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WoW Admin2013-04-10T13:27:06-04:00“Wall-to-Wall William Shakespeare” "Spring blooms with wall-to-wall Will Shakespeare on stages and bookshelves." Read the full article on NY Daily News
“Wall-to-Wall William Shakespeare” "Spring blooms with wall-to-wall Will Shakespeare on stages and bookshelves." Read the full article on NY Daily News
Playing All of Shakespeare's Women (At Once) Tina Packer navigates "Women of Will" "Consider the challenge in just the first part of the marathon: Packer and costar Nigel Gore tackle The Comedy of Errors, Richard III, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, and all three parts of Henry IV. In between, they analyze the role of [...]
“Shakespeare & Co's 'Women of Will' Commands Attention in New York Debut ” "After thrilling New York audiences with the Overview for the past two months, Packer and company will now offer 'The Complete Journey,' the complete edition of all five Parts over a period of three days, starting this Friday, April 5. The plays [...]
“Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Co.” "Tina Packer has lived and breathed Shakespeare for over five decades. Her insight into his work runs the full gamut. She has played countless roles and taught the canon at colleges across the country." Read the full article on Charlie Rose
"Women of Will’s Tina Packer Offers a Dazzling Look at Shakespeare’s Leading Ladies" “Renowned Shakespeare expert Tina Packer discusses her favorite characters and explains why girl power is at the heart of her new Bard-centric show Women of Will.” Read the full article on Broadway.com
Original Article Women of Will — Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Book my trip to Lenox, Massachusetts. After seeing, and hearing, the magic Tina Packer, can conjure using primarily language, movement, and attitude, I want to see anything theatrical in which she has a hand, including her work at the seasonal Shakespeare & Company repertory she founded [...]
“Women of Will Review: A feminist bard” “…a beguiling, enlightening oddball of a performance and master class in Shakespeare and the socio-economic psychology of gender politics. Comfortably ensconced through the spring in the historic, ramshackle arts sanctuary at the Judson Church, Packer and invaluable co-star/sidekick Nigel Gore bring us happily into a selective five-part division [...]
“WOMEN OF WILL's Tina Packer Reschedules Appearance on THE CHARLIE ROSE SHOW for Tonight” "A true tour de force performance, Women of Will, is the masterful summation of Shakespeare & Company Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer's 40-plus years spent investigating all things Shakespeare; it is an engrossing exploration of the Bard's art and psyche as [...]
For more than 15 years, the director and actress Tina Packer has been shaping a theater piece about Desdemona, Rosalind, Juliet, Kate and the other female characters in Shakespeare, a population that she estimates is outnumbered more than four to one by men. Read the full article on The New York Times
“NY1 "On Stage" Video Interview with Tina and Nigel ” "Shakespeare began off not as a feminist at all. He was projecting on women they’re either viragos or they’re sweet little virgins on the pedestal. You know, he was a kid, he was projecting on women but he really didn’t understand women, but by the [...]