Shakespeare in Performance: Person
Philip Hanson
Philip Hanson came here in 1949, after his graduation from Washington State College, and immediately established himself as a Festival favorite. After playing such roles as Richard II and Hotspur, he became a Festival director with Henry IV, Part two, in 1951. In the same season he played Malvolio and Angelo, among other roles. This year he is directing Henry V and playing two very different roles: Dogberry and Cassius. In 1950-1951 he was at the University of Illinois as a teaching fellow in drama and graduate student. This past year he played and directed with the Vining Repertory Company in Ashland.
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Philip Hanson came here in 1949, after his graduation from Washington State College, and immediately established himself as a Festival favorite. After playing such roles as Richard II and Hotspur, he became a Festival director with Henry IV, Part two, in 1951. In the same season he played Malvolio and Angelo, among other roles. This year he is directing Henry V and playing two very different roles: Dogberry and Cassius. In 1950-1951 he was at the University of Illinois as a teaching fellow in drama and graduate student. This past year he played and directed with the Vining Repertory Company in Ashland.
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Credited as cast
Antony and Cleopatra (1959, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Proculeius- Life and Death of King John (1959, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... King John
- Measure for Measure (1959, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Angelo
- Twelfth Night (1959, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Malvolio
- Much Ado About Nothing (1952, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Dogberry
- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (1952, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Cassius
- King Lear (1951, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Duke of Cornwall
Credited as production or crew
- Henry V (1952, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA) .... Director
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