PHOTO CALL: A First Look at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre Re-Creation in NYC

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News PHOTO CALL: A First Look at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre Re-Creation in NYC The Royal Shakespeare Company, in conjunction with Ohio State University, has constructed a full size replica of their new Stratford-upon-Avon theatre in Park Avenue Armory's massive Drill Hall. They will present a number of Shakespeare plays in repertory this summer as a part of the Lincoln Center Festival.

By Krissie Fullerton

June 30, 2011

The RSC's residency is a co-production of Lincoln Center Festival and the Armory. In addition to being part of Lincoln Center Festival, it also marks Armory's first full artistic season.

The plays to be performed in rep by the company are As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and The Winter's Tale.

The replica includes a 930-seat steel-framed auditorium on three levels.

Here's a first look:

A First Look at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre Re-Creation in NYC

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The Royal Shakespeare Company, in conjunction with Ohio State University, has constructed a full size replica of their new Stratford-upon-Avon theatre in Park Avenue Armory's massive Drill Hall. Te residency is a co-production of Lincoln Center Festival and the Armory and is a part of the Armory's first full artistic season. They will present a number of Shakespeare plays in repertory this summer.
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Rebecca Robertson, President and Executive Producer, Park Avenue Armory

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David Frantz, Nigel Redden and Vikki Heywood

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Nigel Redden, Director, Lincoln Center Festival

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Michael Boyd, Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company

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David Frantz, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University

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