Penny Cole,
Producer
By Carole Levin
Directed by Lynn Nichols
Performed by Tammy Meneghini
Intrigue. Betrayal. Unconsummated love. Danger. Ascending the English throne at a turbulent time Elizabeth I was a brilliant and canny stateswoman, politician, and ruler whose own letters provide a captivating peek into her inner thoughts, desires, heartaches, fears, doubts, and joys. Intertwined with speeches from Shakespeare her letters paint a portrait of this complex and remarkable woman.
Part of 59E59 Theaters' East to Edinburgh 2024
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Carole Levin (Playwright) Willa Cather Professor of History and Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, is the author or editor of sixteen books, including The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power, The Reign of Elizabeth I, Dreaming the English Renaissance, and, most recently, the edited collection, Scholars and Poets Talk about Queens. She was senior historical consultant on the Newberry Library exhibit, Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, and in 2015 was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of York in England.
Lynn Nichols (Director) is a Colorado-based director who has worked extensively with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival serving as general manager, casting director, and director. He also was on faculty at University of Colorado, Boulder teaching Acting Shakespeare, coaching voice and speech and directing. Productions include Othello, The Winter’s Tale, Tartuffe, As You Like It, Cloud 9, Mother Courage and Her Children, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night.
Tammy Meneghini’s (Actor) most recent acting credits include Heros of the Fourth Turning and Admissions (Curious Theatre Company, Denver), To Kill a Mockingbird, Hamlet, Measure for Measure, and The Fantasticks (Colorado Shakespeare Festival) as well as Gidion’s Knot, Master Class, Reason, The Visit, Company and Fiddler on the Roof. Her award-winning solo performance piece The Great Goddess Bazarre, has toured extensively around the country and world, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Solo show, Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words, will be seen in Denver, New York City, and Edinburgh in the summer of 2024.