare on the river.  Go to full article

Dec 26, 2007 — Referred to by some as the ruby in the crown of Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth is a vivid portrait of ambition and betrayal. A new production of the classic opens next month at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Peter Hinton, now in his second year as Artistic Director of the English Theatre at the NAC, is directing the show. NCPR theatre critic Connie Meng caught up with Hinton recently at his office in Ottawa to talk about his theatre craft and directing Macbeth in a 20th century context.  Go to full article

Oct 24, 2007 — The American Shakespeare Center On Tour is at St. Lawrence University this week with performances of "The Taming of the Shrew", "Henry V" and "The Merchant of Venice". The group, based in Virginia, performs Shakespeare with the house lights on -- shattering the "fourth wall" between actors and the audience. ASC actors Chris Johnston and Chris Seiler stopped by our studios for a chat with Todd Moe.  Go to full article

Jul 10, 2007 — The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival opens its fifth season this weekend and is expanding to two productions along the banks of the St. Lawrence in Prescott, Ontario. Two of Shakespeare's best known plays, the magical A Midsummer Night's Dream and the world's most famous love story, Romeo and Juliet will be presented at the Kinsmen Ampitheatre through the middle of August. Connie Meng caught up with A Midsummer Night's Dream director Steve Scott.  Go to full article