SHOWCASE

Short Takes

November/December 2009

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The first co-production of the American Conservatory Theater and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival is Jean Racine's Phèdre. ACT artistic director Carey Perloff, '80, directed the play, from a commissioned translation by Timberlake Wertenbaker. David Lang, '78, composed music for the show, presented in Stratford, Ontario, from August to October and in San Francisco January 15-February 7, 2010. Writing and producing team Rhett Reese, '91, and Paul Wernick wrote Zombieland.

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