Monday, January 26, 2009

Tony Simotes is the new Artistic Director for Shakespeare & Company

Congratulations to Tony Simotes.

Many an Emerson College graduate from my era felt keenly affected by the comings and goings at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. Tony worked at Emerson briefly and directed me in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (I was Givola) and Richard III. Two of the best experiences I had in college. He's a dynamic character, a kick ass fight director, and basically took no bullshit from us. Loved it.

For those inclined to know such things, in Richard III, Matthew Trumbull and I played the murderers, and we had the pleasure of killing one David DelGrosso, playing Clarence.

2 comments:

  1. That's fantastic! Go get 'em, Tony.

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  2. I saw that, I may even still have pictures.

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