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<title>Preview: &quot;The Player&apos;s Advice to Shakespeare&quot; in Prescott</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 25, 2012) Canadian actor Greg Kramer has been getting rave reviews for his performance in the one-man show, The Player&apos;s Advice to Shakespeare.   It&apos;ll be performed Friday and Saturday night in Prescott, Ontario, presented by the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival.  It&apos;s been nominated for two Capital Critics Circle awards — Best Actor and Best Director — for the best in theatre on stages in the Ottawa area.Kramer plays one of Shakespeare&apos;s actors, imprisoned in the Tower of London, who has some advice for the Bard.  But he&apos;d better hurry, because he&apos;s been handed a death sentence.   Todd Moe talks with Greg Kramer who says the show is a passionate, and at times humorous, plea for theatre. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20727/20121025/preview-quot-the-player-apos-s-advice-to-shakespeare-quot-in-prescott">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;A Midsummer Night&apos;s Dream&quot; at the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 3, 2012) A Midsummer Night&apos;s Dream is running in rep with Othello at the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott through August 18.  Resident theatre critic Connie Meng attended a recent performance and has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20252/20120803/theatre-review-quot-a-midsummer-night-apos-s-dream-quot-at-the-st-lawrence-shakespeare-festival-in-prescott">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Letting Shakespeare&apos;s plays speak for themselves</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 20, 2012) The Adirondack Shakespeare Company is back for their third annual Summer Festival Season in the region.  But don&apos;t expect lavish costumes or sets.  The company prides itself in presenting Shakespeare &quot;in the raw&quot;, without the need for traditional sets and props.Todd Moe spoke with artistic director Tara Bradway, who is also one of the twelve actors in the company.  This summer, they&apos;ll perform The Twelve Labors of Hercules, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and Rosencrantz &amp; Guildenstern are Dead. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20180/20120720/letting-shakespeare-apos-s-plays-speak-for-themselves">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A decade of Shakespeare in Prescott</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 11, 2012) The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is celebrating its tenth summer season in Prescott, Ontario. The Kinsman amphitheater, along the waterfront, is home to the Festival.  A decade ago, a small group of actors brought a production of Romeo and Juliet to Prescott, and it proved to be a success. It&apos;s now the largest outdoor professional Shakespeare festival in Ontario, attracts some of the best talent and features two plays as well as an educational program for aspiring actors.  Todd Moe heads down to the waterfront for a conversation with artistic director Ian Farthing and some of the actors for their thoughts on this year’s productions of Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20118/20120711/a-decade-of-shakespeare-in-prescott">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Shakespeare on the air!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 27, 2011) 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 &quot;fourth wall&quot; between actors and audience. Their &quot;Almost Blasphemy Tour&quot; 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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18666/20111027/shakespeare-on-the-air">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Two Shakespeare classics this summer along the St. Lawrence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 19, 2011) The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is underway in Prescott, Ontario again this summer.  It&apos;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&apos;s two main stage productions: Twelfth Night and All&apos;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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18037/20110719/two-shakespeare-classics-this-summer-along-the-st-lawrence">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Making Shakespeare understandable and funny</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 21, 2011) 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&apos;s earliest plays. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17195/20110221/making-shakespeare-understandable-and-funny">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Valentine&apos;s Day checklist: How about a Sonnet-Gram?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 11, 2011) 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&apos;ll deliver the Sonnet-Gram dressed in white tie and tails on Monday.  Call the Festival&apos;s Valentine Hotline: 613-246-4301. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17138/20110211/valentine-apos-s-day-checklist-how-about-a-sonnet-gram">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Preview: &quot;Trouble on Dibble Street&quot; in Prescott</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 16, 2010) 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&apos;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&apos;s The Merry Wives of Windsor. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15988/20100716/preview-quot-trouble-on-dibble-street-quot-in-prescott">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Live on Friday: Shakespeare</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 30, 2009) 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 &quot;fourth wall&quot; between actors and audience.  Their &quot;Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour&quot; 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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14641/20091030/live-on-friday-shakespeare">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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