Barry Edelstein News

Don't miss out on the first Shakespeare Salon benefiting The Public Theater's Shakespeare Initiative.

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theater company presenting free Shakespeare in the park, has found its ‘Othello' and ‘Iago.' It was announced today that Victor Williams will play the title role and Jesse J. Perez will play ‘Iago' in Othello, under the direction of Joanna Settle this summer.

Don't miss out on the first Shakespeare Salon benefiting The Public Theater's Shakespeare Initiative.

The Public Theater kicks-off a new series of occasional events at Barnes and Noble's Tribeca store with A Shakespeare Valentine on Thursday February 11 at 7 pm.

The Public Theater kicks-off a new series of occasional events at Barnes and Noble's Tribeca store with A Shakespeare Valentine on Thursday February 11 at 7 pm.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today the beginning of its recruitment for The Shakespeare Lab's 2010 Company.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced the launch this spring of two new Shakespeare Initiative programs, A Midsummer Day's Camp and Shakespeare Spring Break.

Picnic in the Park Before A Midsummer Night's Dream! Delicious, reasonably priced picnic fare is available on-site in Baldwin Park from the chefs at Aux Délices gourmet food shop. Ham and cheese or tomato and mozzarella baguettes, Black Angus hamburgers ($4), hotdogs ($3), Caesar salad, arugula salad, fruit and cheese, ice cream and more...

For those planning to come to A Midsummer Night's Dream in Greenwich tonight - we want to let you know that due to a power outage in and around Baldwin Park we have had to cancel tonight's performance. Please join us for one of our 5 remaining performances, tomorrow (Wednesday, July 8) through Sunday!

Picnic in the Park Before A Midsummer Night's Dream! Delicious, reasonably priced picnic fare is available on-site in Baldwin Park from the chefs at Aux Délices gourmet food shop. Ham and cheese or tomato and mozzarella baguettes, Black Angus hamburgers ($4), hotdogs ($3), Caesar salad, arugula salad, fruit and cheese, ice cream and more...

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theater company presenting free Shakespeare in the park, will deliver Artistic Director Joanna Settle's inaugural production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, this season.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today the 12 actors selected to participate in the FREE 2009 Shakespeare Lab, running June 15 to July 24. Lemon Andersen, Nathan Darrow, Paloma Guzmán, Zainab Jah, Lanna Joffrey, Modesto Lacén, Rebecca Lowman, William Mapother, Leslie Silva, Ryan Brooke Taylor, Molly Ward, and Victor Williams were selected from hundreds of applications to participate in this year's program.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that The Shakespeare Lab, the theater's professional actor development program, will be tuition-free in 2009. The decision to make the program free this year builds on The Public's long tradition of free Shakespeare in the Park and the theater's ongoing commitment to building a community of classically trained artists. Shakespeare Lab 2009 will run from June 15-July 24.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today the 12 actors selected to participate in the FREE 2009 Shakespeare Lab, running June 15 to July 24. Lemon Andersen, Nathan Darrow, Paloma Guzmán, Zainab Jah, Lanna Joffrey, Modesto Lacén, Rebecca Lowman, William Mapother, Leslie Silva, Ryan Brooke Taylor, Molly Ward, and Victor Williams were selected from hundreds of applications to participate in this year's program.

The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) has announced that the Shakespeare Birthday Marathon, a FREE five-hour celebration of the Bard's 445th birthday, will take place Sunday, April 26, 3:30 - 8:30pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. There will be free general admission and no reservations are taken.

The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) has announced that the Shakespeare Birthday Marathon, a FREE five-hour celebration of the Bard's 445th birthday, will take place Sunday, April 26, 3:30 - 8:30pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. There will be free general admission and no reservations are taken.

'Bardisms' with Barry Edelstein Tuesday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m. -- Free Event! BARDISMS In addition to waxing about the bard, Edelstein will talk about his work with the Public Theater and how a director is a combination of literary figure and practitioner.

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theater company presenting free Shakespeare in the park, will deliver Artistic Director Joanna Settle's inaugural production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, this season.

Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theater, Shakespeare on the Sound, has appointed Joanna Settle as its new Artistic Director. Ms. Settle will be responsible for all of the company's artistic endeavors, including its annual summer production of a major Shakespeare play. She succeeds the company's founding artistic director, Ezra Barnes.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that The Shakespeare Lab, the theater's professional actor development program, will be tuition-free in 2009. The decision to make the program free this year builds on The Public's long tradition of free Shakespeare in the Park and the theater's ongoing commitment to building a community of classically trained artists. Shakespeare Lab 2009 will run from June 15-July 24.