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by Barbara Waldinger

Kevin G. Coleman, the Director of Education and founding member of Shakespeare & Company, and runner-up for the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education (2016), believes that “The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare having fun. Period. No grand themes. No deep waters.” And that’s what he provides in his direction of this farce, now playing at Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor Roman Garden Theatre.

This company has always set a premium on education, with its extensive outreach programs to teachers and students throughout the Northeast, including the annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare, which brings together ten high schools in nine-week workshops that culminate in a weekend of full productions (abbreviated) of several Shakespeare plays. Over the summer the Riotous Youth programs of two-week sessions for students ages 7-15 offer an opportunity to perform on Friday afternoons, and school residencies of one day to ten weeks introduce students from elementary through high school to Shakespeare’s text, culminating in a community performance. Their one month January intensive for actors is often the training ground for future company members.

In this way, Shakespeare & Company builds its own unique version of a repertory theatre, training future generations of actors who often return each season to perform in their productions. In the present gender-crossing, age-crossing, exuberant production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Coleman, a master teacher, has incorporated young people in combination with more experienced actors. The two youngest cast members are Tobias Goodman, 15 years old, and Mary Shalaby, a high school senior, who trained with the company in their schools, and are each admirably interpreting several distinct roles.

The convoluted plot, especially difficult to understand in the long first act, concerns itself with the comical, overweight Sir John Falstaff (Nigel Gore), a favorite character from the Henry IV plays. It is said that Shakespeare wrote this in a hurry by royal command perhaps because Queen Elizabeth, according to an old tradition, expressed a wish to see Falstaff in love. Here we find him wooing Mistress Ford (Jennie M. Jadow) and Mistress Page (MaConnia Chesser), the wives of the title. Falstaff, driven by lust and greed (acquiring their husbands’ money), infuriates the jealous Master Ford (Martin Jason Asprey), and provides the wives, disgusted by his identical love letters to each of them, the opportunity for revenge. Another plot involves the Welsh parson, Sir Hugh Evans (Bella Merlin), who is visited by Justice Shallow (Madeleine Rose Maggio) and his cousin Slender (Gregory Boover), both conned by Falstaff and consequently also seeking revenge. Evans talks Slender into wooing the daughter of Mistress Page, Anne (Jordan Cobb), whose mother wants her to marry the French physician, Dr. Caius (an amusing Glenn Barrett), though she is in love with a gentleman named Fenton, played by the ubiquitous and endlessly inventive Boover. Adding to the confusion is the doubling of cast members, despite the wonderful costumes (by Kiki Smith) that strive to distinguish the characters.

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Coleman, a brilliant actor whose clowning onstage has entertained generations of patrons, encourages every cast member to play his/her character to the hilt—no choice is too outlandish or too anachronistic for these performers or designers, including rock music between scenes and hilarious sound effects (by Amy Altadonna). The second act is a marvel of comic antics as easy to understand as the first act is dense. Two towering performances are Nigel Gore’s Falstaff and Martin Jason Asprey’s Ford. Their many years of experience is obvious: between them they have been with Shakespeare & Company for thirty-eight seasons (12 for Gore and 26 for Asprey, son of Tina Packer, founding Artistic Director). Their scenes together are priceless, as Ford pretends to be Master Brook (unknown to Falstaff), who claims that his love for Mistress Ford will be requited only if the gullible Falstaff, well paid for his trouble, can demonstrate, by sleeping with her, that she is willing to be unfaithful to her husband. Repeatedly Ford shows up just as Falstaff is about to make his move, depriving him of his desired evidence while causing injury and humiliation for Falstaff as he attempts to escape detection. Ford’s subsequent soliloquies about the misery of being married are comic gems. In the end, predictably, everyone is revenged on poor Falstaff while true love wins out, amid joyful song and dance.

The Rose Garden is a perfect setting to enjoy this production on a beautiful summer afternoon, with minimal props, a few small trees, a bench, two archways and a couple of fences (by set designer Jim Youngerman). Read the play or check out a plot summary in advance in order to fully appreciate the work of this lively company of players.

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR runs from August 8—September 1. Tickets may be purchased online at shakespeare.org or call 413-637-3353.

