No matter that the virus has snuffed out the stage lights during this strange and difficult season. Multiple productions of Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas treat, “A Christmas Carol,” are available for viewing at home, thanks to the ingenuity… Read More
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Boston, MA – Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) is excited to announce a slate of upcoming online programming called PlayOn@CSC. The new initiative comprises three series of digital programs that feature actor performances, live conversations, film screenings, and much… Read More
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The Front Porch Arts Collective and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announce Co-Lab An On-Line Training Program for BIPOC Actors August 10-15 Boston, MA — The Front Porch Arts Collective (a Black theatre company committed to advancing racial equity in… Read More
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The Front Porch Arts Collective and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company have teamed up to pilot a new online theatrical training program taught by artists of color and geared toward Black and Latinx actors.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2020 Contact: Katalin Mitchell 617-470-3378 Katimitchell.pr@gmail.com Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announces The Tempest Online Thursday, August 6 at 7:00PM Boston, MA — Due to the continued effects of COVID-19 on Boston and its community, Commonwealth Shakespeare… Read More
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2020 Contact: Katalin Mitchell 617-470-3378 Katimitchell.pr@gmail.com Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announces The Tempest postponed until 2021 Boston, MA — Due to the continued effects of COVID-19 on Boston and its community, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is… Read More
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Tony nominee John Douglas Thompson (Jitney, King Lear) will star as Prospero in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s 25th anniversary production of Free Shakespeare on the Common: William Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2020 Contact: Katalin Mitchell 617-470-3378| Katimitchell.pr@gmail.com Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announces John Douglas Thompson* to play Prospero in its 25th Anniversary production of Free Shakespeare On the Common: The Tempest Directed by Steven Maler… Read More
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For Immediate release: February 20, 2020 Contact: Kati Mitchell kmitchell@commshakes.org CSC Stage2 Performances for Young Audiences presents SHAKESPEARE’S A Midsummer Night’s Dream Directed by Bryn Boyce April 2-10, 2020 The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Boston Students from fifteen local schools will… Read More
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Director Fred Sullivan Jr. has conceived a broadly interpreted production to encompass these disparate parts, and sets in motion a terrific company of actors.-Joyce’s Choices, Joyce Kulhawik
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