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Monday, February 25, 2013

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Shakespeare Fest Announces 'Twelfth Night’ Cast

The 2013 Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Opens May 24 at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park.

Kimiye Corwin and Anderson Matthews will headline Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ production of Twelfth Night May 24 through June 16 at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park.  Both Corwin and Matthews were last seen in SFSTL’s production of Hamlet as Ophelia and Polonius, respectively, in 2010.  Preview performances are scheduled for May 22-23. Rick Dildine, executive director of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, will direct.  Corwin, who was nominated for a Kevin Kline Award for her role in Hamlet, has performed in numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions. She was a member of the Jose Limon Dance Company for five years and received her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and her MFA in Acting from Brown/Trinity. Corwin currently lives in…

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Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Presents 'Othello,' a Tale of Race, Betrayal, Jealousy and Deceit

The free shows run at 8 p.m. nightly except Tuesdays May 23-June 17 in Shakespeare Glen, east of the St. Louis Art Museum.

One of Justin Blanchard’s fondest memories from performing in the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis production of Hamlet two years ago is the time he spent talking with audience members after each show’s final curtain. “I always like to come out afterwards. We kind of just mingle with the crowd, and talk with people,” he said. “You can grab me afterwards and ask me questions or tell me what you thought. I always welcome that kind of feedback and interaction with people who have questions. I think that’s a really wonderful part about the festival.” Blanchard plays the villainous Iago in this season’s Shakespeare Festival production of Othello, which runs at 8 p.m. nightly except Tuesdays May 23 through June 17 in Shakespeare Glen, just east of…

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