tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:07:16 +0000Voices from inside the round "O" on Peachtree Street: hear what our actors, directors and staff have to say about the work we do at America's only Shakespeare Tavern!http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)Blogger63125InsideTheShakespeareTavernhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-775617530124527148Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-11-06T15:07:16.535-05:00We asked a select group of Club Members (those who have been members for more than 10 years) to tell us their favorite Tavern memories:David Rood says: Heidi Cline's production of Two Gents, which ended with a Florentine-style duel on a stage in the round VERY close to the audience. It was on a small island, almost too small for the action, and Brik [Berkes] actually fell off one night during a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/HC35R8dzip4/our-oldest-club-members-talk-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/HC35R8dzip4" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-oldest-club-members-talk-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-2568787227181543367Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-10-29T12:57:10.564-04:00This poem was one of the first ones submitted. I'm sad it didn't win (though the author did eventually submit a winning poem), but I'm happy to share it with you all:Rosalind: Sonnet I-285By Gordon C. CallawayYou are as hott as a humid Atlanta evenin’.You make my vision hazy and it’s hard to breath.Tornadoes shake the dogwood blossoms of April,And short shorts grace the skaters of Piedmont http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/de3nkjvbRN4/one-of-my-favorite-poems-from-bad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/de3nkjvbRN4" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-of-my-favorite-poems-from-bad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-105487196895983609Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-10-20T15:46:35.246-04:00shakespeare taverndouble-troublemirror manRecently Artistic Director Jeff Watkins and our Chairman of the Board David Weiss had a lunch meeting in my & Jeff's office. I walked in to this:They really do look alike, don't they? -posted by Jeanettehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/3hgIQ5UmURk/jeff-andjeff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/3hgIQ5UmURk" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/10/jeff-andjeff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-5980750871814462724Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:15:00 +00002009-09-27T16:16:42.691-04:00If you're a fan of Craig Ferguson and The Late Late Show on CBS like I am, then you'll love this:-Posted by Jeanettehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/Wsi5iXe6jd8/great-monologue-on-shakespeare-by-craig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/Wsi5iXe6jd8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/09/great-monologue-on-shakespeare-by-craig.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-4759580872836685346Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-09-18T15:47:37.067-04:00Ever wondered where the people who pop out of the trap doors on stage are coming from? Take a look: Posted by Kristin Hallhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/JNLYPOZE_Gk/welcome-to-hell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/JNLYPOZE_Gk" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/09/welcome-to-hell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-2728976008282606999Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-09-18T15:47:17.521-04:00Hey everyone, remember how I said that we would try to put up some videos showing the backstage changes that we made as part of the Phoenix Project this summer? Well, here's Jeff Watkins talking about the renovations in 'Rehearsal Hall 1.' This is the main space used by our company not only for rehearsal of our productions, but also for Education programming such as our summer camps and classes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/70ln7VGzBi8/hey-everyone-remember-how-i-said-that_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/70ln7VGzBi8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/09/hey-everyone-remember-how-i-said-that_16.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-8325435299382140321Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:37:00 +00002009-09-05T13:40:17.295-04:00(Click on it to read the small type. No offense to you "Twilight" fans...)Posted by Jeanette Meierhofer, Marketing Managerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/SRtjxAjsayk/shakespeare-funny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/SRtjxAjsayk" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/09/shakespeare-funny.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-6258442708474613354Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:07:00 +00002009-09-05T13:11:39.091-04:00We've got some great photos from our past 25 years as The Atlanta Shakespeare Company and our 20 years at The Shakespeare Tavern. Here are two:This is our lobby when we first opened 20 years ago. See that table? That's the Box Office!Here's Jeff Watkins in rehearsal many many years ago!Is there a picture from our past you'd like to see? Let me know!Jeanette@shakespearetavern.comPosted by Jeanettehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/8JGo-3DVFFw/early-tavern-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/8JGo-3DVFFw" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/09/early-tavern-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-1635914227152556991Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:33:00 +00002009-08-30T23:01:55.642-04:00About ten minutes before the show tonight, our beloved Paul Hester was feeling a wee bit off. His stomach was hurting him a little, but he thought he would be okay and we started the show as usual. Complete Works is a very fast paced show with a lot of running around. Paul has a lot of costume changes. As he came off for each change, he said that his stomach was getting worse and worse, and he http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/YSbu3x6qUE0/update-on-paul-hester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/YSbu3x6qUE0" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/08/update-on-paul-hester.