Off Script With Dan Dwyer: Allyn Burrows, Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company

Allyn Burrows, who has longtime ties to Shakespeare & Company, has been named its artistic director. "He brings new energy and we all look forward to working with him," said theater founder Tina Packer.

Allyn has returned to Shakespeare & Company as the company’s Artistic Director. He was an artistic associate for several years and acted in numerous productions, including King John (King John)Much AdoAbout Nothing (Benedick)Henry V(Henry V), A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Oberon), Henry IV, Part 1(Hal), Measure for Measure(Angelo), Betrayal(Jerry), The House of Mirth(Lawrence Selden), Love’s Labours Lost(Berowne)Macbeth(Macduff), and The Compleat Works of Shakespeare. He was the Artistic Director of Actors’ Shakespeare Project in Boston for 7  years. Directing credits there include Romeo & Juliet , Pericles, Jon Lipsky’s Living in ExileRichard II, and The Tempest. Acting credits for ASP include The Winter’s Tale(Leontes), Henry VI Part 2(Gloucester and Jack Cade)Henry VIII( Henry VIII),Twelfth Night(Malvolio)Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2(Hotspur and Pistol)Timon of Athens(Timon), All’s Well that Ends Well(Parolles), King Lear (Kent), Measure for Measure(Duke Vincentio), and Richard III(Duke of Clarence)  . He has worked at a number of theaters around the country, including Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, The American Conservatory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, The Denver Center, and The Walnut St. Theatre. Television credits include The Broad Squad, Law and OrderLaw and Order: Criminal Intent, and Against the Law, and he can be seen in the films The Company Men,Julie& Julia, and Manchester by the Sea.

Twelfth Night

July 02 – August 04, 2019

Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare | Directed by Allyn Burrows

“Twelfth Night is funny, moving and hugely entertaining – in a crowded Berkshires summer of theater, it’s a real standout!” – Berkshire on Stage “A fast-paced…

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The Merry Wives of Windsor

August 08 – September 01, 2019

The Merry Wives of Windsor

By William Shakespeare | Directed by Kevin G. Coleman

“O powerful Love, that in some respects makes a beast a man, in some other a man a beast.” Sir John Falstaff vastly underestimates the Merry…

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