Speaking of Shakespeare
Speaking of Shakespeare With Celebrated Director Ethan McSweeny Thursday, March 14 8:00 PM A director whose productions have been described by leading critics as "daring" and "impeccably stylish," Ethan McSweeny has recently accepted a position as Artistic Director of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, where he'll be reviving Elizabethan and Jacobean classics in a beautiful replica of London's legendary Blackfriars playhouse. Mr. McSweeny has delighted audiences with revivals of The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Tempest at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, and he has also worked in such venues as the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Stratford Festival in Ontario. McSweeny Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man in 2000 won Drama Desk and Outer Circle awards and was nominated for a Tony. A "wunderkind with a Midas touch" (American Theatre), he'll address a broad range of topics during what is certain to be a lively conversation with John Andrews of the Shakespeare Guild.