Reduced Shakespeare podcast with Peter Holland

Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company stopped by the Shakespeare at Notre Dame offices the other day and had a conversation with Peter Holland. We think you’ll enjoy the resulting podcast:podcast-logo-170x170

http://www.reducedshakespeare.com/2013/05/episode-337-professor-peter-holland/

Our Richard III poster

Richard III PosterI hope we’re not stealing thunder from The Shirt, but we’re very excited to unveil our poster for Richard III designed by Chantelle Snyder, photo by Paul Cerro, Richard – Michael Gotch

Tickets for Richard III go on sale on April 26, 2013 at Noon.

Elizabeth Ledo as Anne in Richard III

Elizabeth Ledo

Elizabeth Ledo

Elizabeth Ledo returns for her fifth season at the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival having appeared last year as Ophelia in Hamlet, and previously as Narissa in The Merchant of Venice, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Adriana in The Comedy of Errors. Elizabeth grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but has been based in Chicago for the past 18 years. Chicago credits include As You Like It, Amadeus, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Funk It Up About Nothin’ (Chicago Shakespeare); The Comedy of Errors, The Illusion, Titus Andronicus, Uncle Vanya and The Real Thing (Court); Homebody/Kabul and Morningstar (Steppenwolf); Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple (Drury Lane Oakbrook); Boleros for the Disenchanted (Goodman); The Homosexuals and Say You Love Satan (About Face Theatre); Arms and the Man (Writers’ Theatre), The Chalk Garden (Northlight); and The Old Curiosity Shop (Lookingglass Theatre). Her regional credits include Arcadia (Indiana Repertory) and over 20 productions with Milwaukee Repertory. Elizabeth is also a voice-over talent and can be heard on numerous commercials, video games and The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas produced by Falcon Picture Group. She is a proud graduate of Loyola University of Chicago. We are looking forward to her portrayal of Lady Anne.

Matt Daniels to make his NDSF Debut in Richard III

Matt Daniels

Matt Daniels

Matt Daniels makes his Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival debut in the roles of Clarence and Tyrell in our upcoming production of Richard III. Based in Milwaukee, his recent credits include the title role in Jeeves in Bloom at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents at Forward Theater, The Chosen at In Tandem Theater, and A Wrinkle in Time at First Stage. He has also appeared at Milwaukee Shakespeare, the Illinois and North Carolina Shakespeare Festivals, Lake Geneva Theatre Co., Shakespeare Project of Chicago, Kentucky Rep., Seven Angels Theater, and on many independent stages in New York. His directing work has been seen in Milwaukee and New York, and he is Associate Director of First Stage Theater Academy’s Young Company, where he teaches Viewpoints, Shakespeare, and Voice. An avid ukulelist, Matt enjoys Ukulele Hour with Il Bazzone’s Wondrous Jumping Flea Circus. Training: Juilliard. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.