| 词条 | American Shakespeare Theatre |
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The American Shakespeare Theatre was a theater company based in Stratford, Connecticut, United States. It was formed in the early 1950s by Lawrence Langner, Lincoln Kirstein, John Percy Burrell and philanthropist Joseph Verner Reed. The American Shakespeare Festival Theatre was constructed and the program opened on July 12, 1955 with Julius Caesar.{{sfn|Rizzo|2009}} The theater building burned to the ground on January 13, 2019.[1][2] Actors involved with American Shakespeare Theatre include René Auberjonois, Meredith Baxter, Dirk Benedict, David Birney, Morris Carnovsky, Alex Cord, David Groh, Katharine Hepburn, Earle Hyman, Will Geer, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Hamilton, John Houseman, James Earl Jones, Joe Mantell, Hal Miller, Jan Miner, Michael Moriarty, Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, Kate Reid, Pernell Roberts, Charles Siebert, Christopher Walken, and Fritz Weaver.{{Sfn|Houseman|Landau|1959}} HistoryPlays were produced at the Festival Theatre in Stratford from 1955 until the company ceased operations in the mid-1980s.{{Sfn|Cooper|1986|p=14}} The company focused on American interpretations of William Shakespeare's plays, but occasionally produced plays by other playwrights. It was the home of the American Shakespeare Festival.{{Sfn|Cooper|1986||p=27}} The last full season of the festival as a producing organization was 1982.{{sfn|Rizzo|2009}} The last production on the theater stage was a one-person show of The Tempest in September 1989.{{sfn|Rizzo|2009}} Ongoing efforts include plans to raise money to renovate the Theatre itself. CrestOne of seven crests donated by the Timex corporation was stolen in March 2012. Each of the crests represented a different Shakespearean play. Timex has had a long affiliation with the theatre, starting with a donation of "the world's only properly calibrated sundial" in 1956.[3] ShakesBeer FestivalIn 2013, Beer Manager Steven Bilodeau of Wines Unlimited and Pete Rodrigues of Captain's Keg organized a beer festival on the grounds of the American Shakespeare Theatre called the ShakesBeer Festival in order to raise funds towards the restoration and reopening of the famed theatre. The ShakesBeer Festival held on Aug 23, 2014 raised over $30,000 and donated $20,000 to the restoration efforts after final expenses. This event is designed to be an annual event in order to bring in a source of revenue to the theatre, and raise awareness.[4][5] The 9th Festival! Stratford presented A Midsummer Night's Dream, performed by CT Free Shakespeare, on the grounds July 31-Aug 1, 2013. On Sunday, January 13, 2019 the theater burned to the ground from a massive fire. The theater was unoccupied at the time and had remained vacant for thirty years. No fatalities or injuries occurred, and nothing was recovered from the building. As of January 2019 the cause of the fire remains unknown.[6] The Shakespeare Academy at Stratford said it plans to continue to stage outdoor performances at the property during the summer of 2019.[7] ReferencesNotes1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://fox61.com/2019/01/13/historic-shakespeare-festival-theater-burns-to-the-ground-in-stratford/|title=Historic Shakespeare Festival Theatre burns to the ground in Stratford|last=Flood|first=Bill|date=January 13, 2019|website=Fox 61|access-date=January 13, 2019}} 2. ^{{cite news |last1=Perkins |first1=Julia |title=Shakespeare theater in Stratford burns to ground |url=https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Shakespeare-Theater-in-Stratford-burns-to-ground-13530018.php#photo-12734106 |accessdate=13 January 2019 |work=ctpost |date=13 January 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Police-probing-theft-at-Shakespeare-Theatre-3378595.php|title=Police probing theft at Shakespeare Theatre|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stratfordstar.com/31708/shakesbeer-donates-20000-to-town-for-theater-re-build/|title=ShakesBeer donates $20,000 to town for theater re-build|date=31 December 2014|publisher=}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.shakesbeerfestival.com|title=ShakesBeer Festival|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150115120508/http://www.shakesbeerfestival.com/|archive-date=2015-01-15|dead-url=yes|access-date=|df=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://stratfordct.qscend.com/qcontent/NewsFeed.aspx?FeedID=2347|quote=The Stratford Fire Department responded to several calls shortly before 1:00 am Sunday [1-13-2019] of a fire at the location of the American Shakespeare Theater. Stratford Fire, Police and EMS crews responded to the scene. They were aided by the Milford and Bridgeport Fire Departments. A large fire soon engulfed the entire building, and despite the quick actions of first responders, the building is a total loss.|title=STATEMENT FROM MAYOR ON SHAKESPEARE THEATER FIRE|date=2019-01-13|accessdate=2019-01-14|author=Laura Hoydick|publisher=Town of Stratford, CT|place=Stratford, CT|}} 7. ^{{cite news|quote=Police and fire officials said Monday that the investigation is in its infancy and that no cause, including arson, has been ruled out. Dogs brought to the scene found no traces of an accelerant. The building had power and a sprinkler system, officials said, but they don't know whether the sprinklers were working. There have been problems in the past with people breaking into the building, and there was evidence someone tried but failed to enter last week, officials said. "This is no time to start pointing fingers and blaming everybody for something," said Police Chief Joseph McNeil. "If someone did it, let's hold them accountable, but right now we don't have any information this was arson. We just don't know."|accessdate=2019-01-14|url=https://abc7ny.com/historic-theater-in-connecticut-goes-up-in-flames/5067535/|title=Fire tears through American Shakespeare Theater in Connecticut|agency=Associated Press |date=2019-01-13}} Sources{{refbegin|30em}}
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