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Mood exuberant at Shakespeare party
The economy has not been kind to arts nonprofits this year. Yet the folks behind Austin Shakespeare Festival expressed nothing but good cheer at the group’s holiday party on Tuesday. At The Tap Room, artistic director Ann Ciccolella addressed three dozen exuberant Shakespeareans, who had reason for their upbeat mood.
Suzanne Kennedy, Stanley Wilson, Ann Ciccolella
After all Ciccolella, formerly of Zach Theatre, had turned around the mid-size company. She staged a critically acclaimed production of “Macbeth” starring majestic Marc Pouhe at the Long Center’s Rollins Theatre. And she has cultivated the group’s relationship with game-maker Richard Garriott, the only Austinite with a full-scale Elizabethan theater in his backyard.
Cyrus Cassells, Gretchen Weicker
I chatted with board members, actors and others who used words such as “miracle,” “unprecedented” and “salvation” when they talked about Ciccolella’s short tenure. Throwing the holiday party at the brick-bound, underground Tap Room on Colorado Street was, by the way, a smart move. Let the revelers purchase their own ale, mingle in the Dickensian gloom and walk away with good vibrations about the Shakespeare game.
Chuck Ney, Babs George
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By Ann Ciccolella
December 3, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
Grazie MB for being "Out and About" and including us in your evening of festivities. and Hey those photos are pretty great. Gotta love that Babs George...