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Aug 15, 2019
The Fabulous Invalid Podcast: Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Jaimie Du Mont and Rob Russo, hosts of the Broadway-centric podcast The Fabulous Invalid, escaped to Garrison for performances of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and INTO THE WOODS. Jaimie and Rob completed their HVSF experience with picnicking and the...
Aug 15, 2019
The Fabulous Invalid Podcast: Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Jaimie Du Mont and Rob Russo, hosts of the Broadway-centric podcast The Fabulous Invalid, escaped to Garrison for performances of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and INTO THE WOODS. Jaimie and Rob completed their HVSF experience with picnicking and the...
Aug 15, 2019
Wall Street Journal: INTO THE WOODS Exhilarating From Start to Finish
Originally published on August 15, 2019 by Terry Teachout in the Wall Street Journal (‘Into the Woods’ Review: Stunning Simplicity). The Hudson Valley Shakespeare, one of the finest outdoor summer companies on the East Coast, is now adding...
Aug 14, 2019
Jason O’Connell on CYRANO and INTO THE WOODS with WAMC
Jason O’Connell joined WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke for August 14th’s episode of The Roundtable! Returning to HVSF for a tenth season, the actor and playwright discussed portraying the title character of CYRANO in a new adaptation, which O’Connell...
Aug 09, 2019
CYRANO Co-Authors Jason O’Connell & Brenda Withers on the Process of Adapting a Classic
CYRANO co-authors Jason O’Connell and Brenda Withers discuss the process of tackling Edmon Rostand’s unabridged text. The pair focused on keeping the classic moments and breadth of the story while collaborating to create a tight script. The...
Aug 08, 2019
Broadway World: INTO THE WOODS is “magical, playful and poignant”
Originally published on August 5, 2019 by Dan Dwyer in Broadway World (“BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Hudson Valley Shakespeare“). When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a...
Aug 02, 2019
HV1: “Festival Delivers Zesty Five-Actor CYRANO”
Originally published on August 1, 2019 by Frances Marion Platt in Hudson Valley One (“Hudson Valley Shakespeare delivers zesty five-actor Cyrano“).
Jul 28, 2019
The Anatomy of a Musical
When he’s not assisting audience members with a ticket purchase, HVSF Box Office Manager Scotty Arnold is himself a composer and director for musicals and plays. Scotty stepped away from Will Call to help us break down the music end of...
Jul 12, 2019
Wall Street Journal: With CYMBELINE “once again the miracle has come to pass”
Originally published on July 12, 2019 by Terry Teachout in Wall Street Journal (‘Cymbeline’ Review: A Lucid Take on Tragic Fare). At the Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Davis McCallum directs one of the Bard’s less popular plays in a production...
Jul 08, 2019
Leading With His Nose
Originally published on July 5, 2019 by Alison Rooney in The Highlands Current. Jason O’Connell, the popular comedian (and occasional tragedian) who has returned for a 10th summer at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVSF), is adding a credit to...
Jul 05, 2019
HV1: CYMBELINE is “immensely fun and gracefully executed.”
Originally published on July 3, 2019 by Frances Marion Platt in Hudson Valley One (“Brush up your obscure Shakespeare with an energetic Cymbeline at Boscobel“).
Jun 29, 2019
New Yorker: Festival gives CYMBELINE “the full treatment”
Originally published on June 28, 2019 by Ken Marks in The New Yorker (“Goings On About Town”). The director Davis McCallum gives this late Shakespeare play (part of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare, in Garrison, New York) the full Festival...