The Winter's Tale
Posted in 2010
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jeremy Cole
October 22 through November 20, 2010
The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have re-labelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics, among them W. W. Lawrence, consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comedic and supply a happy ending.
Brilliantly juggling drama, comedy, romance and suspense, The Winter's Tale is filled with twists and turns, laughs, surprises, and fascinating characters (including one of the first feminist roles ever written) – all this, and Shakespeare’s glorious poetry, as well.
It’s no wonder the Observer wrote that “this tragi-comi-romance is possibly Shakespeare's most emotionally complex and breathtakingly theatrical play.
Nevertheless, the play has been intermittently popular, revived in productions in various forms and adaptations by some of the leading theatre practitioners in Shakespearean performance history, beginning after a long interval with David Garrick in his adaptation called Florizel and Perdita (first performed in 1754 and published in 1756.
The Winter's Tale was revived again in the 19th century, when the third "pastoral" act was widely popular). In the second half of the 20th century The Winter's Tale in its entirety, and drawn largely from the First Folio text, was often performed, with varying degrees of success.
Cast of Characters
| Time, in childhood |
Jamie Atlas |
| Leontes, King of Sicilia |
Richard Aiello |
| Hermione, Queen of Sicilia |
Kerry Gudjohnsen |
| Polixenes, King of Bohemia |
Stanley Spenger |
| Camillo, Lord of Sicilia, later of Bohemia |
Robert Cooper |
| Autolycus, Lord of Bohemia, later con-man |
Jaime Lee Currier |
| Mamillius, Prince of Sicilia |
Jamie Atlas |
| Emilia, a lady in waiting |
Madeleine Hansen |
| Lady in Waiting |
Josie Alvarez |
| Officer of the Court |
Joseph Hirsch |
| Jailer |
David Weiner |
| First Lord of Sicilia |
Rhio Ossola |
| Second Lord of Sicilia |
Tavis Kammet |
| Antigonus, Advisor to Leontes |
Norman Macleod |
| Cleomenes, Lord of Sicilia |
Ty Mark Williams |
| Dion, Lord of Sicilia |
Paul Dana |
| Paulina, Advisor to Leontes |
Holly Bradford |
| Lady in Court |
Rachel Siegal |
| Lady in Court |
Jaime Lee Currier |
| Mariner, a Sicilian seaman |
David Weiner |
| Bear |
Joseph Hirsch |
| Old Shepherd, a Bohemian |
Rhio Ossola |
| Young Shepherd, a Bohemian |
Tavis Kammet |
| Time in adolescence |
Rachel Siegel |
| Time in adulthood |
Kerry Gudjohnsen |
| Florizel, Prince of Bohemia |
Joseph Hirsch |
| Perdita, Princess of Sicilia |
Rachel Siegel |
| Mopsa, a shepherdess |
Madeleine Hansen |
| Dorcas, a shepherdess |
Josie Alvarez |
| Servant |
Ty Mark Williams |
| Shepherd |
Paul Dana |
| Shepherd boy |
Jamie Atlas |
| Sicilian Lord |
David Weiner |
| Time in age |
Norman Macleod |
Production
| Director |
Jeremy Cole |
| Assistant Director |
Benjamin Cooper |
| Costumer |
Lisa Danz |
| Assistant Costumer |
Mengying Wu |
| Set Designer |
Norman de Veyra |
| Lighting Design |
Bob Gudmundsson |
| Stage Manager |
Juliann Halvorsen |
| Light Operator |
Benjamin Cooper |
| Sound Operator & Lighting Effects |
Krista Bowman |
| Sound Operator & Lighting Effects |
Shifra Pride Raffel |
| Miscellaneous |
Jerome Solberg |
| Press & Lobby Photos |
Anna Kaminska |
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Richard Aiello and Kerry Gudjohnsen
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Kerry Gudjohnsen, Madeleine Hansen, Jamie Atlas, and Josie Alvarez
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Ricahrd Aiello and Holly Bradford
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Joseph Hirsch and Rachel Siegel
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Joseph Hirsch and Stanley Spenger
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Tavis Kammet, Jaime Lee Currier, and Rhio Ossola
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Ty Mark Williams and Jaime Lee Currier
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Rachel Siegel, Kerry Gudjohnsen, and Richard Aiello
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Rhio Ossola and Norman Macleod
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Paul Dana, Josie Alvarez, and David Weiner
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Madeleine Hansen, Ty Mark Williams, Jamie Lee Currier, Josie Alvarez, and David Weiner
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Kerry Gudjohnsen, Madeleine Hansen, Jamie Atlas, and Josie Alvarez
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Rachel Siegel, Joseph Hirsch, Benjamin Cooper, Stanley Spenger, and Richard Aiello.
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Benjamin Cooper, Richard Aiello, and Stanley Spenger
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Paul Dana, Josie Alvarez, Jaime Lee Currier, Madeleine Hansen, and Tavis Kammet
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