You need to hear this play. Especially if you are white and already “know” Othello. Listen again (and again) and prepare to question old assumptions.
Actors' Shakespeare Project
Theater Commentary: A Memorable “Merchant of Venice” — Squeezing Blood Out of a Rubber Chicken
This was an enormously exciting production of Merchant of Venice, a reminder that theater can be (in fact, must be!) nervy.
Theater Review: “Macbeth” — Shakespeare Re-vamped
Most of the time, Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of Macbeth is compelling.
Theater Review: “Much Ado” About Something New
Shining leads make up for a problem play that, in this production, has been further problematized.
Theater Review: Regicide in the Chapel — Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Richard III”
Steven Barkhimer’s mastery of the role’s physicality is the key to his expression of its villainy.
Theater Review: “Julius Caesar” — Attacked with Vigor
Probably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.
Theater Review: ASP’s “Exit The King” – When Politics Become Absurd
In Ionesco’s play, society no longer makes sense — even to itself.
Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Dream of a Midsummer Night
Mortals would be foolish to miss the ASP’s version of Shakespeare’s Dream.
Theater Review: ASP Conjures Up A Congenial “Tempest”
All in all, Allyn Burrows has assembled a solidly entertaining production of a perennial Shakespearean favorite for the winter season.
Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Extraordinarily Meta-“Hamlet”
In this innovative production, Hamlet comes off as Shakespeare’s most successful genre mash-up of tragedy and comedy.