King Lear Reigns (And Rains) At Shakespeare & Co’s Benefit And Opening
The New Spruce Theatre was the main attraction at Shakespeare & Company's event.
Gerry Fultz, Claudia Perles, Elizabeth Aspenlieder, actress and the Company's director of business sponsorships and special events, and Mark Farrell
In the reprieve between the raindrops on Saturday, July 10, Shakespeare & Company hosted its tented benefit reception on rather damp grounds in Lenox, Mass. Following the period of robust hors d’oeuvres and drinks, guests made their way to The New Spruce Theatre for its inaugural production of “King Lear,” featuring Christopher Lloyd. The handsome outdoor theater, which was recently constructed — in about 90 days — has all the benefits of an open-air theater (including active bird chatter, a charming backdrop to the action) and, alas, its drawbacks. Towards the end of the first act, where already poor Cordelia has been disowned by her father, the rainclouds rolled in and action was stopped. However, the play must, and did, go on; the audience was moved into the Tina Packer Playhouse to finish out the performance.
Christopher Lloyd, in red, plays King Lear at S&Co's New Spruce Theatre.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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