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Photo Flash: Sneak Peek Inside Rehearsal for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at the Alliance Theatre

By: Aug. 14, 2017
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Rehearsals are underway for ALLIANCE THEATRE's upcoming production of Shakespeare in Love, based on the 1998 film that won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Georgia Shakespeare co-founder and Artistic Director Richard Garner is directing this love letter to William Shakespeare in his company's former home at Oglethorpe University's Conant Performing Arts Center while the ALLIANCE THEATRE undergoes a complete renovation. Performances are August 30 - September 24, 2017. Opening night is Wednesday, September 6. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

Shakespeare in Love tells the fictional story of young Will Shakespeare's search for inspiration - one that ultimately leads to love and his greatest masterpiece. This new adaptation has delighted audiences in London and Ontario and now makes its Atlanta debut!

The all Atlanta-based cast features some of Atlanta's most talented and well-respected actors in one of the largest ensembles of the 2017/18 season. Leading the cast in the role of Will Shakespeare is Thomas Azar. A few of Azar's recent credits include In the Next Room, Angels in America, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, and The Confession - a staged reading of an Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition finalist. Will's muse Viola will be played by Bethany Anne Lind. Lind's recent Alliance credits include Troubadour, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Edward Foote. Other recent credits include Our Town and The Glass Menagerie.

Also joining the 23-member cast are Jeremy Aggers (Wabash/Frees); Chase Steven Anderson (Tilney); Caleb Baumann (Webster); Scott E. DePoy (Musician); Barrett Doyle (Peter); Allan Edwards (Sir Robert/ Boatman/ Ralph); Richard Garner (Henslowe); Thomas Neal Antwon Ghant (Marlowe); Devon Hales (Kate/Queen's Attendant); Christopher Hampton (Adam); Brian Hatch (Burbage); Tinashe Kajese-Bolden (Queen Elizabeth/Molly); Chris Kayser (Fennyman); Tess Malis Kincaid (Nurse); Joe Knezevich (Wessex); Meredith Myers (Mistress Quickly); Alexander Oakley (Robin); Gillian Rabin (Queen's Attendant); Benedetto Robinson (Nol); Stephen Ruffin (Sam); Travis Smith (Ned Alleyn/Lambert/Catling), and Norman the dog, who plays Spot.

Members of the Shakespeare in Love creative team include Clay Benning (Sound Designer); Brandon Bush (Music Director); Angela Balogh Calin (Set and Costume Designer); ELisa Carlson (Dialect Coach and Assistant Director); McCree O'Kelley (Choreographer); Scot J. Mann (Fight Choreographer); and Ken Yunker (Lighting Designer).

Tickets start at $20 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office in person or by calling 404.733.5000. Tickets are available online at www.alliancetheatre.org/shakespeareinlove. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Conant Performing Arts Center box office the hour before each performance.

Photo Credit: Kathleen Covington

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Bethany Anne Lind and Director Richard Garner

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Bethany Anne Lind

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Director Richard Garner and Dialect Coach ELisa Carlson

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Set and Costume Designer Angela Balogh Calin

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Music Director Brandon Bush

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Chris Kayser

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Barrett Doyle, Rial Ellsworth, and Jeffrey Allen Sneed

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Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden

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Brian Hatch and Thomas Azar

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Thomas Azar

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The first day of rehearsals for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at the ALLIANCE THEATRE

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Thomas Azar

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Stage Manager Bret Torbeck, Set and Costume Designer Angela Balogh Calin, and Director Richard Garner

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Set and Costume Designer Angela Balogh Calin and Director Richard Garner

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Neal Ghant, Stephen Ruffin, Brain Hatch, and Benedetto Robinson

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Neal Ghant, Stephen Ruffin, Brain Hatch, and Benedetto Robinson

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Chris Kayser

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Meredith Myers, Bethany Anne Lind, Thomas Azar, and Neal Ghant

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Bethany Anne Lind, Thomas Azar, and Neal Ghant

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Caleb Baumann

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Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Tess Malis Kincaid, and Joe Knezevich

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Tess Malis Kincaid and Joe Knezevich

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Travis Smith, Devon Hales, and Chase Anderson

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Bethany Anne Lind and Thomas Azar

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Bethany Anne Lind and Thomas Azar

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Costume renderings

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Costume renderings

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Director Richard Garner and Artistic Director Susan V. Booth

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Director Richard Garner, Woodruff Arts Center President & CEO Doug Shipman, and Artistic Director Susan V. Booth

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Bethany Anne Lind and Director Richard Garner

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Bethany Anne Lind and Director Richard Garner

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Camille DeBrun, Artistic Director Susan V. Booth, and Stage Manager Bret Torbeck

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Spencer Henderson, Joe Knezevich, Kyle Longwell, Bethany Anne Lind, and Director Richard Garner

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Set model

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Jeremy Aggers, Allan Edwards, and Chris Kayser

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Photo of Norman, the production's dog cast member

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The first day of rehearsals for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at the ALLIANCE THEATRE

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The first day of rehearsals for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at the ALLIANCE THEATRE



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