Thursday, August 07, 2008
"The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life." Oscar Wilde
Stephanie Lane, David Green, Matt Severyn, Seth Olen Inglis, Lynn O'Shaughnessy, and Ann Marie Gideon (photo from Berkshire Theatre Festival's website)
The cast is composed of several of the acting apprentices that are here for the summer session. An extremely talented bunch of actors, all. Standouts for me were Matt Severyn as Passepartout and Ann Marie Gideon in a variety of roles. They made me laugh the hardest whenever they were on stage.
The talented Victoria Depew who designed all the costumes gave me permission to post some of her pictures here. This will give you an idea of the wonderful detail that goes into these productions.....and show you just how talented Tory is!
Ann Marie Gideon in one of her many roles as an elephant owner
Harrison Gibbons as Detective Fix
The gamblers at the club
Seth Olen Inglis as Phileas Fogg
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In the evening I went over to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket to see the Swedish Royal Ballet soloists troupe "Stockholm 59 degrees North". I love the 'Pillow' because they bring so many wonderful dance groups here each summer, troupes from all over the world. Each performance is so unique.
The final dance "Castrati" was choreographed by the famous Spanish choreographer, Nacho Duarto. It featured 11 male dancers in a breathtaking dance that can only be described as exciting with homoerotic overtones. When it was over, the lady next to me just said "WOW" and that kind of sums up how this performance affected me. I sat next to a delightful young man who is a dance student at the Boston Conservatory and he gave me a little education into the program being offered including the other dances choreographed by Mats Ek. A wonderful evening!
