Shakespeare in the Park 2011
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#1
Posted: 1/6/11 at 12:05pm
Anybody know what the plans are for this years season at The Delacorte?
Want to plan my summer trip to the city and didn't know if anything exciting was planned.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#2
Posted: 1/6/11 at 12:21pmWhen was the last time there was a truly terrible Shakespeare in the Park summer? I haven't heard anything yet, but odds are in your favor it'll be worth seeing.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#2
Posted: 1/6/11 at 12:43pmthey usually announce what shows they are doing around march.
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Shakespeare in the Park 2011#3
Posted: 1/6/11 at 12:51pmI don't think they'll announce for another month or two. I'm trying to decide what I think they'll be. they haven't done Lear in ages, but BAM has it this spring. Ditto The Comedy of Errors. I'd vote Othello except for the debacle of a production a few years back at the Public. Maybe it's time for Henry IV again?
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#4
Posted: 1/6/11 at 2:58pm
I think it's time for "Taming of the Shrew".
eta: "Mad Men" shoots during the summer doesn't it? Because it would be great to have Jon Hamm as Petruchio.
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Shakespeare in the Park 2011#5
Posted: 1/6/11 at 4:36pm
You can expect they won't be doing Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Merchant, Winter's Tale, Richard III, Twelfth Night, Midsummer, R&J, Hamlet, Timon of Athens, As You Like It.
That leaves 24 options.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#6
Posted: 1/6/11 at 4:44pmI think Mad Men shoots spring through early summer. It airs late July-October.
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Shakespeare in the Park 2011#7
Posted: 1/6/11 at 4:57pm
You can probably add Cymbeline, Pericles, Julius Ceaser and The Two Noble Kinsmen to YankeeFan's list.
It would be nice to see the bloody Titus Andronicus again. Although, a summer of histories would be divine. (I'd imagine Richard III wouldn't happen, what with the Kevin Spacey production...)
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#8
Posted: 1/6/11 at 5:22pmI mean, it could always be a Shakespeare + Something Else. A Chekov, or Brecht, etc.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#9
Posted: 1/6/11 at 5:28pmYes, but in 2009 they did The Baache and in 2008 they did Hair, so they better stick with Shakespeare for another year or two.
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Shakespeare in the Park 2011#10
Posted: 1/6/11 at 5:28pm
Oh, totally, RippedMan. I'm assuming it's just going to be one Shakespeare.
It would be divine to see some Greek work up on that stage. A new Medea, perhaps. Mmm. Yes, please! Marcia Gay Harden!
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Shakespeare in the Park 2011#12
Posted: 1/19/11 at 8:54pmWhen was the last time they did a Greek comedy? I have to say thought that I'm not a huge classical comedy fan, but I would love to see how The Public interprets it. And I also don't think Jon Hamm, however perfect for "Shrew," would be a big enough name draw- especially following The Al Pacino this summer. But I don't think they could really find anyone to equal Pacino though.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#13
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:01pmI don't think SitP has ever done a Greek comedy--unless you count their unintentionally hilarious production of THE BACCHAE two years ago.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#14
Posted: 1/20/11 at 10:32amI cast my vote for Titus Andronicus with Gary Oldman in the title roll.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#15
Posted: 1/20/11 at 11:45am
"And I also don't think Jon Hamm, however perfect for "Shrew," would be a big enough name draw"
Not every show they do has a huge star attached. And I think Hamm is a big enough star. He's been one of the few successful hosts of SNL in the last few years.
And having a huge star attached doesn't always translate into a full house. The Streep-Kline "Seagull" had a lot of empty seats despite the publicity machine.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#16
Posted: 1/20/11 at 12:06pm
"I cast my vote for Titus Andronicus with Gary Oldman in the title roll."
Yes, please. I second this.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#17
Posted: 1/20/11 at 1:50pm
Gary Oldman will probably be shooting the new Batman film over the summer, so he definitely won't be treading the boards.
Jon Hamm is a divine choice for Petruchio and is definitely well-known enough to carry a show. He's on one of (if not the) most talked-about shows on television. And it's not like SitP always goes for stars: they've had Jonathan Groff lead two productions in two years, had Michael Stuhlbarg as their Hamlet and a relatively star-free (unless you count Martha Plimpton) production of MIDSUMMER that was the best Shakespeare they've done in a decade.
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#18
Posted: 1/20/11 at 2:07pmCan we have Jon Hamm as Petruchio and Sara Ramierez as Kate?
Shakespeare in the Park 2011#19
Posted: 1/20/11 at 2:10pmYes, please.
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