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Mark Rylance: 2002 Season
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002)
As the Artistic Director, you start to prepare for a Theatre Season a long time in advance of the audition process. During that time, was there any part of your job that you did not enjoy?
Why did you entitle this Theatre Season 'The Season of Cupid and Psyche'?
What links both the Shakespeare plays and the new writing that will be performed at the Globe this Theatre Season?
How did you choose the three plays that will be performed at the Globe this Theatre Season?
What, for you, is the main characteristic of the 2002 Theatre Season?
You have spoken before about the possibility of having a permanent company of actors resident at the Globe all year round. Have you had any further thoughts about how to make sure the current company's work continues to build on others' past experiences?
