Conceived and directed by
Robert Richmond
performed by
Louis Butelli
april 21-23, 2016
PHOTO: TERESA WOOD
longstreet
theatre
and the UofSC Department of Theatre and Dance
present
Conceived and Directed by Robert Richmond
with Louis Butelli as The Gravedigger
Produced in conjunction with
FIRST FOLIO! THE BOOK THAT BROUGHT US SHAKESPEARE
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Folger Shakespeare Library is a renowned center for scholarship, learning,
culture, and the arts. Home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection
and a primary repository for research material from the early modern period
(1500-1750), Folger Shakespeare Library is an internationally recognized
research library offering advanced scholarly programs in the humanities; a
national leader in how Shakespeare is taught in grades K-12; and an awardwinning producer of cultural and arts programs —theatre, music, poetry,
exhibits, lectures, and family programs. A gift to the American people from
industrialist Henry Clay Folger, Folger Shakespeare Library—located one
block east of the U.S. Capitol—opened in 1932 and is listed in the National
Register of Historic Places. Learn more at www.folger.edu.
Robert Richmond
Director
Robert Richmond is originally from Hastings, England, and
studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He
is an Associate Professor in Theatre at the University of South
Carolina, Co-Artistic Director, and Head of Undergraduate Studies
and Performance in the Department of Theatre & Dance. Prior to his
academic career, Robert spent thirteen years as the Associate Artistic Director
of the Aquila Theatre Company, and directed productions of Shakespeare that
toured across the United States and Europe. Robert’s directing career continues
to take him all over the nation. Most recently his credits at the Folger Theatre
include: Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, Henry V, Othello, Henry VIII, Julius
Caesar, and Richard III. Other companies Robert has directed for include Lost
Colony, La Jolla Playhouse, and Denver Center for the Performing Arts. He
most recently directed Peter and the Starcatcher at Trustus Theatre. His next
project, A Tale Told By An Idiot, which was originated at USC in 2008, will
appear this May at the Clark Studio at Lincoln Center, NYC. Robert will also be
directing Hamlet for the Academy of Classical Acting at Shakespeare Theatre
in D.C. in June. His work is known for its ability to reinvigorate theatre with
imagination, innovation, and relevance. His mission is to create theatre that will
sustain and transform the twenty-first century, revitalize audiences, and reward
them for their patronage.
Louis Butelli
Gravedigger
Folger Theatre: 
Mary Stuart, Julius Caesar (2014, 2000),
Twelfth Night 
(Helen Hayes nomination), Henry V, Henry
VIII 
(Helen Hayes Award), 
Othello.
Shakespeare Theatre
Company: The Taming of the Shrew. Regional theaters include:
ART, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Yale Repertory, Long Wharf
Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Off- Broadway: Much Ado About
Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, Agamemnon, Othello, Twelfth Night; The
New Victory Theater: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; 47th St. Theater and
Ars Nova: CYCLOPS: A Rock Opera (also director, co-writer, NYMF Award,
Pulitzer Jury nomination, 3 LA Weekly Award nominations). Television: The
Knick, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Unusuals, All My
Children. Numerous national and international tours. Co-founder, Psittacus
Productions. psittacusco.org. @louisbutelli.