News and Public Media for North Central Florida
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Actors From The London Stage To Perform Hamlet at Phillips Center

Ben Eagle, Glenn Richards, and Grace Andrews
Ben Eagle, Glenn Richards, and Grace Andrews

https://soundcloud.com/wuft/actors-from-the-london-stage-interview
WUFT 89.1 / 90.1 Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, speaks with Ben Eagle and Grace Andrews, two company members of Actors From The London Stage, co-founded by Sir Patrick Stewart. They perform William Shakespear’s 'Hamlet' at the Squiteri Studio Theater at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville for three performances: Friday, October 12 at 7:30pm and Saturday, October 13 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. More information is available at performingarts.ufl.edu.

Glenn Richards is Operations Coordinator and local host for Morning Edition on WUFT-FM. His background includes 30+ years of radio in South Florida as an air personality, promotion director, and morning show producer (WSHE, WZTA, & WFLC). His previous education includes a Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Miami where he was also general manager of WVUM-FM. Upon his arrival in Gainesville in 2006 to pursue a telecommunication master’s degree at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, he worked as an air personality at WRUF-FM (both Rock104 and Country 103.7 The Gator). One of Glenn’s passions is local music. Since 1990, he has produced and hosted local music programs in both South Florida and Gainesville, playing demos and independent releases from unsigned artists, many of whom went on to national prominence including: Marilyn Manson, Sister Hazel, For Squirrels, Matchbox 20, Saigon Kick, Mary Karlzen, Nil Lara, Hundred Waters, and more.