Repertory Shakespeare Comes to NYC

The Royal Shakespeare Company theatre is based in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The company will bring over 100 players, artists and musicians to New York for Lincoln Center's summer 2011 festival.
The Royal Shakespeare Company theatre is based in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The company will bring over 100 players, artists and musicians to New York for Lincoln Center's summer 2011 festival. (sjharrison)
The company will put on five plays in its current repertoire for the Lincoln Center Festival. Here, Sam Troughton plays Marcus Brutus with Hannah Young as Portia in "Julius Caesar."
The company will put on five plays in its current repertoire for the Lincoln Center Festival. Here, Sam Troughton plays Marcus Brutus with Hannah Young as Portia in "Julius Caesar." ((c) Ellie Kurttz)
In "The Winter's Tale," Greg Hicks plays Leontes and Kelly Hunter plays Hermione.
In "The Winter's Tale," Greg Hicks plays Leontes and Kelly Hunter plays Hermione. ((c) Alessandro Evangelista)
Katy Stephens plays Rosalind and Jonjo O'Neill plays Orlando in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "As You Like It."
Katy Stephens plays Rosalind and Jonjo O'Neill plays Orlando in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "As You Like It." ((c) Elliott Kaufman)
Here's what the Stratford-upon-Avon theatre might look like after it's constructed in the armory’s Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
Here's what the Stratford-upon-Avon theatre might look like after it's constructed in the armory’s Wade Thompson Drill Hall. (Lincoln Center © dbox, Inc.)
Millions will be spent on constructing the stage inside Manhattan's Park Avenue Armory.
Millions will be spent on constructing the stage inside Manhattan's Park Avenue Armory. (jrubinic)
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