Nance Williamson's guest appearances

Nance Williamson

The State of Shakespeare

Michael Urie

Richard III

Richard Sheridan

James Shapiro

Patrick Harvey

Brian Vaughn

James Newcomb

John Douglas

Rebecca Watson

David McCann

Barry Edelstein

Jeffrey Wilson

David Carl

Irene Kelleher

David Reese

OwlTail

Kurt Rhoads

Romeo and Juliet;  Act 3, Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet August 23, 2022After a lifetime in the theatre, what does Shakespeare still have to teach us about life and love?  Long-time stage veterans (and real-life couple0 Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads take on the titular roles in Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s “age-blind” production of Romeo and Juliet.   Having shared the stage together in seventy (70!) productions spanning more than 30 years, they may well be the most seasoned star-crossed young lovers Verona has ever met.      Click here for more information about HVSF.

Romeo and Juliet; Act 3, Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet August 23, 2022 After a lifetime in the theatre, what does Shakespeare still have to teach us about life and love? Long-time stage veterans (and real-life couple0 Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads take on the titular roles in Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s “age-blind” production of Romeo and Juliet.   Having shared the stage together in seventy (70!) productions spanning more than 30 years, they may well be the most seasoned star-crossed young lovers Verona has ever met.     Click here for more information about HVSF.

Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson

Macbeth; Act 1, Scene 7 MacbethJuly 20, 2016Photograph © T Charles Erickson tcepix@comcast.net Something wicked this way comes!  Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson are two-thirds of a three woman Macbeth playing at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.  They explore how Macbeth's "vaulting ambition" resonates today, the challenges of doing a three woman play and how the weather changes everything!Click here to follow along with the speech.Click here for the First Folio Version.Click here for a scanned version.

Macbeth; Act 1, Scene 7 MacbethJuly 20, 2016 Photograph © T Charles Erickson tcepix@comcast.net Something wicked this way comes!  Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson are two-thirds of a three woman Macbeth playing at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.  They explore how Macbeth's "vaulting ambition" resonates today, the challenges of doing a three woman play and how the weather changes everything! Click here to follow along with the speech. Click here for the First Folio Version. Click here for a scanned version.

Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson

A Midsummer Night's DreamHudson Valley Shakespeare Festival/The Pearl TheaterRave reviews in both The New York Times and Wall Street Journal for Nance Williamson, currently appearing in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Eric Tucker, playing at the Pearl Theater.  Click here for more information.Contributing editor:  Lucy Freyer

A Midsummer Night's Dream Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival/The Pearl Theater Rave reviews in both The New York Times and Wall Street Journal for Nance Williamson, currently appearing in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Eric Tucker, playing at the Pearl Theater.  Click here for more information. Contributing editor:  Lucy Freyer