Ruckus June 16, 2023

MSIP opens 51st season with ‘Measure for Measure,’ ‘ ree Musketeers’

RACHEL HERGETT

For the Chronicle

In the 1998 Oscar-winning lm “Shakespeare in Love,” the daughter of a wealthy merchant (portrayed by Gwenth Paltrow) disguises herself as a man in order to act in William Shakespeare’s latest play. Her actions are scandalous for the era. While some characters in Shakespeare’s plays were women, during the Elizabethan Age, women were not allowed to play the roles.

“Men were portraying Juliet. ey were portraying Isabella,” said Kevin Asselin, executive artistic director for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, in regards to the history of Shakespearian productions.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks opened its 51st season in Bozeman this week.

e company will perform nearly 80 times over the next three months, traversing the state and venturing out into Idaho, Wyoming and Washington with two productions, Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” and a stage adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel “ e ree Musketeers” by Robert Kauzlaric.

e 2023 summer season features 11 actors, ve of whom are women — the

largest female contingent MSIP has ever cast. e summer acting company includes familiar faces like Nadja Simmonds and Mikey Gray. Chicago actors Sam Cheeseman and Emily Hawkins will join their rst summer tours after years in the Shakespeare in the Schools and MT Shakes! companies. And Riley O’Toole is celebrating his tenth tour this year.

Madison Kiernan, who interned with the company last season, is now a cast member and Alex Albrecht, Avery Johnson, Liam Johnson, Elijah Newman and Emily Michelle Walton are debuting with the company. e number of female-identifying actors re ects part of MSIP’s vision of the future.

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Riley O’Toole, left, and Madison Kiernan rehearse “Measure for Measure” with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks on June 13. (Rachel Hergett, for the Chronicle)

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After 15 seasons, “The Great Food Truck Race” is ready for a shakeup. With eight new episodes and higher-than-ever stakes, this special edition series will — for the first time — pit returning champions and industry professionals against some very talented up-and-coming rookies from across the country — all food truck novices. Their toughest challenge yet, “The Great Food Truck Race: David vs. Goliath,” premieres Sunday, June 18, on Food Network.

Representing cuisines from all over the world — from Jamaican tacos and Pakistani street foods to elevated vegan dishes — this season’s chefs hail from pop-ups, specialty spots and traditional restaurant kitchens alike, each prepared to face some of “TGFTR’s” toughest food-truckers yet.

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Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront”

“We’re really working to strengthen the balance of equality and inclusion with the company, whether that is diversity within the LGBTQ+ community or with women,” Asselin said. “It has been a big part of our growth.”

In MSIP’s productions, roles that need not be gendered may not be. “Measure for Measure” sees women playing Escalus, Lucio and Elbow in addition to Isabella and Mariana.

is mission is also re ected in the casting of “ e ree Musketeers,” according to Asselin, who is directing the play. ough not historically accurate, expect to see women taking on militaristic roles or nding greater voice within the action.

“We’re telling a story,” said Andrew Rathgeber, the play’s ght director. “You don’t have to be a certain gender to be a storyteller. e words are what matters.”

One part — portrayed by Emily Hawkins — merges the novel’s Milady de Winter and Comte de Rochefort, the Cardinal’s primary right hand.

“Combining Milady into that role in giving her an

elevated status and presence in the play,” Asselin said.

According to “Measure for Measure” director Peter Andersen, the play is a linguistic masterpiece from Shakespeare. It is a play of drastic shifts, oscillating between farce and tragedy. However, because it doesn’t t neatly into a genre, and has been considered one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays.”

MSIP last produced “Measure for Measure” in 2000, but it has only become more poignant, Asselin said. It very directly addresses female agency over their own lives

and bodies.

“ e play talks a lot about justice and the measuring of scales between mercy and justice and forgiveness,” Asselin said. “ ose are all relevant themes in the 21st century. In all areas of our world, the qualities of mercy that are re ected in these stories are really important for us to be mindful of.”

e ending isn’t sunshine and rainbows. Every person isn’t neatly coupled to their true love. e future is uncertain.

“By leaving his audience with a dissonant ending, (Shakespeare) is inviting them to think critically and reexamine everything that led up to that nal moment,” Andersen writes in the director’s notes for the production.

Asselin said MSIP chose “ e ree Musketeers” as a counterpart to “Measure for Measure” for this season nearly a year ago. Now, he said, 2023 is looking to be the summer of “ e ree Musketeers,” with no less than three lms and a BBC series based on the book in the works.

e company was drawn to the themes of honor, loyalty and friendship while seeking to connect with some of its younger audience members.

