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Center Valley, PA — Shakespeare\u2019s masterpiece and tragedy,\u00a0Hamlet,<\/em>\u00a0travels to schools throughout the state in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival\u2019s 17th annual WillPower Tour through November 18.<\/p>\n

For the ninth year, PSF was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which has helped extend the WillPower tour to serve 40 of Pennsylvania\u2019s 67 counties in recent years. PSF\u2019s WillPower program is part of\u00a0Shakespeare in American Communities<\/em>, a program of the National Endowment of the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.<\/p>\n

From Easton in the east to Warren in the west, the tour will be performed at 28 PA schools (plus three schools in New Jersey). An additional 7 schools will attend performances at DeSales University (DSU). The tour is completely sold out, though some seats are available at the DSU performance on Oct. 14th.<\/p>\n

For the fourth year, the tour will visit Reading School District\u2019s senior and intermediate high schools, as well as a third visit to the middle school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know when students experience a live performance of a Shakespeare play like\u00a0Hamlet<\/em>, it can be transformative,\u201d says Patrick Mulcahy, producing artistic director.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents experiencing the WillPower tour have written responses that range from enlightenment and inspiration to life-changing perspectives and even hope that had previously eluded them.\u00a0 Which is consistent with our understanding that the arts are not optional. \u201d<\/p>\n

Research confirms that viewing high-quality theatre productions leads to enhanced understanding and knowledge base, increased vocabulary, greater tolerance, and improved ability to read the emotions and take the perspective of others.<\/p>\n

The centerpiece of PSF\u2019s educational programming, the WillPower Tour has been performed at 170+ schools, and for 160,000+ students since its inception in 2000. \u00a0The tour meets academic standards, and includes an 80-minute production with set and costumes, trained actor-teachers, workshops, a post-show discussion, and a classroom study guide.<\/p>\n

Hamlet\u00a0<\/em>is directed by Gina Lamparella, whose Broadway acting credits include\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0<\/em>among eight total productions on Broadway. Fight choreography is by the world-renowned Rick Sordelet, fight director for 70+ Broadway shows including all of Disney\u2019s productions on Broadway.<\/p>\n

The design team includes veterans of New York and Philadelphia theatres who have all won Barrymore awards for their work: Scenic design is by David P. Gordon; costumes by Janus Stefanowicz, and sound by Liz Filios.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s tour is being performed at schools in 11 counties in Pennsylvania, including Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, and Northampton, three counties in New Jersey, Mercer, Monroe, and Somerset.<\/p>\n

WillPower is fully titled The Linny Fowler WillPower Tour in honor of an endowment gift by its namesake, Marlene \u201cLinny\u201d Fowler, who believed passionately in the power of theatre and education.<\/p>\n

For more information, school representatives may contact Director of Education Jill Arington at 610.282.WILL (9455), ext. 9,\u00a0jill.arington@pashakespeare.org<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0www.pashakespeare.org\/willpower<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest presents\u00a0Shakespeare in American Communities<\/em>. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is one of 40 professional theater companies selected to participate in bringing the finest productions of Shakespeare to middle- and high-school students in communities across the United States. This is the 14th year of this national program, the largest tour of Shakespeare in American history.<\/p>\n

Artistic Team<\/strong>
\nGina Lamparella\u00a0<\/strong>(Director) directed WillPower tours of\u00a0Macbeth\u00a0<\/em>(2013) and\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>\u00a0(2012),PSF\u2019s summer production of\u00a0Beauty and the\u00a0<\/em>Beast last year.\u00a0<\/em>Other PSF: associate director of\u00a0The Taming of the Shrew\u00a0<\/em>(2016), assistant director of\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0<\/em>(2011) and played Thaisa in\u00a0Pericles<\/em>\u00a0(2015) and Miranda in\u00a0The Tempest\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0(1999). As an actor, she appeared on Broadway in\u00a0Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fiddler on the Roof, Gypsy, Jane Eyre\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rick Sordelet\u00a0<\/strong>(Fight Director) and\u00a0his son Christian are the creators of\u00a0Sordelet INK<\/a>,\u00a0a combat company with 30+ years of action movement experience to the entertainment community. Broadway: 70 Broadway shows including\u00a0The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Waiting for Godot<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0No Man\u2019s Land<\/em>. International: 54 First Class productions worldwide: Tarzan, Aida<\/em>, and\u00a0Ben Hur Live\u00a0<\/em>in Rome and European Tour, Opera:\u00a0Cyrano<\/em>\u00a0(starring Placido Domingo) at the MET, The Royal Opera House and La Scalla.\u00a0Don Carlo<\/em>\u00a0at the MET,\u00a0Cold Mountain, Don Giovanni, Romeo and Juliette<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0La Funciulla del West<\/em>\u00a0for Santa Fe Opera. Film:\u00a0The Game Plan, Dan in Real Life<\/em>. Brave New Jersey TV:\u00a0\u00a0Stunt Coordinator for\u00a0Guiding Light<\/em>\u00a0for 12 years.\u00a0One Life to Live, Kevin Can Wait<\/em>.\u00a0Instructor: Yale School of Drama, CUNY Harlem, HB Studio.<\/p>\n

