Plays Attended

Typically, the group attended a Friday night performance. Each participant would then write a brief response to the production. The responses were copied and distributed to the group on Saturday morning, and they formed the basis for our Saturday discussion of the production. These responses were written for the seminar participants' eyes only, and although they are part of the written NEH record of the seminar, they have not been included among the materials publicly available on the web site.

 

October 21, 1995: Macbeth, presented at The Shakespeare Theatre at the Lansburgh, Washington, D.C. Joe Dowling, Director. Ming Cho Lee, Set Designer. Marina Draghici, Costume Designer. Howell Binkley, Lighting Designer. Adam Wernick, Composer. John Stead, Fight Director. With Stacy Keach (Macbeth), Helen Carey (Lady Macbeth), Jack Ryland (Duncan/Siward), Matthew Rauch (Malcolm), Jason Patrick Bowcutt (Donalbain), Edward Gero (Banquo), Patrick Levis (Fleance), Chris McKinney (Macduff), Caitlin O'Connell (Lady Macduff), Floyd R. Myers, Jr. (Young Macduff), Ted van Griethuysen (Ross), Wallace Acton (Porter/Doctor), William Francis McGuire (Lennox), Craig Wallace (Angus), John Pasha (Menteith), Rob Nagle (Caithness), Michael Solomon (Seyton), Leslie Silva (First Witch), Karen Tsen Lee (Second Witch), Pilar Witherspoon (Third Witch), and others.


November 18, 1995: Twelfth Night, presented by the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Ralph Alan Cohen and Jim Warren, Artistic Directors. Murray Ross, Guest Director. Fight Designer, J.D. Martinez. With Scott Duff (Feste), Hep Jamieson (Viola), Tricia Kelly (Fabian/Valentine), Philip Lortie (Sebastian/Captain), Margaret McGirr (Olivia), Matthew McIver (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Thadd McQuade (Malvolio), Keith Odums (Orsino), Michelle Powers (Maria/Priest), Paul Riopelle (Antonio/Curio), and Darius Stone (Sir Toby Belch).

December 8, 1995: Henry V, presented at The Shakespeare Theatre at the Lansburgh, Washington, D.C. Michael Kahn, Director. Loy Arcenas, Set Designer. Tom Broeker, Costume Designer. Howell Binkley, Lighting Designer. Adam Wernick, Composer. David Leong, Fight Director. Moni Yakim, Movement Coordinator. With Harry Hamlin (Henry V), Jack Ryland (Exeter/Montjoy), David Sabin (Falstaff/Gower), William Francis McGuire (Pistol), Wallace Acton (Nym/Le Fer), Eric Hoffmann (Bardolph/Bates), Nance Williamson (Mistress Quickly/Alice), Ted van Griethuysen (Canterbury/Charles VI), Emery Battis (Lord Chief Justice/Sir Thomas Erpingham/Governor of Harfleur/Duke of Burgundy), Matthew Rauch (Dauphin), Jarlath Conroy (Fluellen / Ely), Antonio Pearly McQueen IV (Boy), Vivienne Benesch (Katherine), Harry Murphy (Westmoreland), Craig Wallace (Williams/Translator), and others.\

January 19, 1996: The Taming of the Shrew, presented at the Center Stage, Baltimore, MD. Jackson Phippin, Director. Tony Straiges, Set Designer. Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer. James F. Ingalls, Lighting Designer. Mark Bennett, Sound Designer. J. Allen Suddeth, Fight Director. With Kate Skinner (Katharine), James McDonnell (Petruchio), Thomas McCarthy (Lucentio), Conan McCarty (Tranio), Evalyn Baron (Baptista), Annie Meisels (Bianca), Michael Rudko (Gremio), Scott Rabinowitz (Hortensio), Steve Routman (Grumio), Patrick Tull (Vincentio), Ruth F. Henry (Biondella/Widow), and others.