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-3567891990755199877Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:23:00 +00002009-08-23T15:42:03.580-04:00Bear with me as I get used to using the camera! Here are two quick videos I shot as the cast & crew of As You Like It gathered for their first rehearsal of our 20th season on Peachtree Street. And let it be known that though this is our 20th season at The Shakespeare Tavern, The Atlanta Shakespeare Company has been performing for 25 years (the first 5 years we performed at various venues like Thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/z-PzGRlfuLI/two-quick-videos-of-first-rehearsal-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/z-PzGRlfuLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/08/two-quick-videos-of-first-rehearsal-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-6563716649511115297Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:25:00 +00002009-08-17T15:35:42.280-04:00You'd never know that high school students can have inhibitions about Shakespeare when watching the productions put on by both sessions of our summer Shakespeare Intensive for Teens. The intensive (or 'SIT' for short) is open to rising 9th graders through rising college freshmen, and the name fits: it's intense. These dedicated teens give four weeks of their summer to spend 7 hours a day with ushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/_8KueTurW3g/of-superheroes-swords-and-humorous_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/_8KueTurW3g" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/08/of-superheroes-swords-and-humorous_14.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-3429498424634245711Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:51:00 +00002009-08-17T15:35:53.815-04:00While the tail end of this summer might have seemed all quiet on the mainstage production front, at the end of July we wrapped up our most successful summer yet here at the Shakespeare Tavern's Education Department. For one thing, this year we had enough demand to create a second session of our newest summer day camp, "Shakespeare Superheroes," for ages 8-13. The camp uses pieces of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/hXyupddEU3Q/of-superheroes-swords-and-humorous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/hXyupddEU3Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/08/of-superheroes-swords-and-humorous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-8128487832070411448Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:28:00 +00002009-08-17T15:36:13.849-04:00Hey there Tavern blog readers! Things have been whatever lies beyond crazy while we were leading up to, and then making it through, this summer.What was so special about this summer, you ask? Many of you probably noticed that after our run of The Mystery of Irma Vep, the Shakespeare Tavern closed for the month of July and the first week of August, which is pretty unusual for us. But not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/pcHHcUrsfYQ/long-time-no-write-or-i-know-what-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/pcHHcUrsfYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/08/long-time-no-write-or-i-know-what-we.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-3612888285764724572Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:14:00 +00002009-08-14T15:39:06.558-04:00Last week we had a very fun photo shoot for The Mystery of Irma Vep (which opens June 6!). Here's an outtake:Jeff McKerley and Dolph Amick, hamming it up.-Jeanette Meierhofer, Marketing Managerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/7-mXyilQiO8/irma-vep-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/7-mXyilQiO8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/04/irma-vep-photo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-7833013517637925104Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:32:00 +00002009-08-14T15:39:41.037-04:00featuredactorHow did you get into acting? Where did you go to college?I was in church plays when I was in elementary school, but I really got into acting in high school. My first role was the Ray, the detective, in Rebel Without A Cause. I realized that it was easier to get noticed by girls if you were working on a play with them. Plus I really needed the compliments on my performances at the time.I went to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/MkK8fhccE3w/march-featured-actor-mike-niedzwecki.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/MkK8fhccE3w" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-featured-actor-mike-niedzwecki.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-8728348195513767877Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:09:00 +00002009-01-22T16:13:09.333-05:00apprenticesBy Amee Vyas Savvy blog readers will have noticed that former Apprentice company members sometime make reference to the insect they were, for instance my apprentice class was nicknamed “Butterflies.” Why and how did this practice start? Technically, the practice didn’t begin until the 3rd Apprentice class was at the Tavern. Kirk Seaman (a 2nd year Apprentice company member, a “grasshopper”) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/WKBeCb80Kfs/what-is-with-all-insects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/WKBeCb80Kfs" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-is-with-all-insects.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-2031275539359820761Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:30:00 +00002009-08-14T15:40:12.195-04:00featuredactor Paul Hester joined the Shakespeare Tavern as a member of the 2003-2004 Apprentice Company. He was called back from a General Audition and he says that he really liked the feel of the Tavern the first time he ever saw a show here. After his apprenticeship, his big break at the Tavern came when he was cast in The Mandrake, which was also his favorite classical comedy here.Paul has always http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/SVkdQxE2fV0/december-featured-actor-paul-hester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/SVkdQxE2fV0" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/12/december-featured-actor-paul-hester.