OTTAWA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

For the past two seasons, an ensemble of professional actors has wowed audiences and critics alike with fresh, contemporary, clear and accessible Shakespeare productions... The ensemble works continuously on unlocking Shakespeare's verse for actors and audiences - Shakespeare for the audience member who thinks he or she isn't going to ‘get it' but can and does. The ensemble then took that work into acclaimed productions of Henry V evoking modern themes and images of current wars, and As You Like It, centred around a WWE wrestling match and the four pairs of lovers "in the ring"... Now, the artistic leaders of this ensemble, which include director Charles McFarland, actors Michael Mancini and Scott Angus Wilson, are moving forward with the newly-named Ottawa Shakespeare Company, or OSC.