Shakespeare & Company presents THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare. Directed by Kevin G. Coleman. Cast: Martin Jason Asprey (Frank Ford), Steven Barkhimer (George Page), Glenn Barrett (Dr. Caius), Gregory Boover (Master Fenton/Abraham Slender), MaConnia Chesser (Meg Page), Jordan Cobb (Anne Page/Hostess), Tobias Goodman (Pistol/Simple/John), Nigel Gore (Sir John Falstaff), Cloteal L. Horne (Mistress Quickly), Jennie M. Jadow (Alice Ford), Madeleine Rose Maggio (Robert Shallow/Bardolph), Bella Merlin (Sir Hugh Evans), Mary Shalaby (Nym/Rugby/Robin/Robert). Set Designer: Jim Youngerman; Costume Designer: Kiki Smith; Sound Designer: Amy Altadonna; Vocal Coach: Gwendolyn Schwinke; Faerie Whisperer/Composer: Kristin Wold; Fight Director: Kevin G. Coleman; Stage Manager: Diane Healy.

Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes with a 15 minute intermission; Shakespeare & Company, Rose Garden Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA., from August 8; closing September 1. https://www.shakespeare.org/

REVIEW: “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Shakespeare & Company by Barbara Waldinger Kevin G. Coleman, the Director of Education and founding member of Shakespeare & Company,

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Performances Run August 8 – September 1, 2019

“O powerful Love, that in some respects makes a beast a man, in some other a man a beast.” – Act V, Scene V

(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company presents William Shakespeare’s madcap comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by founding company member and Director of Education, Kevin G. Coleman, who was Runner-Up for the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education in 2016. The Merry Wives of Windsor runs from August 8 to September 1 outdoors in the Roman Garden Theatre.

“The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare having fun. Period,” said Director Kevin G. Coleman. “No grand themes. No deep waters. No pushing the Renaissance envelope. When Shakespeare is having fun, it runs the gamut from groaningly predictable to surprisingly sophisticated with every stop in between. Shakespeare was masterful at pleasing his audience. Come enjoy the wisdom and wit of these women of Windsor. It’s all in fun.”

The play begins when Sir John Falstaff vastly underestimates the Merry Wives in the town of Windsor, as he hatches a frothy scheme to drain their bank accounts and drive their husbands insane with jealousy. Antics ensue as Falstaff continues to overestimate his own ability to dupe good people and pull off his scheme of deceit. With The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare once again proves that the best human foibles are the ones we can laugh at.

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The production is generously sponsored by The Dr. Gerald and Roberta Friedman Foundation, and will feature Martin Jason Asprey (Mr. Frank Ford), Steven Barkhimer (George Page), Gregory Boover (Master Fenton), MaConnia Chesser (Meg Page), Jordan Cobb (Anne Page), Tobias Goodman (Pistol/Simple), Nigel Gore (Sir John Falstaff), Cloteal L. Horne (Mistress Quickly), Jennie M. Jadow (Alice Ford), Madeleine Rose Maggio (Robert Shallow), Bella Merlin (Sir Hugh Evans), and Mary Shalaby (Nym/Rugby).

The creative team includes Kevin G. Coleman (Director), Raz Golden (Assistant Director), Diane Healy (Stage Manager), Kathleen Soltan (Assistant Stage Manager), Jim Youngerman (Set Designer), Kiki Smith (Costume Designer), Gwendolyn Schwinke (Voice Coach), Kristin Wold (Movement Director), and Shane Burgett (Associate Technical Director).

Tickets for The Merry Wives of Windsor are available online at shakespeare.org, or by calling Shakespeare & Company’s box office at (413) 637-3353. The show runs from August 8 to September 1. The Roman Garden Theatre is outdoors and wheelchair accessible. Shakespeare & Company is located at 70 Kemble St. in Lenox, Massachusetts. Join us for a free pre-show talk on August 13 at 3:45 pm for insight into the plot and characters of the play to enhance your experience. Additionally, join Director Kevin G. Coleman and cast members for a Director’s Panel on Saturday, August 3 at 11:00 am. Tickets for the Director’s Panel are $10 for adults and free for students, and can be purchased at shakespeare.org.

