Tannis Kowalchuk performs the role of Anne Hathaway in this lively song-filled solo performance about the life of the wife of William Shakespeare, with sound and music by Kurt Knuth, costuming by Karen Flood, and direction by Mimi McGurl.
Written by award-winning playwright, Vern Thiessen, this full length one-act solo performance sheds light on William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway. The play looks through the eyes and heart of a woman and mother who spent a lifetime with and without the great poet. This work is a celebration of a life unbowed by tragedy and unapologetic in the face of public scorn. Basing the narrative upon the little information known about the Bard’s wife, Thiessen has written a sensitive and humorous text in verse, taking great delight in imagining and inventing the robust, earthy, and intelligent character of Anne Hathaway.
Funded in part by Sullivan County Arts and Heritage and The New York State Council on the Arts. Performed with permission of the playwright.