SPRING SEASON ONLY
Just how long does it take a jealous heart to cool? And how do you pass the time while it does? Spinning a world out of the 16-year gap at the heart of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, Mary Elizabeth Hamilton’s play 16 Winters, or The Bear’s Tale traces the journeys of the exiled queen and her loyal attendant, the jealous king and his dead son, and the abandoned princess and her rebellious artistic cohort.
This production contains strong language and mature content.
Artistic Team
Mary Elizabeth Hamilton was a Lila Acheson Wallace Fellow at The Juilliard School and a Jerome New York Fellow at The Lark.
Allison is beginning her ASC career with the Spring Season production of 16 Winter’s, or The Bear’s Tale. Allison Dillard is an Ovation and LA DCC Award winning costume designer …
Tracie received a BFA in Technical Theater from Longwood College in 1996 with a focus in stage management. She has worked in stage management at Georgia Shakespeare, Steppenwolf Theatre, Circle …
Ronald Román-Meléndez is an accomplished actor with over 30 previous roles at the American Shakespeare Center.
Chris Johnston has over 20 years of theatre experience and more than 120 productions at the American Shakespeare Center.
Thomas J. Coppola was part of the American Shakespeare Center from 2015 to 2025.
THIS TOUR SEASON: Quince, Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Caius Lucius, Helen in Imogen; Noah Joad, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
John Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility; Banquo, Loon, Old Siward in Macbeth; Lucentio, Huntsman in The Taming of the Shrew; Nate, Banquo, Ensemble in Equivocation.
Constance Swain is an innovative director whose bold vision and creative energy inspire captivating storytelling at ASC and beyond.
Constance Swain is an innovative director whose bold vision and creative energy inspire captivating storytelling at ASC and beyond.
THIS TOUR SEASON: Lysander, Snug the Joiner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Arviragus in Imogen; Connie Rivers, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
Lauren has been an actor at the American Shakespeare Center in 32 productions and is currently the Properties Master and Choreographer for the Summer/Fall Season. She has a BA from …
THIS SEASON: Dramaturg for Thrive, Or What You Will
THIS TOUR SEASON: Quince, Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Caius Lucius, Helen in Imogen; Noah Joad, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
Cast
Actor and Assistant Director of MFA Theatre at Randolph College, bringing depth to each role with experience in classic and contemporary theatre.
THIS SEASON: Caska in Julius Caesar, Mary Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Ronald Román-Meléndez is an accomplished actor with over 30 previous roles at the American Shakespeare Center.
Constance Swain is an innovative director whose bold vision and creative energy inspire captivating storytelling at ASC and beyond.
Topher Embrey is an actor at the American Shakespeare Center. Explore his theater experience, education, and background.
Kenn Hopkins Jr. is an accomplished actor who has brought dynamic performances to ASC, regional theatres, and screen, with captivating roles.
THIS SEASON: Ensemble (Christmas Past, Tiny Tim) in A Christmas Carol
THIS TOUR SEASON: Lysander, Snug the Joiner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Arviragus in Imogen; Connie Rivers, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
THIS SEASON: Antigonus, Servant, 3rd Lord in The Winter’s Tale; Guard in Antigone; Egeon, Balthazar, Officer in The Comedy of Errors;
THIS SEASON Chorus in Antigone; Jailor and Old Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale; Jailor and Second Merchant in The Comedy of Errors; Spring in 16 Winters, or The Bear’s Tale. …
John Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility; Banquo, Loon, Old Siward in Macbeth; Lucentio, Huntsman in The Taming of the Shrew; Nate, Banquo, Ensemble in Equivocation.