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John Douglas Thompson

Theater Review: “Man in the Ring” — A Precipitous Fall

Acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Michael Cristofer’s script is very open about portraying Emile Griffith’s sexuality.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Emile Griffith, Huntington-Theatre-Company, John Douglas Thompson, Man in the Ring, Matt Hanson, Michael Cristofer

Fuse Theater Review: Shakespearean Sublimity — “Red Velvet”

As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson, London, nineteenth century, Red Velvet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare&Company

Theater Feature: John Douglas Thompson on “Red Velvet” — Race and Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century

Few people are familiar with the achievement of nineteenth century African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.

By: Kate Abbott Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson, Kate Abbott, London, nineteenth century, Red Velvet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare&Company

Theater Review: Shakespeare & Co Mounts a Powerful Staging of “Mother Courage”

Olympia Dukakis makes good on her desire to evoke the weakness the indomitable Mother Courage fights so hard to cover up: the actress conveys the highs and lows of this gargantuan character with enormous power.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bertolt Brecht, Eric-Bentley, John Douglas Thompson, Mother Courage, Olympia Dukakis, Shakespeare and Company

Theater Review: Antony and Cleopatra Pitch Woo in Hartford

The Hartford Stage may be far from the shores of the Nile, but this lively production of Antony & Cleopatra and the company’s rejuvenated theater space are fit for the entertainment of a Pharaoh. Anthony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. Directed by Tina Landau. At the Hartford Stage, 50 Church Street, Hartford, CT, through November […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Antony-and-Cleopatra, Hartford Stage, John Douglas Thompson, Kate Mulgrew, Michael Wilson, Shakespeare, Susan Miron, Tina Landau

Culture Vulture: High-Energy ‘Richard III’

Reviewed by Helen Epstein I saw Shakespeare & Company‘s excellent production of Richard III in Lenox, MA last weekend (through September 5 at Founders’ Theatre), with an exceptionally strong ensemble that was kicked into high gear by a high-energy performance from John Douglas Thompson in the title role.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Berkshires, Culture Vulture, John Douglas Thompson, Richard III, Shakespeare, Shakespeare & Company

Theater Review: The Metaphysical Urgency of “Richard III”

Actor John Douglas Thompson can captivate, seduce, and thrill any audience in any play, which is exactly what he did, once again, in Shakespeare & Company’s enthralling new production of The Life and Death of King Richard III. The Life and Death of King Richard III by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jonathan Croy. Conceived and […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Berkshires, John Douglas Thompson, Nigel Gore, Richard III, Shakespeare & Company, Susan Miron, Theater, Tod Randolph, William-Shakespeare

Culture Vulture: July Highlights in the Berkshires

By Helen Epstein For Stephen Sondheim fans there’s the Barrington Stage Company production of Sweeney Todd that runs till July 17. I’m waiting for Yasmina Reza’s Art , which is directed by Henry Wishcamper and runs from July 22 through August 7.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Theater Tagged: Barrington Stage Company, Bershires, Culture Vulture, John Douglas Thompson, Summer, Tony Simotes

Culture Vulture at Shakespeare & Company

Like many devotees of Shakespeare & Company, I’ve long been an admirer of Tod Randolph, who over the last thirteen years in the Berkshires has given indelible and exceptionally intelligent performances of such Shakespearean roles as Desdemona and Portia. Miriam Hyman (Donna) and John Douglas Thompson (Dad) in “The Dreamer Examines his Pillow” at Shakespeare […]

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Berkshires, Culture Vulture, John Douglas Thompson, John Patrick Shanley, Miriam Hyman, Shakespeare and Company, The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, Tod Randolph

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