Entries by David Jeremy Smith

The actors are come hither…

The actors are come hither… The best actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral… Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2 Rehearsals for Hamlet started this week. It’s always a thrilling time, full of possibility. Before we jumped into the first week’s work of table reads and meet-and-greets and design presentations, I wanted to […]

The play’s the thing…

Text Adapter and Dramaturg Toby Malone shares the story of how the text for Driftwood’s Hamlet came to be. I feel like it started out as a dare. It wasn’t a bet, but it certainly felt like a challenge. In early 2012 I was in New York City attending a Shakespeare workshop run by Sandy […]

Another Hamlet

The true story about the first Hamlet produced by Driftwood Long-time Driftwood supporters may recall that although 2015 marks the first time Driftwood is producing Shakespeare’s most celebrated play as part of the Bard’s Bus Tour, it isn’t the first time we’ve delved into the world of Denmark. Back in 2002, before the days of […]

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny…

…but in ourselves Starting your journey with the Creative Roots Theatre Training Intensive Driftwood isn’t an institution. We don’t have a physical building to call home, we don’t keep a warehouse full of sets and props and costumes (more like a locker), even our producing staff work “in the cloud” collaborating through the internet from […]