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[[Folger Theatre]] co-produced ''Standup Shakespeare'' with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from November 7 to 19, 1995 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]]. Jeff Hairston, the male vocalist, and Jack Bashkow, the Music Director, were both nominated for [[Helen Hayes Awards]] for "Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical" and "Outstanding Musical Director, Resident Musical," respectively.  
[[Folger Theatre]] and Alabama Shakespeare Festival co-produced ''Standup Shakespeare'', directed by Darwin Knight, from November 7 to 19, 1995.


[[File:1995 Standup Shakespeare Folger 2.jpg|350px|left|frame|Jeff Hairston and Alison Fraser (vocalists), ''Standup Shakespeare'', directed by Darwin Knight, Folger Theatre co-produced with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1995. Chris Shreve.]]
[[File:1995 Standup Shakespeare Folger 2.jpg|frame|Jeff Hairston and Alison Fraser (vocalists), ''Standup Shakespeare'', directed by Darwin Knight, Folger Theatre co-produced with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1995. Photo by Chris Shreve.|alt=|center]]
==The Production==
Jeff Hairston, the male vocalist, and Jack Bashkow, the Music Director, were both nominated for [[Helen Hayes Awards]] for "Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical" and "Outstanding Musical Director, Resident Musical," respectively.


== The Production ==
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**) and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**) and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.


===Cast===
===Cast===
*Alison Fraser*: Female Vocals
*Alison Fraser*: Female Vocals
*Jeff Hairston*: Male Vocals
*Jeff Hairston*: Male Vocals
*Baxter Harris: Fool  
*Baxter Harris: Fool
*Michael Schwendermann: Heckler  
*Michael Schwendermann: Heckler
   
   
===Music===
===Music===
*Jack Bashkow: Woodwinds  
 
*Jack Bashkow: Woodwinds
*Ray Leslee: Piano
*Ray Leslee: Piano
*Ratzo B. Harris: Bass
*Ratzo B. Harris: Bass
*Rob Thomas: Violin
*Rob Thomas: Violin


=== Creative team ===
===Creative team===
 
*Darwin Knight**, Director
*Darwin Knight**, Director
*Jack Bashkow, Music Director
*Jack Bashkow, Music Director
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*Natalie Holbrook, House Manager
*Natalie Holbrook, House Manager


===Folger Theatre ===
===Folger Theatre===


*Janet Alexander Griffin, Director of Museum and Public Programs
*Janet Alexander Griffin, Director of Museum and Public Programs

Revision as of 10:34, 8 February 2021

Folger Theatre and Alabama Shakespeare Festival co-produced Standup Shakespeare, directed by Darwin Knight, from November 7 to 19, 1995.

Jeff Hairston and Alison Fraser (vocalists), Standup Shakespeare, directed by Darwin Knight, Folger Theatre co-produced with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1995. Photo by Chris Shreve.

The Production

Jeff Hairston, the male vocalist, and Jack Bashkow, the Music Director, were both nominated for Helen Hayes Awards for "Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical" and "Outstanding Musical Director, Resident Musical," respectively.

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**) and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Cast

  • Alison Fraser*: Female Vocals
  • Jeff Hairston*: Male Vocals
  • Baxter Harris: Fool
  • Michael Schwendermann: Heckler

Music

  • Jack Bashkow: Woodwinds
  • Ray Leslee: Piano
  • Ratzo B. Harris: Bass
  • Rob Thomas: Violin

Creative team

  • Darwin Knight**, Director
  • Jack Bashkow, Music Director
  • Charles Caldwell, Scenic Designer
  • Terry Cermak, Lighting Designer
  • Elizabeth Novak, Costume Designer
  • Kristen R. Kuipers, Sound Designer
  • Cameron Jackson*, Stage Manager
  • McCorkle Casting, Ltd., Casting Director

Production team

  • MTS Productions, Inc., Technical Production Management
  • Thomas Young, Additional Vocal Arrangements
  • Susan Willis, Dramaturg
  • Anna Flye, Administrative Coordinator
  • Natalie Holbrook, House Manager

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Director of Museum and Public Programs

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