Artistic Director | Great River Shakespeare Festival
Cherry and Spoon’s 2015 Wrap-up: What I’m Most Grateful For “The Snow Queen at Park Square Theatre: following the delightful new trend of musicals in which cast and band are one, eight actor/musician/singer/dancers told Hans …
“I have come to have very high expectations of Great River Shakespeare Festival’s work. This Romeo and Julietexceeds even those, and is one the best productions yet from this essential fount of classic theater.” -TalkinBroadway.com …
“Review: Fun-loving ‘Barber of Seville’ finds the joy in Rossini’s comedy” “Madison Opera’s lighthearted production of “The Barber of Seville” makes clear why this bright, comic opera has been endlessly adapted for cartoon characters… It’s delightful …
To tell a story in the theater, an actor allows the audience to witness an event that does not take place. If successful, what the audience believes they have seen is not what actually happened. …
“Given a polished and glowing presentation by Austin Opera, Romeo and Juliet is a grandiose, gallant, and beautifully staged telling of Shakespeare’s most well-known tale…” –Examiner.com “…Douglas Scholz-Carlson would prove to be a gifted director, marrying …
“Doug Scholz-Carlson’s direction worked excellently in the opening crowd scenes, giving a strong sense of many individuals and groups within the larger mass.” -TC Daily Planet
“This was a remarkable production. I can’t enumerate the points that was done so brilliantly—there were just too many of them—but the best thing about the production (besides the incredible harmony of the acting pair …
“‘Silent Night,’ at the Kauffman; the best of the combined arts” “…the battle scenes were masterfully choreographed (Doug Scholz-Carlson).” –Examiner.com on the Kansas City Lyric Opera Production
Doug Scholz-Carlson 