EILAT, Israel – The Fall Festival of Shakespeare, which has introduced Shakespeare’s work to local high-school students for more than three decades, will take the international-stage this week with an all-Hebrew version of Much Ado About Nothing, performed in Eilat, Israel.
Following an inaugural, educational residency in 2019, Shakespeare & Company based in Lenox, Mass., returned to Israel this year in collaboration with the Elad Theatre of Eilat and the Arava, and the Eilat Community Center, in the country’s southernmost city. The performance will be available for viewing on Wednesday, February 2, at 1:30 p.m., EST.
Jennie Jadow, associate director of Education at Shakespeare & Company, said the program is lead in-country by Noa Egozi, a Shakespeare & Company member, director, and teacher.
“We were able to return this year because of Noa, who has led the team in Eilat through a second year of our work,” said Jadow, noting that, along with Guy Cohen- Shalev, Egozi will stage a full production with local students that will also be live-streamed worldwide.
“Over the next several years, we are working hard to move this into multiple schools in the Eilat region,” she added.
Now in its 34th year, the annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare is a residency program that leads high-school students through language-based exploration of Shakespeare’s plays, culminating in full-scale productions. For more information, visit shakespeare.org.
Direct Link to Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQOiks0QPTE
Photo Caption: Students and theater-educators based in Eilat, Israel, meet as part of the Fall Festival of Shakespeare’s residency in the city, where students will perform an all-Hebrew version of Much Ado About Nothing on Wednesday, Feb. 2.
