Only a few performances remain in the Wall Street Journal acclaimed ASF repertory season!It’s not often that critics and journalists from major metropolitan papers can make room in the budget to travel all the way to Montgomery for a weekend of theatre at ASF. But about every three years or so it happens. For example, the Wall Street Journal’s Terry Teachout made his first trip to Montgomery three years ago and gave rave reviews to our rep season of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Real Thing, The Taming of the Shrew and Coriolanus (coincidentally the last show guest-directed by Geoffrey Sherman before he took on the role of ASF’s Producing Artistic Director). A few weeks ago Terry came back to Montgomery and had, it seems, another great weekend at ASF.
Teachout reviews all Broadway openings for the Journal, and then sets out on a cross-country trek to cover regional theatres all over the U.S. His travel schedule is so tight that he only had time to catch two of our three repertory shows. He calls Charles Morey’s Monte Cristo “thrilling from swash to buckle” and highly compliments Ray Chambers, remembering his stellar performance in Coriolanus as well. About the modern dress version of Romeo and Juliet he remarks that it is “piping hot” and observes the relevance the non-traditional adaptation to young audiences. You can read his full review here (link: http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2008/06/tt_down_for_the_count_1.html)
There are only a few performances of the rep season remaining. The Count of Monte Cristo, Cymbeline and Romeo and Juliet close the weekend of June 28 & 29. You can get free tickets to Cymbeline or Romeo and Juliet when you buy tickets to selected performances of West Side Story. Call the box office at 1.800.841.4273 for complete details!
- Meg L
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