The Company’s 2019 Summer Season also includes Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and The Taming of The Shrew, and a special workshop production of Coriolanus; plus Tony nominee The Children by Lucy Kirkwood, The Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, and Tony Award nominee, Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies.

AT A GLANCE: PRODUCTION: The Merry Wives of Windsor PLAYWRIGHT: William Shakespeare DIRECTOR: Kevin G. Coleman ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Raz Golden STAGE MANAGER: Diane Healy ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Kathleen Soltan SET DESIGNER: Jim Youngerman COSTUME DESIGNER: Kiki Smith VOICE COACH: Gwendolyn Schwinke MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Kristin Wold ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Shane Burgett

CAST MEMBERS: MR. FRANK FORD: Martin Jason Asprey GEORGE PAGE: Steven Barkhimer MASTER FENTON: Gregory Boover MEG PAGE: MaConnia Chesser ANNE PAGE: Jordan Cobb PISTOL/SIMPLE: Tobias Goodman SIR JOHN FALSTAFF: Nigel Gore MISTRESS QUICKLY: Cloteal L. Horne ALICE FORD: Jennie M. Jadow ROBERT SHALLOW: Madeleine Rose Maggio SIR HUGH EVANS: Bella Merlin NYM/RUGBY: Mary Shalaby

SCHEDULE: AUGUST Thursday, August 8 – 5:00 pm (Preview) Friday, August 9 – 5:00 pm (Preview) Saturday, August 10 – 5:00 pm (Preview) Sunday, August 11 – 5:00 pm (Opening) Tuesday, August 13 – 5:00 pm Wednesday, August 14 – 5:00 pm (Press Night) Thursday, August 15 – 5:00 pm Friday, August 16 – 5:00 pm Saturday, August 17 – 5:00 pm Sunday, August 18 – 5:00 pm Tuesday, August 20 – 5:00 pm Wednesday, August 21 – 5:00 pm Thursday, August 22 – 5:00 pm Friday, August 23 – 5:00 pm Saturday, August 24 – 5:00 pm Sunday, August 25 – 5:00 pm Tuesday, August 27 – 5:00 pm Wednesday, August 28 – 5:00 pm Thursday, August 29 – 5:00 pm Friday, August 30 – 5:00 pm Saturday, August 31 – 5:00 pm

SEPTEMBER Sunday, September 1 – 5:00 pm (Closing)

Rain Policy From time to time weather may affect your enjoyment of the performance in The Roman Garden Theatre. Most often the show will go on and depending on the severity of the rain, will be performed as scheduled. If rain is heavy, performance in The Roman Garden Theatre will be moved to the Company’s tented Rose Theatre.

About William Shakespeare Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. His works, including some collaborations, consist of about 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

About Kevin G. Coleman Founding Member (Director of Education, Board of Trustees, Fight Director) Kevin is one of Shakespeare & Company’s artistic and administrative leaders. He works in the Performance and Training departments as an actor, teacher, and director, and oversees the mission of the Education department. Kevin teaches text analysis, stage combat, and clown, and has been a guest teacher or director at MIT, Harvard, L.S.U., Stanford, Shenandoah Shakespeare, Q.U.T.- Brisbane, Lincoln Center, the Folger Library, Shakespeare Festivals in both Stratfords, and the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, UK. Kevin is the Theatre Director at the Austen Riggs Center, where he has directed over 30 productions. In 2016, Kevin was Runner-Up for the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education.

About Shakespeare & Company Located in the beautiful Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, Shakespeare & Company is one of the leading Shakespeare festivals of the world. Founded in 1978, the organization attracts over 40,000 patrons annually. The Company is also home to an internationally renowned Center for Actor Training and award-winning Education Program. More information is available at www.shakespeare.org.

Shakespeare & Company Presents “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Performances Run August 8 - September 1, 2019 "O powerful Love, that in some respects makes a beast a man, in some other a man a beast."

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Shakespeare & Company Presents a Winter Studio Festival of Plays

(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company is pleased to announce its annual Winter Studio Festival of Plays on January 19 and 20, 2019. This weekend of staged readings will showcase emerging and established playwrights, and feature Company artists. All performances will take place in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre on the Shakespeare & Company campus in Lenox, Massachusetts.

