Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is proud to partner with these Boston arts champions to bring more art to Boston Common this summer! Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet In Partnership with Boston Lyric Opera Conductor: David Angus Director: Steven Maler August… Read More
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Boston, MA — Boston, MA — Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Artistic Director Steven Maler are pleased to announce the cast and creative team of Free Shakespeare on the Common in the summer of 2022 – William Shakespeare’s… Read More
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See HERE for full production information. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2022 Contact: Katalin Mitchell Katimitchell.pr@gmail.com Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announces Free Shakespeare on the Common 2022: Much Ado About Nothing Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian July 20 —… Read More
Learn More“What could be more fitting for this summer’s FREE annual Commonwealth Shakespeare production on the common, than THE TEMPEST? In a season of storms: climatic, pandemic, and politic, and their cross currents: moral ambiguity, and familial strife, the… Read More
Learn More“The tempest itself is a thing of terrifying beauty, causing sails and passengers to flail and fall. There’s nothing like the wonder of watching a play where you know what’s going to happen but, in the moment of… Read More
Learn More“Although Maler has been meticulous in assembling a top-notch cast for his return to the Boston Common and has mounted a spectacle complete with music and dancing, it is the two-person scenes and the moving monologues delivered by… Read More
Learn More“In its economy, pace, and its lucid presentation of an emotionally rich journey, this is the best production of The Tempest that I have ever seen, one of those where you go, “Well, I never have to see [insert… Read More
Learn More“Boasting an excellent, pitch-perfect cast, featuring the increasingly renowned John Douglas Thompson as Prospero, Boston Ballet principal John Lam as Ariel, and local favorite Nael Nacer as Caliban, this Shakespearean offering of betrayal is outlined with forgiveness and hope. Part of… Read More
Learn More“Whether you’re a newcomer to “The Tempest” or a veteran, this might possibly be the Prospero against which you measure all others you see in the future.”
Learn MoreThe return of Free Shakespeare on the Common this summer presented a range of post-pandemic challenges, including how to shorten a masterpiece
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