In anticipation of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) world premiere production Othello: The Remix at this summer's Globe to Globe Festival, CST was honored to host a delegation of leaders from Shakespeare festivals across Europe. Representatives from Spain, Germany, Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and the United Kingdom joined CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson for a five-day tour of events exploring the heart of Chicago's cultural community.
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CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton; GQ, co-creator of Othello: The Remix; Tom Bird, Globe to Globe Festival; CST Board Member William Jentes; and JQ, co-creator of Othello: The Remix.
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CST Executive Director Criss Henderson and CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines with Deepa Gupta, Program Officer, and Elspeth Revere, Vice President, from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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Mircea Cornisteanu, Craiova International Shakespeare Festival, Romania (standing).
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(L to R seated) CST Shakespeare Society Member Joyce Chelberg, CST Bard Circle Members Roger and Julie Baskes (L to R standing) Samira Jali, Director of Scheduling & Advance - Office of the President, Cook County, and CST Director of Institutional Advancement Brooke Walters.
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L to R SITTING: Jozsef Gedeon (Gyulai Várszínház, Hungary), Mircea Cornisteanu (Teatrul National Marin Sorescu, Romania), Montse Vellvehi (Shakespeare Festival Barcelona, Spain), Emil Elizian Boroghina (Fundatia William Shakespeare, Romania) & Joanna Sniezko-Misterek (Gdańsk Shakespeare Festival, Poland). L to R STANDING: Jerzy Limon (Chairman of the Board, ESFN), Philip Parr (Parrabbola, UK), CST Executive Director Criss Henderson, CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines, Andrej Harmecko (Summer Shakespeare Festival, Czech Republic) and Rainer Wiertz (Shakespeare Festival Globe Neuss, Germany).
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Photos by Michael Litchfield
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