EDUCATion
(Weekender) march 8, 2012
Shakespeare Adaptation Made for One Woman “In her Nearly Lear, the actress tells the tragedy of King Lear through stories, film and music—plus some of the original text. The show received an award in January for best performance at the International Performing Arts for Youth conference in Austin, Texas. On the OSU campus, the work is being cosponsored by the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Arts Initiative. A pair of performances will be staged as part of the ‘Year of Shakespeare.’” Photo courtesy of Doug Forster
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Theatre Chat: Nearly Lear “The best audiences for me are when there are people of all ages together, with everyone getting something a little different from the experience. I think that there is a need for a truly rich shared family or inter-generational theatre-going experience.” —Susanna Hamnett,
200 reasons why Columbus is a great place to raise a family “The Wexner Center for the Arts: The cool quotient at the Wex is off the charts from visual arts to performing arts, and now they’re expanding their community-education efforts, including a teen learning lab.”
actress and writer, Nearly Lear
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@littband Excited to be playing for the always-lovely crowd @wexarts tonight!! Hoping someone will bring us yummy cupcakes again....
media overview / Fall 2011–Spring 2012
April 2012
march 8, 2012