Word: packer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last September, Packer decided to take a breakfrom her position as artistic director atShakespeare & Co. to direct "Richard III." Shebrought to Cambridge techniques she learned whilestudying drama at the Royal Academy of DramaticArt and in many productions since...
...Packer invited some of her assistants atShakespeare & Co.to help with the VDP production.Professional directors, voice coaches and fightchoreographers have helped train the cast,according to Joe C. Gfaller '01, who plays theArchbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Ely andthe Duke of Norfolk...
...technique comes into play before the actorshave memorized their lines. Packer took theirscripts and fed them the words slowly--even one ata time--while asking them questions about theircharacters. Cary P. McClelland '02, who is theshow's assistant director along with Monica A.Henderson '99, says the technique means thatactors memorize their lines along with mentalassociations that help them play their characters...
Starting with load-in on April 18, tech workhad been done at the Loeb. But the productionprocess began long before that. The producers hadan initial meeting with Packer in December, andScully met with Packer in January to discusspotential designs...
...stage is set for a production of Shakespeare's "Richard III," a joint project of students and visiting drama professionals--a unique mix that only find its way to the Loeb every other year. For this show, Tina Packer, the founder of the renowned theater company Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox has collaborated with students on all aspects of the production...