David P. Gordon\u00a0<\/strong>(Set Design)
\nPSF:\u00a0Oklahoma!, The Taming of the Shrew, Blithe Spirit<\/em>. New York: Public Theater, TFANA, CSC, EST, Women\u2019s Project, Pearl. Regional: Wilma, Walnut St., PTC, PLTC, Hartford Stage, Old Globe, Long Wharf, Williamstown, Goodspeed, Huntington, McCarter, Westport, Williamstown, Chicago Shakespeare, Kennedy Center. Opera: L.A. Opera, Lincoln Center, Juilliard, Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Berkshire Opera, Sarasota Opera.\u00a0 Awards: Five Barrymore Awards, Elliot Norton Award, and CT Critics Circle, Carbonel and IRNE nominations. Professor of Set Design at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.<\/p>\n

Janus Stefanowicz\u00a0<\/strong>(Costume Designer)
\nHas designed for numerous theatre companies in NYC and Philadelphia. Janus is the resident Costume Designer and shop manager for Villanova University’s Theatre Department, where she is an adjunct professor. Since 1996, she has been nominated for 16 Barrymore Awards (Philadelphia) and has won three for:\u00a0Intimate Apparel<\/em>\u00a0at Philadelphia Theatre Company (2006) and for\u00a0Big Love\u00a0<\/em>(2003) and\u00a0On the Razzle\u00a0<\/em>(1998), both at the Wilma Theater.<\/p>\n

Liz Filios<\/strong>\u00a0(Sound Designer)
\nA Philadelphia-based performer, composer and sound designer. Her work has brought her to South Africa, Indonesia, British Colombia and across Europe. Recent credits include: The Tempest (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre\/South Coast Rep), As You Like It (Lantern Theater), and Passion (Arden Theatre). Liz is an Independence Foundation Fellow, a Barrymore Award winner, and a recipient of the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theatre Artist.<\/p>\n

CAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"Mitchell Grant<\/strong>\u00a0(Rosencrantz\/Marcellus\/Player King\/Priest)<\/strong>\u00a0was recently seen as Bertram in\u00a0All\u2019s Well That Ends Well<\/em>\u00a0and Pompey in\u00a0Antony and Cleopatra<\/em>\u00a0with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival. He received his Masters degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, whose program included a month-long residency at Shakespeare\u2019s Globe in London. Mitchell is extremely pleased to be joining Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival\u2019s WillPower Tour 2016.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Ryan Hagan (Horatio)<\/strong>\u00a0was a member of PSF\u2019s Young Company for the past two summers, where his credits include Dumaine in\u00a0Love\u2019s Labour\u2019s Lost<\/em>, and Lucius\/Strato in\u00a0Julius Caesar<\/em>, and the ensemble in\u00a0Pericles<\/em>. Ryan received a BA in Theatre with a concentration in Acting\/Directing from DeSales University in May where he performed in\u00a0Sleeping Beauty<\/em>,\u00a0Merry Christmas, George Bailey<\/em>, and\u00a0Me and My Girl<\/em>, among others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Laura Iris Hill<\/strong>\u00a0(Polonius\/Gravedigger)<\/strong>\u00a0PSF WillPower Tours:\u00a0Macbeth\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Much Ado About Nothing.\u00a0<\/em>Trained at BAPA in Australia. Other Shakespeare credits include roles in\u00a0Richard III, Julius Caesar,\u00a0Cymbeline<\/em>,\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor,\u00a0<\/em>another\u00a0Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet\u00a0<\/em>and a\u00a0Macbeth\u00a0<\/em>performed in Tokyo. New York theatre includes\u00a0Cupid and Psyche<\/em>\u00a0(Turn to Flesh),\u00a0Cosi and Speaking in Tongues\u00a0<\/em>(Australian Made Entertainment). Laura was also a recurring guest on the long-running Aussie TV show\u00a0Neighbours.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Javon Johnson (King Claudius\/Ghost)<\/strong>\u00a0recently toured with Shakespeare Live! 2016 with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in\u00a0Romeo and Juliet<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0A Midsummers Night Dream<\/em>. Some of his previous main stage credits include\u00a0Coriolanus<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Merry Wives of Windsor<\/em>. He is a graduate of the University of Florida MFA program. Some of his favorite productions include\u00a0Clybourne Park<\/em>,\u00a0Ajax in Iraq<\/em>, and\u00a0Tribes<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Mitchel Kawash (Laertes\/Lucianus)<\/strong>\u00a0Regional:\u00a0The Taming of the Shrew<\/em>\u00a0(Lucentio, Valley Shakespeare);\u00a0Julius Caesar<\/em>, dir. Alvin Epstein (Octavius, Elm Shakespeare);\u00a0Pericles<\/em>\u00a0(Valley Shakespeare). New York:\u00a0Punk Grandpa<\/em>\u00a0(FRIGID New York). London:\u00a0Absent<\/em>\u00a0(dir. Tristan Sharps, dreamthinkspeak). Film:\u00a0Abby Chromatic<\/em>\u00a0(Abbott, Met Film School). A New York-based actor, Mitchel holds a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University and completed his graduated acting training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Tori Lewis (Ophelia)<\/strong>\u00a0PSF:\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>,\u00a0Pericles<\/em>, and\u00a0Rapunzel<\/em>. She is a recent graduate of DeSales University\u2019s theatre program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Brandon Meeks (Hamlet)<\/strong>\u00a0Fourth WillPower Tour:\u00a0Macbeth<\/em>\u00a0(Macbeth), Romeo and Juliet\u00a0<\/em>(Romeo),\u00a0The Tempest<\/em>\u00a0(Ferdinand),\u00a0Hamlet (<\/em>Hamlet),\u00a0The Comedy of Errors\u00a0<\/em>(Solinus).\u00a0<\/em>PSF Main Stage:\u00a0The Two Gentlemen of Verona<\/em>\u00a0(Ephesus). Film and television:\u00a0Olives<\/em>\u00a0(2013). Other credits:\u00a0A Christmas Carol<\/em>\u00a0(Kane Memorial Chapel),\u00a0The Winter’s Tale<\/em>\u00a0(Roxy Regional Theatre),\u00a0Urinetown: The Musical<\/em>\u00a0(University of Louisville).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Antoinette Robinson (Gertrude)<\/strong>\u00a0Recent credits include: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival:\u00a0As You Like It<\/em>,\u00a0Our Town<\/em>. New York Classical Theater:\u00a0As You Like It<\/em>; Queens Company:\u00a0Sir Patient Fancy, Taming of the Shrew, Winter’s Tale.\u00a0<\/em>Hyde Park Theater:\u00a0The M\u2026with the Hat, Mr. Marmalade, Spirits to Enforce;<\/em>\u00a0Seattle Children’s Theater:\u00a0Edge of Peace<\/em>; Guthrie Theater:\u00a0Time Sensitive<\/em>.\u00a0MFA University of Texas at Austin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Emily Song Tyler (Guildenstern\/Bernardo\/Player Queen\/Osric)<\/strong>\u00a0Regional:\u00a0A Christmas Carol\u00a0<\/em>(Geva Theatre Center).\u00a0 National Tours:\u00a0Miss Nelson is Missing\u00a0<\/em>(TheatreWorks USA\/Two Beans Productions).\u00a0 New York:\u00a0A Chorus Line\u00a0<\/em>(Connie),\u00a0West Side Story\u00a0<\/em>(Maria),\u00a0Titus Andronicus\u00a0<\/em>(Lavinia).\u00a0 Film\/Television:\u00a0\u00a0Healthy You\u00a0<\/em>(WXXI),\u00a0The Unplanned Lesson<\/em>,\u00a0Loud and Clear<\/em>.\u00a0 AMDA NY graduate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Emily J. Baver\u00a0<\/strong>(Production Stage Manager)<\/strong>\u00a0is recent theatre graduate of DeSales University with a concentration in Stage Management. PSF credits include stage management positions for\u00a0The Little Mermaid<\/em>,\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>,\u00a0Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>,\u00a0Macbeth<\/em>,\u00a0Lend Me a Tenor,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0S4K<\/em>. DeSales management credits include;\u00a0Me and My Girl<\/em>,\u00a0Sleeping Beauty<\/em>,\u00a0George Bailey<\/em>,\u00a0Harvey<\/em>\u00a0and various dance concerts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Media Representatives: For more information, photos and\/or interview opportunities, please contact Lisa Higgins or Jill Arington at 610.282.9455\u00a0Lisa.Higgins@pashakespeare.org<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Jill.Arington@pashakespeare.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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