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 [...]
“Moderated Talk-Back Tuesdays to Kick Off at WOMEN OF WILL Off-Broadway, 3/19” "Tina Packer's Women of Will is her groundbreaking exploration of Shakespeare's canon through the eyes of his female characters" Read the full article on Offbroadwayworld.com
“Tina Packer talks about her play Women of Will to WBAI host Janet Coleman - original air date, 3-25-13” "Tina Packer discusses her rendition of Women of Will on 99.5fm Pacifica Radio" Listen at yourlisten.com
“Q&A With Actor Tina Packer: Shakespeare and Freud, Female Power, and Manti Te’o” "I believe that Shakespeare saw how deeply unfair society was to women and he increasingly wanted to reveal that. I don’t know if he played women’s parts as an actor, but he really got it." Read the full article on Art Info
“Interview: Tina Packer” "But then I started realizing that Shakespeare was using the women to stand up for what is true in the world, whether it’s about the love between a man and a woman, or somebody like Ophelia, who runs mad to tell the truth...And so I feel as if Shakespeare himself started identifying [...]
Tony and Emmy Award-winner Tyne Daly stopped by The Gym at Judson Theatre (243 Thompson Street, NY) to see the critically acclaimed play Women of Will recently. Following the show, Ms. Daly stopped back stage to congratulate the show's creator and star Tina Packer and Ms. Packer's on-stage partner Nigel Gore. Read the full article on BroadwayWorld.com
“'Women of Will' offers non-traditional take on Shakespeare's strong women” "The word 'will' takes on multiple meanings in one of this season’s most hyped-shows. Conceptualized by, written by, and starring chameleon Tina Packer, 'Women of Will: The Overview' takes the stories of some of the strongest-willed women in William Shakespeare’s works. The play... is part [...]
“’Women of Will’ Offers a Female Perspective on Shakespeare” “Part English-literature lecture, part performance piece, Tina Packer’s “Women of Will” is a mostly enjoyable and enlightening overview of Shakespeare’s female roles. Packer, the founding artistic director of Shakespeare & Company of Lenox, Mass., and a skilled and precise interpreter of the Bard’s work as both [...]
Tina Packer's Women of Will, which brings focus to Shakespeare's leading ladies, will receive its New York debut beginning Jan. 27, 2013, at the Gym at Judson. Eric Tucker directs the two-actor piece, written by and starring Packer, the founding artistic director of Massachusetts' Shakespeare & Company. It will also feature Nigel Gore. Read the full [...]
