Shakespeare in the Ruff is happy to welcome Giovanni Spina as our 2019 Resident Company Member! Giovanni will be supporting Ruff in season planning, fundraising, and enhancing our accessibility measures! You may remember Giovanni as Marc Antony, or the show-stealing washer-woman Jurtha, in Portia’s Julius Caesar.
Here are some hard-hitting questions for you to get to know our newest company member!
Hey, Giovanni, what’s your favourite Shakespeare play?
Othello
Which, in your opinion, is the most over-rated Shakespeare play?
The Merchant of Venice
What’s a book/movie/poem/show/play you turn to when you need inspiration?
“Welcome address to freshman parents at Boston Conservatory, given by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of music division at Boston Conservatory” (read it here)
Describe your role with Ruff in less than three words!
Learning by Doing
What’s the best thing about Withrow Park?
The true community feeling of the whole park, it feels as if the park belongs to and is cherished by everyone that is there whether for a moment or repeatedly throughout the year.
What’s a little known fact about you that surprises people?
Moreso a fact about my cat, it has three legs!
If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Controlling Space-Time.
If you could have a mediocre power, what would it be?
20/20 vision
Learn more about Giovanni, and all the other Ruffians, on our Company page!