Will Lyman
Will Lyman (CFA’71) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., and James Seymour (CFA’71) of South Gardiner, Maine, first collaborated on a production of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape 45 years ago at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Having gone on to lengthy acting and directing careers in New York, Boston, and elsewhere, Jim and Will reunited this spring for the upcoming Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of Beckett In Brief in the Sorenson Black Box Theatre at Babson College. Under the direction of Seymour, Lyman was featured in three of Beckett’s plays ( Rough for Radio II, The Old Tune, and Krapp’s Last Tape). Will, known for his many roles in Shakespeare on the Common and his narration of PBS’ Frontline, was delighted to be back in the Beckett saddle now that he’s age-appropriate, and Jim couldn’t have been happier given the chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of presenting a new evening of plays by one of the greatest playwrights in the English language. Performances were held last April and May.
From the Fall 2017 issue.