Word: stratford
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...STRATFORD, Ct.--The English have always been fascinated with the history of their own monarchy. Just as the ancient Greeks knew the stories when they attended dramatizations of their tragic myths, so too the Elizabethans were familiar with the outlines of their royal history but never tired of seeing it portrayed...
...both Tynan and Agate were Britons-and we are Americans. Director Coe, who is English himself, had to make numerous decisions about how best to present I Henry IV at Stratford-on-Housatonic rather Stratford-on-Avon. In his printed credo, Coe announces as his goal to "realize, to as great a degree as possible, the playwright's original intention." Fine, but Coe has proceeded to depart from his promise in several ways...
...STRATFORD, Conn.--A brand newqartistic director has taken the helm at the American Shakespeare Theatre (AST) this summer. He is Peter Coe, a 52-year-old native of London and a man of considerable Shakespearean experience. To inaugurate his tenure. Coe has chosen to stage Henry V, a work offered here only twice since the AST began...
...production of 'Henry V' continues in Stratford through August 2. The drive to the AST grounds on the Housatonic River takes about two and three-quarter hours at legal speeds, via the Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate 86 and 91, and the Connecticut Turnpike to Exit 32 or 31. Performances in the air-conditioned theatre tend to start promptly at 2 and 8 o'clock. There are facilities for picnickers on the premises...
...R.S.C. can run like a machine but sustains itself like a family. Members typically commit themselves to a season each in Stratford and in London, with out side work negotiable. The pay is short (from $208 to $960 a week), and the training is rigorous. Besides daily rehearsals, actors may log time in movement, fencing and dance classes, as well as brush up on voice and language with the R.S.C.'s crack vocal coach, Cicely Berry. "You've got to make Shakespeare sound so new-minted you could almost hear it in the street," says Judi Dench. Sinead...