Presented By:
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare’s Globe has become one of the most popular visitor destinations in the UK, at the heart of the regeneration of London’s Bankside. Shakespeare’s Globe is a charity and continues to operate without annual government funding.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole, the theatre season plays in repertory from April to October annually, and has gained an international reputation for performance excellence. Globe Education, directed by Patrick Spottiswoode, is one of the largest arts education departments in the country, and shares its approaches to the teaching of Shakespeare with over 100,000 students a year. Shakespeare’s Globe Tour and Exhibition is open all year round and is the world’s only permanent exhibition dedicated to Shakespeare’s theatrical career.
Other on-site facilities include the Swan Bar and Brasserie and private entertaining rooms, with stunning views over the River Thames. The Globe Shop sells a wide range of gifts and books, aimed to increase the enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare.
Created by:
Shakespeare's Globe
Starring:
Joseph Marcell
Directed by:
Bill Buckhurst
Series:
Legends
Joseph Marcell
Previous work for Shakespeare’s Globe includes: Omeros, King Lear (2013 tour), Much Ado About Nothing, Coriolanus and Under the Black Flag. Other theatre includes: A Freeman of Colour (Lincoln Centre); Inherit the Wind, King Lear, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew (Old Globe, San Diego); Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Theatre, D.C); Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Our Friends in the North, Peter Pan, The Great White Hope (RSC); As You Like It (Folger Theatre, D.C); Gem of the Ocean (Tricycle Theatre/Arena Stage, USA); Othello (Lyric Theatre/Arts Theatre); Breakfast with Mugabe (Ustinov Theatre, Bath); Radio Golf, Let There Be Love, Walk Hard Talk Loud, King Hedley II, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Tricyle Theatre); Hamlet (Basingstoke); Master Harold and the Boys, Peer Gynt (National Theatre); Sherlock Holmes (Broadway); Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Co. USA); and Seniors (Hudson L.A.). Film includes: Cry Freedom, Sioux City, A Beautiful Life, We Three, Playing Away and Hero. Television includes: “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Jericho,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Brothers and Sisters,” “Madmen and Specialists,” “EastEnders,” “End of the Line,” “Empire Road,” “In the House,” “Frost” and “Living Single.”
Steven Maler
Steven Maler is the Founding Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Director of the Sorenson Center For The Arts at Babson College. His 2011 production of All’s Well That Ends Well won the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production – Large Theatre. His CSC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream won the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Director – Small Resident Theatre Company. His production of Suburbia for the SpeakEasy Stage Company won Best Production – Fringe Theatre Company. Other productions include The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Coriolanus, The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, and The Tempest for CSC; Without You, written by and starring Anthony Rapp, which has played New York, Boston, Toronto, Edinburg, London and Seoul; and The L.A. Plays by Han Ong for the American Repertory Theatre, where he was the Artistic Associate for New Plays. He directed the American premiere of Peter Eötvös’ operatic treatment of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, and the New England premiere of Thomas Ades’ Powder Her Face, both for Opera Boston. Maler is a graduate of the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University, where he was the Associate Director of Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 and Henry V. He was also Associate Director for Titus Andronicus and Hamlet in Tokyo. His feature film, The Autumn Heart, starring Tyne Daly and Ally Sheedy, was in the Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award at the Nantucket Film Festival. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a John Motley Morehead Scholar.
About Roxbury Community College:
Now in its 41st year, Roxbury Community College is a co-educational, multicultural, public institution of higher education offering Associate Degrees and certificate programs. RCC’s primary objective is to provide learning opportunities to residents of the Commonwealth, specifically those individuals living in the greater Boston area, “optimum opportunity for access to a college education consistent with their interests and aptitudes and to reduce to a minimum economic, social, psychological and academic barriers to educational opportunity.” RCC’s mission is to facilitate the success of students in achieving their educational goals.
“Well-played”
”More than worthwhile”
— The Washington Post
“Marcell is a Lear to remember”
“You will never forget these performances”
— Broadway World
“A King Lear for our times”
“Marcell’s Lear is one to whom, as another great playwright put it, attention must be paid”
— DC Theater Scene
“Powerful”
“A marvel”
“Joseph Marcell… goes all out for this production”
— MD Theater Guide
“Pure theatrical magic”
“A majestic Lear”
“The intensity [Marcell] brings to his character is astounding”
“Thoroughly engaging from start to finish”
— The Freelance Star
“Fine, clear acting”
“Excellent theatre”
— Fringe Review
“Refreshing”
— AM New York
“Strong acting delivers an engaging and emotional drama”
“Joseph Marcell is outstanding as Lear, veering from kingly grandeur to rage and then madness”
“The acting is on point”
“A fabulous production that gives you… the true experience of making art out of next to nothing”
— Boston Event Insider
“I have not stopped thinking about it”
“Marcell is fantastic”
“Many of the themes had not resonated with me until this production”
— WBGH, Jared Bowen
“Beguiling”
“Absorbing”
— Bristol Post
“You can’t help but fall for the energy of this Lear”
“Joseph Marcell gives a playful, understated majesty to his Lear”
— Phindie.com
“A powerful performance”
“Electric”
“Joseph Marcell is stunning as Lear”
— Broad Street Review
“Excitingly accessible”
“The perfect production for introducing young people to the glory and scope of Shakespeare”
“Entertaining, enlightening, and enjoyable”
“A Lear of piercing clarity and unflagging vivacity”
— Neal's Paper
“Remarkable”
“The performances are crisply-spoken and vigorous”
“Is certainly a King Lear that I will happily remember”
— New Jersey Newsroom
“Stunning”
“Heart-breaking stuff”
— Portsmouth News UK
“The acting is faultless”
“Ingenious”
“Leaves you awe-struck”
“Magnificent”
“No other production of Shakespeare will ever compete”
“King Lear is so stunning, it’s hard to hold it all in your head”
— Cambridge News
“The acting is broad, the diction is superb, the entertainment values high”
“Entertaining and accessible”
— WBUR's - The Artery
“Marcell’s portrayal of the doddering king is a tour de force”
“Flawless delivery of the text”
“Delight your eyes, ears, mind and soul”
“An evening that you will not soon forget”
— White Rhino Report
“Beyond funny.”
— @hill_imani, Twitter
— @Danfrmbourque, Twitter
“A wonderful play and performance!”
— David Maister, Audience Member
“Smart. Funny. Brilliantly acted and directed. The best.”
— Peter Clemons, Audience Member