STAGING SHAKESPEARE: THE REST OF THE STORY, 7/25/10

(Great Barrington, Mass.) – Shakespeare & Company artistic director Tony Simotes and actor/director Jonathan Croy, who collaborated on the production of The Life and Times of Richard III running through Labor Day weekend at the Lenox theater, will discuss the challenges and rewards inherent in a devotion to the works of the Bard in “Staging Shakespeare,” part of Berkshire Living’s award-winning Rest of the Story series of free public forums, on Sunday, July 25, at 11 a.m., at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington.

 

 

An outgrowth of “The Comeback Kid,” a profile of Tony Simotes by theater critic Ed Siegel in the July issue, the event will be moderated by editor-in-chief Seth Rogovoy and will feature a question-and-answer session. A cofounder of Shakespeare & Company, Simotes recently returned to assume the mantle of artistic director after Tina Packer stepped down from the position. Croy stepped in and took over the direction of Richard III from Simotes while he recovered from treatment for cancer.

 

 

Each month, Berkshire Living, a regional lifestyle and culture magazine, and the Triplex join forces to present “The Rest of the Story,” free public forums based on an article running in the concurrent issue of the magazine. The series just won its fourth award for Community Service from the National City and Regional Magazine Association.

 

 

For more information, call Berkshire Living at 413-443-8200.