He’s often mistaken for a local, but Jimmy Humphries is only here for ten weeks each summer. A Professor at Wittenburg College in Springfield, Ohio, Jimmy Humphries has been a member of the Texas Shakespeare Festival for the last twenty years.
All the World's a Stage... and somebody has to sell it - (Jul 18, 2010)
Box Office, Stratford Room, coffee, tickets, shirts, memorabilia, smiling faces - The Texas Shakespeare Festival Customer Service Team are the faces that every patron sees.
Texas Shakespeare Festival at a Glance - (Jul 18, 2010)
Ever wonder about the company that is behind the wonderful show you just saw?
Interview with actor J.Hernandez - (Jul 8, 2010)
Hernandez TSF audiences might recognize from the 2009 season playing Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, Longavillle in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Valere in Tartuffe. This thirty year old actor has roots in Virginia and Texas. Graduating from San Marcos at Texas State University with and MFA in Directing as well as a MFA in acting from University of Virginia he has a wealth of acting and directing experience under his belt.
Taking on Kilgore: The Showroom and the Back Porch - (Jul 7, 2010)
The cast and crew of over 70 company members come from all over the world to the small town of Kilgore to produce the plays at the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Working 13 hour days, 6 days a week, can take it's toll. The TSF company embraces the mantra "work hard, play hard," always finding ways to enjoy themselves at Kilgore's favorite "hot spots."
Interview with Director Brendon Fox - (Jul 3, 2010)
Brendon Fox's interest in theatre began in his teenage years growing up in Connecticut. This interest led him to study theatre at Northwestern University in Illinois and then to UCLA for his MFA.
All the world's a stage ...and someone had to stitch it together! - (Jun 25, 2010)
Our work is never done at the Texas Shakespeare Festival! There is always something more to do--just ask our Properties and Costume Departments. Each show is unique and requires special elements.
Interview with Andy Nagraj - (Jun 25, 2010)
Andy has worked in a variety of theaters in Virginia, Ohio, and Chicago, including The Steppenwolf theater. He is currently pursuing his Masters degree at the PTTP (Professional Theater Training Program) at the University of Delaware.
Interview with Meaghan Sullivan - (Jun 23, 2010)
"...within the same year I'll have played the same role twice, which I've never done before and which will be very fun, usually when you finish a run of a play, you finally get a handle of the character so then you're like 'gosh I want to do this again, I want to play it again' so I get that opportunity, which is icredible."
All the world's a stage ...and someone had to build it! - (Jun 18, 2010)
As the avid TSF fan may know, all of the season's sets are crafted by three teams: carpenters, painters, and properties. This year's teams have been working exceptionally hard, but still have a lot to go.
Get to know your Acting Interns - (Jun 18, 2010)
Our acting interns come from esteemed universities all over the country (and world) to audition for the Texas Shakespeare Festival. TSF acting interns pay their dues by playing smaller parts in the season and leading roles in our annual children's show. Here at TSF they get a chance to gain professional experience by working with our directors and production teams.
Design Dessert: Ebarb's Flavorful Fashion for The Learned Ladies - (Jun 16, 2010)
In his research for the show, costume designer Joel Ebarb related each character to a different flavor of ice cream. Originally set in France, now set in New York, Ebarb tried to think of something that represented the American summertime. What better than ice cream?
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Director Speaks - (Jun 16, 2010)
Mr. Gregg Brevoort travels the country as a freelance director, going where ever he gets a call. When asked what he would most like to direct he simply stated: "Shakespeare...it's like a puzzle." Mr. Brevoort loves the challenge of directing Shakespeare: "the histories, the tragedies, the more complicated ones."
Interview with actor Andrew Goldwasser - (Jun 10, 2010)
"...The best privilege for me as an actor is to get to speak those words, the best words ever written. To get to speak them and hopefully move a modern audience with something that was written hundreds of years ago."
The Texas Shakespeare Festival
Celebrates its Twenty-Fifth Season
The Texas Shakespeare Festival has long been recognized as a premier regional theatre featuring professional actors playing the well-loved characters of Shakespeare, Molière, Rostand, Wilde, Shaw, Williams and more. Nestled among the pines and oaks of East Texas, the quaint college town of Kilgore transforms into a vibrant theatre center for twelve weeks each summer.
Professional actors, directors, designers, costumers, properties artists, carpenters, scenic artists, electricians and many other theatre craftsmen gather in Kilgore each year to create the magic that is The Texas Shakespeare Festival. These consummate professionals come from across the nation and around the globe. Many return again and again because of the wonderful experience The Texas Shakespeare Festival represents.
The Festival is truly exceptional in that each season five full productions are brought to life on the stage of the Van Cliburn Auditorium in the Ann Dean Turk Fine Arts Center at Kilgore College. Certainly the company of this anniversary season has honored the legacy of the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Two of Shakespeare's favorite comedies, As You Like It and Two Gentlemen of Verona, open the Festival's season along with Moliere's rich and amusing, The Learned Ladies. These three classics are coupled with the charming musical tale of Noah and his adventure with God, Two by Two, plus this year's children's show, The Tortoise and the Hare.
This Silver Season promises something extra special; the new Texas Shakespeare Festival Center, a beautiful facility offered to the Festival last December by Kilgore College. This summer the camaraderie which develops within the company will be enhanced with so many of the departments working together under the same roof.
We're excited for you to join us for this Twenty-Fifth Season of the Texas Shakespeare Festival.
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