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larryland · 6 years

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Shakespeare & Company Receives Mass Cultural Council Grants

(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company is the recent recipient of two education grants from the Mass Cultural Council. The Company was awarded $33,700 through the MCC’s Cultural Investment Portfolio and $16,000 through MCC’s YouthReach for the Company’s nationally recognized Shakespeare in the Courts program.

“We are so proud to be recognized by the Mass Cultural Council, and so grateful for their…

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larryland · 7 years

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Shakespeare & Company Receives Berkshire United Way Grant for Shakespeare in the Courts

(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company recently announced it is the recipient of a $15,000 grant from Berkshire United Way to support its Shakespeare in the Courts program. Through this program adjudicated juvenile offenders in Pittsfield work with Shakespeare & Company Education Artists for six weeks exploring Shakespeare’s text while preparing their own fully produced Shakespeare production. “I…

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larryland · 6 years

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(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company announces the addition of three new Board members to the Company’s Board of Trustees. The new members joining the Board are Nancy Edman Feldman, Erick Lucera, and Andrew D. Rothstein.

“I’m thrilled with the steady increase in Board membership over the last few years, and the diverse group of talented people we’ve added this year,” said Board Chair Kenneth Werner. “Their prior experience on other non-profit Boards and variety of work experiences should add a lot to our Board of Trustees.”

Andrew D. Rothstein

Erick Lucera

Nancy Edman Feldman

The 2018 Shakespeare & Company Board of Trustees includes: Kenneth E. Werner (Chair), Jeffrey B. Konowitch (Vice Chair), Barry R. Shapiro (Vice Chair), Michael Helfer (Treasurer), Michael A. Miller (Clerk), Jerome Berko, Sandra Bourgeois, George Camarda, Kevin G. Coleman, Gerald Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Michael Fuchs, Phoebe L. Giddon, Dr. Beverly Hyman, Jennie M. Jadow, Dennis Krausnick, Barri Marks, Maureen O’Hanlon, Helga S. Orthofer, Tina Packer, Claudia Perles, Scott Rubinow, William M. Ryan, David A. Smith, Robert B. Strassler, John Douglas Thompson, and Suzanne Werner.

“Each of these fine people bring a unique expertise to our Board,” said Artistic Director Allyn Burrows. “We are fortunate to have them take a keen interest in what we put forward with our work. It’s a pleasure to welcome them.”

The newly appointed trustees each began their term as board member of Shakespeare & Company this August. More information on each new trustee below.

About the Trustees Nancy Edman Feldman (Owner, Nancy Edman Interiors; ASID, IFDA) has interior design expertise in developing new environments customized for her clients, focusing on their personal lifestyle requirements, while creating beautifully high-styled surroundings; introducing as many sustainable and energy-saving products as possible. She has over 50+ years of membership in ASID, the American Society of Interior Designers as well as membership in IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association. Also, Nancy Edman Interiors – New York and Boston. She graduated from Brandeis University ’60 (Bachelor’s Degree, Theatre/Theater & Fine Arts) and from the Parsons School of Design (Field of Study, Interior Design). Affiliations include Ruth L. Strauss, Inc.; HCG Associates, Inc.; Nancy Edman Interiors, NYC; University of Massachusetts Medical School Foundation Board, Past Member; Boston Center for Adult Education, Past Board Member; New Center for Arts and Culture, Past Board Member; Berkshire Museum, Current Board Member; Terezin Music Foundation, Board Member. Current Board Member; University Of Massachusetts Medical School Foundation (UMMS), she chaired the Campaign for Research At UMMS in 1999 to 2001 to build the flagship research building at the medical school, raising more than $50,000,000, for theThe Aaron Lazare Research Building.