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-105646311337972341Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:20:00 +00002008-11-12T10:20:00.443-05:00AskanActorHere at the Shakespeare Tavern blog, we have a form in the sidebar where you can submit a question to one of our actors. Please feel free to submit your questions and we'll have answers for you soon!Actor : Matthew FeltenQuestion:I recently went to see one of your plays with my school. I wanted to say that I loved your proformance. You were amazing and also my favorite actor. I wanted to know http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/0k4e0UbxXnI/ask-actor-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/0k4e0UbxXnI" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/11/ask-actor-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-7290766160550165525Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:34:00 +00002008-11-10T15:34:00.373-05:00staff By Kristin HallEducation Development CoordinatorAfter a month as the new Education Development Coordinator for the Shakespeare Tavern, I can tell you that working for the Tavern is not your usual desk job.For one thing, I’ve been a fan of this company for years, and I still can’t quite believe that I actually work here now. I find myself grinning as I walk into work because thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/ttOGMn5nQDg/first-impressions-from-working-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/ttOGMn5nQDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-impressions-from-working-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-2542827087977296114Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:18:00 +00002008-11-06T16:31:06.090-05:00HenryVIfeaturedactorMary Ruth Ralston has been with the Shakespeare Tavern since 2006 when she joined the 2006-2007 Apprentice Company (the Fruit Flies). She had just graduated with a BA in Theatre from Brenau University. Mary Ruth starting acting in High School. She had always been raised to be very playful. Her parents were imaginative and encouraged her by playing lots of games throughout her childhood. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/P9a2ZvGE3HI/november-featured-actor-mary-ruth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/P9a2ZvGE3HI" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/11/november-featured-actor-mary-ruth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-8972506728822733955Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:20:00 +00002008-10-17T16:37:10.688-04:00HenryVIIf you will look to your right, you will notice a new sidebar has appeared. This sidebar contains the totals for how many tickets are left for each Part of Henry VI, which runs from November 7th to November 30th.Each Part of the play only has five performances, so be sure to grab your tickets now as they are going fast!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/y3Hf9Kj2REM/henry-counter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/y3Hf9Kj2REM" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/10/henry-counter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-5331500073615533891Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:53:00 +00002008-10-09T15:56:19.647-04:00(see if we took any of their suggestions in April 2009!)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/69W1KzmfPg8/rowan-atkinson-and-hugh-laurie-try-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/69W1KzmfPg8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/10/rowan-atkinson-and-hugh-laurie-try-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-4299756022802005805Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:17:00 +00002008-10-17T16:37:32.739-04:00featuredactorJC Long has been at the Shakespeare Tavern since he was 17. While jointly enrolled in High School and Georgia Tech (as an Aerospace Engineering major), he auditioned for a part in Richard III. He won the role of Edward V, and performed in his first show nearly 12 years ago.JC has been consistently performing on the Tavern stage since then, with a couple of brief pauses to go on international http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/12VIBeXEYCo/october-featured-actor-jc-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/12VIBeXEYCo" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-featured-actor-jc-long.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-8988847868965430028Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:44:00 +00002008-09-17T13:33:33.929-04:00featuredactorSince the first grade, Andrew Houchins has been involved in plays. His first role ever was as Uncle Albert (who loved to laugh) in Mary Poppins. Since then, he was involved in everything he could be during middle school and high school. He received a degree in Theatre with an emphasis on Performance from UNC Greensboro. His first role as a freshman in college was playing Hamlet, a role that he http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/RbUkAj0B48g/september-featured-actor-andrew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/RbUkAj0B48g" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/09/september-featured-actor-andrew.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905568624190913226.post-7856866716433816799Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:30:00 +00002008-09-04T17:36:22.135-04:00 I have a lot of fun when I get to take press photos (Jeff Watkins usually takes them). Here's a glimpse into today's photo shoot for Antony and Cleopatra... posted by Jeanettehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~3/c_NMxYPwnAY/antony-and-cleopatra-photo-shoot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Shakespeare Tavern)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsideTheShakespeareTavern/~4/c_NMxYPwnAY" height="1" width="1"/>http://shakespearetavern.blogspot.com/2008/09/antony-and-cleopatra-photo-shoot.html