by August Strindberg

Adapted by David Greig

SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY

July 19 - August 12, 2018

Nominated for Best Actor (Jonny Epstein), Best Director, and Best Play Production by the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association, October 2018

Photos by Nile Scott Studio

“Rarely have I seen a theater audience as engaged as by Shakespeare & Company’s new production of August Strindberg’s Creditors. They gasped, they laughed, and they hissed at what may be among the weightiest and most intense performances I’ve seen in 40 years of attendance at Shakespeare & Company…mediated by a gifted woman director such as Nicole Ricciardi…Ricciardi’s production is a rare theatrical experience — it leaves you stunned. You will be thinking about this show long after the final curtain call.” - Helen Epstein, ARTS FUSE

“Billed as a dark comedy it is hardly light summer fare. So there is some risk taking on the part of artistic director Allyn Burrows accenting to a request from the gifted director Nicole Ricciardi. That bold move and calculated risk has resulted in one of the short list, must see productions of the Berkshire theatre season. Under the skilled and nicely paced direction of Ricciardi the S&Co. veterans are presenting a master’s class of the very finest of classical acting…It is so powerful and provocative that S&Co. took 128 years to feel safe enough to produce it. To be sure it’s high time and worth the wait.” - Charles Giuliano, BERKSHIRE FINE ARTS

“A perfect piece of dramatic theater is happening at the intimate Bernstein space at Shakespeare & Company: August Strindberg’s ‘Creditors,’ written in 1888. Intricately composed, invisibly directed and superbly acted…Director Nicole Ricciardi leaves no fingerprints on the staging — the movement is seamless, the pacing flawless.” - Dan Dwyer, THE BERKSHIRE EDGE

“Nicole Ricciardi’s pitch-perfect production of David Greig’s supple adaptation stars three S&Co veterans in a round-robin of exquisite performances that add up to the most memorable of the season.” - Chris Rohmann, VALLEY ADVOCATE

“A highly intriguing mini melodrama...the ending of the play is as chilling a moment as I have experienced in several seasons…Director Nicole Ricciardi has done a fantastic job with this difficult play, allowing the laughs where they can come, provoking antagonism with just the right picture, people placed exactly right. She keeps the play in almost constant motion, which, for three nervous people, works wonders.” - J. Peter Bergman, THE BERKSHIRE EDGE

“Creditors, subtly directed by Nicole Ricciardi, has a particular power in this regard with its treatment of the transactional nature of relationships….Ricciardi directs this 90-minute battle of the sexes like a taut thriller…Filled with blisteringly astute insights into human psychology and sexual politics, this production of Creditors crackles with suspense and riveting performances…worth a trip to the Berkshires.” - Peter Hempstead, THEATREMANIA

“Although this is the first time in its history that Shakespeare & Company has produced a Strindberg play, one hopes it will not be the last. Thanks to an accessible translation by playwright David Greig and meticulous direction and performances, this production is a gem and should not be missed…It is a delight to watch these actors, at the top of their game, directed by Maestro Ricciardi.” - Barbara Waldringer, BERKSHIRE ON STAGE

“Engrossing…under the incredible direction of Nicole Ricciardi…the final few minutes surprised me, and I think many in the audience were as awestruck in those last moments as I was. It's real life reflected before us and it’s not to be missed.” - Angelica Potter, ONSTAGE BLOG