Erick Lucera joined Valeritas as Chief Financial Officer in August 2016. Prior to joining Valeritas, Mr. Lucera served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Viventia Bio. From 2012 to 2015, he was Vice President, Corporate Development at Aratana Therapeutics, a veterinary biopharmaceutical company. While at Aratana, he helped grow the company’s product pipeline through a series of acquisitions and in licensing transactions financed through 5 public and private offerings of nearly $250 million. In 2012, he served as Vice President, Corporate Development at Sunshine Heart, a medical device manufacturer. Before his career as a healthcare company executive, Mr. Lucera spent over 15 years in investment management as a healthcare analyst at Eaton Vance, the portfolio manager of the Triathlon Life Sciences Fund at Intrepid Capital and as head of the healthcare research team at Independence Investments. He holds a CPH from Harvard University, and MS in quantitative finance from Boston College, an MBA from Indiana University Bloomington, and a BS in accounting from the University of Delaware. Mr. Lucera has obtained CFA, CMA, and CPA designations.

Andy Rothstein is a trusts and estates lawyer at Goulston & Storrs PC in Boston, Massachusetts. Andy’s practice focuses on tax-efficient wealth transfer planning. In his work, Andy provides clients with a full understanding of legal and tax rules associated with accumulating, managing, and transferring wealth, helping them to develop legal structures and tax strategies to transfer and preserve wealth. He also serves as a trustee for charitable and non-charitable trusts, owning marketable and non-marketable assets. In addition, Andy counsels trustees about their duties, helping them to comply with legal and tax requirements related to the administration of trusts, and has particular experience with trusts holding direct and indirect interests in real estate. Andy is a co-chair of Goulston & Storrs’s Private Client & Trust Group.

About Shakespeare & Company Located in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, Shakespeare & Company is one of the largest Shakespeare Festivals in the country. Founded in 1978, the organization attracts over 40,000 patrons annually. The Company is also home to Shakespeare & Company’s internationally renowned Center for Actor Training and nationally renowned and award-winning Education Program. More information is available at www.shakespeare.org.

Shakespeare & Company Announces New Board Members (Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company announces the addition of three new Board members to the Company's Board of Trustees.

#Allyn Burrows #Andrew D. Rothstein #Board of Trustees #Erick Lucera #Kenneth Werner #Lenox MA #Nancy Edman Feldman #Shakespeare & Company

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larryland · 7 years

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Jonathan Croy, Photo by Enrico Spada.

Jennie M. Jadow, Ryan Winkles and Sarah Taylor. Photo by Enrico Spada.

Jennie M. Jadow, Jonathan Croy and Ryan Winkles. Photo by Enrico Spada.

Sarah Taylor and David Joseph. Photo by Enrico Spada.

A Radio Play complete with sound effects.

Shakespeare & Company brings back the popular show It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, a beloved holiday classic adapted from the original 1946 film. Directed by Jenna Ware and featuring Company actors Jonathan Croy, Jennie M. Jadow, David Joseph, Sarah Jeanette Taylor, and Ryan Winkles, the production runs from December 15 – 18, 2016 in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, with a special benefit performance on December 10th.

Adapted by Joe Landry from the original screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra and Joe Swerling, the play is set in a radio studio on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1946, when five radio personalities are live, on-air, retelling the story of George Bailey, who goes on an “other-worldly” journey with “angel, second class” Clarence at his side to show him what the world would’ve been like if he had never been born. The play is presented with live sound effects and rapid character changes from all the actors who also perform radio jingles, and popular holiday and Christmas songs reminiscent of the time.

“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is the American version of A Christmas Carol,” said Ware. “This classic story is about looking back on your life and seeing what impact you have had on the people around you, what impact your decisions have had, and how there is virtue in making decisions that are the best for others and not for ego or self-gain. And what we learn along with George Bailey is that life matters; what we do matters, how we treat each other matters and who we love matters.”

Tickets are available online at www.shakespeare.org, or by calling the Shakespeare & Company box office at 413-637-3353, Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30am-2:30pm. Discounts are available for all five regular performances, including full time Berkshire residents, military, senior, and student/teacher. The Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre is hearing aid assisted and wheelchair accessible.

At Shakespeare & Co, “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” reminds us of what really matters Shakespeare & Company brings back the popular show It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play…

#David Joseph #It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play #Jenna Ware directs #Jennie M. Jadow #Jonathan Croy #Ryan Winkles #Sarah Jeanette Taylor #Shakespeare Company

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