Katherine Abbott of the Berkshire Eagle visits a rehearsal for Oh God
Read it here: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/theaterreviews/ci_30128699/new-play-at-chester-theatre-company-imagines-god
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MY JANE is on the Radio. Thanks, WAMC!
Listen to an interview with actress Camila Canó-Flaviá and playwright (and Producing Artistic Director) Daniel Elihu Kramer. We had a great time visiting the WAMC Roundtable.
Jane Eyre makes the New York Times summer reading list
In case you weren’t sure that Jane Eyre is still relevant, contemporary reading, the New York Times is here to tell you that it is. In an article entitled, “12 New Books We’re Reading This Summer (and 6 Not So...
CTC to “My Jane” director Knud Adams: Break a leg
CTC congratulates Knud Adams—director of our season opener, the World Premiere of Daniel Elihu Kramer’s “My Jane”—is busy with another opening. His production of “Every Angel is Brutal” by Julia Jarcho kicks off the Summerworks annual festival at New York’s...
Israeli Stage, our partner in 2016, earns rave reviews
We’re so proud to be partnering with Israeli Stage this season. Their production of Oh God will open at CTC on July 14, with Guy Ben-Aharon directing and Maureen Keiller and Will Lyman repeating their roles. http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-dance/2016/04/18/the-almighty-and-his-analyst-israeli-stage-god/g7W52nzNdtp6qQRji6SUaL/story.html
London Tour, Acting Ensembles
What allows a group of actors to work together? To explore and trust each other, and to make space to let the audience into the experience? We found ourselves talking a great deal about acting as we discussed the Almeida...
London Tour: “What makes you laugh?”
If you’ve always wanted to see Sir Kenneth Branagh hop around the stage with his pants down around his ankles, then The Painkiller was the play you’ve been waiting for. We gathered at The Swan for our conversation about this...
London Tour redux, Day Two
A favorite plan for many tour-goers combines a visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral and a trip to the Tate Modern. St. Paul’s is a straight shot on the Central Line from our hotel–and the tube stop is directly under our...
London Tour–an Ending and a Beginning
Over the weekend, we had a changing of the guard here in London. Group one completed their stay, while Group two arrived to begin their week of theatre-going. The weather was kind to everyone involved, with more and more sunshine,...
London Tour, Day Six
Last night’s production of Uncle Vanya at the Almeida Theatre prompted one of our most thorough discussions. Tour-goers had a range of takes on director Robert Icke’s visual choices. All agreed, however, that the depth of the acting we saw...