“D’Artagnan’s story is that of a young person’s journey, leaving the world he knows — that of his family unit — and challenging himself to adventure into his heroic goals,” Asselin said.

“ e ree Musketeers” may be a relevant story, but it is also sprawling. e action takes place over decades and follows its protagonist across Europe. Kauzlaric’s adaptation takes a complex novel and distills it into a more doable 2-hour play. Asselin

said he has been approaching the production like a symphony, leaning into musical themes to represent place and time through D’Artagnan’s adventures.

“It’s important for our adult audiences to witness that experience,” said Asselin, who was the ght director for the adaptation’s premiere in 2011. “We intrinsically are our 18-year-old selves. D’Artagnan’s journey is equally as relevant to us and the ways in which we can remember our own past. It’s a great reminder as we get older how important it is we remain sel ess.”

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks presents “Measure for Measure,” Wednesday to Saturday, June 14 to 17 and “ e ree Musketeers” Wednesday to Saturday, June 21 to 24, at 8 p.m. at the grove at Montana State University, just east of the Duck Pond and north of the Black Box eater and Visual Communications Building. e initial run of Bozeman performances will feature lighting by Jonathan Dove and pre-show entertainment starting at 7 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public. For more information, visit https://shakespeareintheparks.org/.

PHOTOS BY RACHEL HERGETT, FOR THE CHRONICLE

ABOVE: Riley O’Toole, left, and Mikey Gray rehearse “Measure for Measure” with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks on June 13. BELOW: Alex Albrecht rehearses.

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F1: Canadian Grand Prix

Questions:

1) The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is named after the late Canadian racing icon. Which team did Villeneuve make his F1 debut for?

2) Michael Schumacher shares the record for most wins at the Canadian Grand Prix. What year was his final victory at Montreal?

3) Holding a 57-second lead on the final lap, which driver lost the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix while waving to the crowd prematurely?

4) Originally held near the end of the F1 season, only one champion has been crowned World Champion at the Canadian Grand Prix — which driver was this?

5) The last corner at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is well known for crashes involving former World Champions. What is that corner known as?

6) The sole Polish driver in F1 history, Robert Kubica’s only career win at the Canadian Grand Prix occured in which year?

7) At the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix, what Canadian F1 driver received the first points of their career?

8) Jenson Button won the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix - the longest race in F1 history - lasting over 4 hours. What was the primary cause for the race delay?

9) The island home of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is also home to a common animal that is known to run across the racetrack — name these resident rodents.

10) Which British driver broke the hearts of Canadians by defeating Jacques Villeneuve in 1996, when Villeneuve was making his Canadian F1 racing debut?

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Stroll looks to eradicate ‘pay driver’ status at Canadian Grand Prix

There’s no denying it: Lance Stroll is a rising talent on the track.

Born in Montreal, Stroll currently holds the record as the second-youngest driver to ever start a Formula One Grand Prix. He is the first Canadian F1 driver since Jacques Villeneuve in 1997.

As the son of billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll, who is part owner of Aston Martin, Stroll has battled the label “Pay Driver” for much of his career while steered by his relentless thirst for speed.

Making his professional debut in 2017, Stroll joined Williams Grand Prix Engineering but trouble ensued after his debut season. The Williams FW41 was the slowest on the field that season, with the team finishing last in the Constructors Standings. His string of bad luck continued with a horrendous crash involving Brendan Hartley in the final lap of the Canadian Grand Prix; an early retirement due to a tire puncture at the French Grand Prix; and a brake failure at the German Grand Prix. Stroll’s career has taken an upward trajectory since joining his father’s Aston Martin team in 2019. The Canadian is slowly evolving into a tour de force, earning his first pole position at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, as well as podium finishes in Monza and Sakhir.

Having proven himself over the past five seasons, Stroll currently sits in eighth place, 117 points behind Max Verstappen for the No. 1 spot in the Driver Standings. Despite a sub-par performance in Monaco earlier this year, Stroll will surely be looking for a strong performance at the Canadian Grand Prix, where a great performance on home soil could catapult his career higher than ever, and potentially silence some critics along the way.

The Canadian Grand Prix kicks off Sunday, June 18, in Montreal. Catch all the action live on ABC and ESPN+.

Full name: Lance Strulovitch

Birth date: Oct. 29, 1998

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Height/weight: 5’9”/154 pounds

Honors and achievements: Stroll was part of the Ferrari Academy from 2010-2015.

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