Like many other shows around the country effected by the mitigation effort for the oncoming Covid-19 emergency, Simon Godwin and team at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) have decided to postpone the production of Much Ado About Nothing rescheduling it as part of the 2020-21 season. I am looking forward to playing Leonato under Simon’s direction, getting to know him, his process, and how he is shaping STC in his mew leadership role. We have met several times and have developed a correspondence. Having been a part of that organization since 1984 to the present, covering a few years leading up to and through the entire duration of the Michael Kahn era, I remain committed to being a part of the new Godwin chapter. However, I certainly am relieved to know that the safety of the artists and patrons is the primary impetus for the decision.
I know this crisis will effect the so-called “gig’ economy, of which we “working stiffs” are a part, for many months. I certainly wish everyone health and safety in the trying days before, and pray for strength. patience, and caring for each other. How will we be different? All I know is that life is precious. Peace. And God speed.
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Edward Gero is a distinguished American actor whose five-decade career stands at the intersection of classical rigor, contemporary relevance, and civic storytelling. Renowned for his intellectual precision and emotional authority, he has become one of the defining stage actors of his generation.
A cornerstone of the Washington, D.C. theatre community since the early 1980s, Gero is a six-time Helen Hayes Award recipient with nineteen nominations and has appeared in more than one hundred and fifty productions nationwide. His work in New York and at major regional theaters—including CSC Rep, 59E59, STC, Arena Stage, Studio Theater, Goodman Theater, The Guthrie, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Asolo Rep, and Pasadena Playhouse—has encompassed Shakespeare, modern American classics and musicals, and landmark new plays.
He is nationally recognized for originating the role of Justice Antonin Scalia in The Originalist, and for acclaimed performances in Kunene and the King, The Lehman Trilogy, RED, Angels in America, and King Lear. His film and television credits include House of Cards, TURN: Washington’s Spies, Die Hard II, and Striking Distance, along with significant documentary narration for PBS and Discovery Channel.
A recipient of the 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship and a 2024 inductee into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre, Gero retired in 2025 as Professor Emeritus of Theater after 33 years at George Mason University. He continues an active professional career while developing an international retreat for artists in southern Italy.
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