February 23, 1996: A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. Adrian Noble, Director. Anthony Ward, Set Designer. Chris Parry, Lighting Designer. Ilona Sekacz, Composer. Sue Lefton, Movement Coordinator. With Alex Jennings (Theseus/Oberon), Lindsay Duncan (Hippolyta/Titania), Barry Lynch (Philostrate/Puck), Alfred Burke (Egeus), Monica Dolan (Hermia), Daniel Evans (Lysander), Emily Raymond (Helena), Kevin Robert Doyle (Demetrius), John Kane (Quince), Desmond Barrit (Bottom), Mark Letheren (Flute), Howard Crossley (Snout), Kenn Sabberton (Snug), Robert Gillespie (Starveling), Ann Hasson (First Fairy), and others.



February 24, 1996: All's Well That Ends Well, presented at The Shakespeare Theatre at the Lansburgh, Washington, D.C. Laird Williamson, Director. Andrew V. Yelusich, Set and Costume Designer. Don Darnutzer, Lighting Designer. Catherine MacDonald, Composer. Karma Camp, Musical Staging. Brad Alan Waller, Fight Director. With Kelly McGillis (Helena), Paul Michael Valley (Bertram), DeAnn Mears (Countess), Philip Goodwin (Parolles), Floyd King (Lavatch), Ted van Griethuysen (King of France), Emery Battis (Lafew), Rob Nagle (Elder Dumaine), Stevie Ray Dallimore (Younger Dumaine), David Sabin (Counselor/Duke of Florence), Wallace Acton (Interpreter), Caitlin O'Connell (Widow Capilet), Carol Halstead (Diana), Grainne Cassidy (Mariana), and others.


March 22, 1996: Macbeth, presented by ACTER (A Center for Theatre, Education and Research) at the Folger Shakespeare Library Theatre, Washington, D.C. With (l. to r.) Phillip Joseph, Gareth Armstrong, Sam Dale, Sarah Berger, and Joanna Foster. (photograph by Laurie Asprey). Visit the ACTER home page to find out more about this remarkable organization.

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April 26, 1996: As You Like It, presented by the Interact Theatre Company at the Folger Shakespeare Library Theatre, Washington, D.C. Catherine Flye, Director. Ron Kadri, Set Designer. William Pucilowsky, Costume Designer. F. Mitchell Dana, Lighting Designer. Larry Edward Vote, Musical Director. Brad Waller, Fight Director. With Sarah Ripard (Rosalind), Annie Houston (Celia), John C. Hansen (Orlando), Michael Judge (Duke Senior), Jeff Baker (Duke Frederick/Sir Oliver Martext), David Markey (Le Beau/Jaques de Boys), Jim Zidar (Charles/Corin/Hymen), Richard Pilcher (Touchstone), Lee Eskey (Oliver), TJ Edwards (Jaques), Jeanne Hisle (Lady Anne), Brian McMonagle (Silvius), Stephen Murphy (William), Madeleine Burke (Phebe), Sarah Stevenson (Hysperia), Elizabeth Stripe (Audrey), and others.


May 17, 1996: Volpone, presented at The Shakespeare Theatre at the Lansburgh, Washington, D.C. Michael Kahn, Director. Derek McLane, Set Designer. Martin Pakledinaz, Costume Designer. Howell Binkley, Lighting Designer. Catherine MacDonald, Composer. Karma Camp, Musical Staging. Paul Dennhardt, Fight Director. With Pat Carroll (Volpone), Wallace Acton (Mosca), Ted van Griethuysen (Voltore), Philip Goodwin (Corvino), Floyd King (Corbaccio), Emery Battis (Sir Politic Would-Be), Helen Carey (Lady Politic Would-Be), Rob Nagle (Bonario), Shannon Parks (Celia), Greg McFadden (Peregrine), Mark Povinelli (Nano), Rick Hammerly (Androgyno), Charles Gray (Castrone), David Sabin and Eric Hoffmann (Avocatori), and others.

 

Thanks to Miranda Johnson-Haddad for compiling most of the information on this page.

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