"(The) plan to build (this) theatre in New York (is) both daring and wholly admirable... I would support... this undertaking even if I were not an Oxfordian... Please be confident of my good wishes."
- Tony, Emmy & Olivier-winner Sir Derek Jacobi
"The Oxford Shakespeare Theatre... sounds like a wonderful idea and I'm sure would attract a lot of interest."
- Oscar, Golden Globe & Olivier-winner Dame Judi Dench
"I support (this) ambitious project completely."
- Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham
F. Murray Abraham with Destro
"It would be a thrill to have a replica... where the plays of William Shakespeare would be performed in New York City... how exciting. I'm looking forward to that."
- Tony and Emmy-winner Julie Harris
"Virginia Woolf wrote: 'The Americans are doing what the Elizabethans did - they are coining new words.' I'm sure Shakespeare would identify and support such a project as The Globe in New York - I certainly do!"
- Shakespeare In Love's Joseph Fiennes
"We wish... the Oxford Shake-speare Company every success."
- Oscar nominee Kenneth Branagh
"Wishing you well in bringing into being the theatre."
- Academy Award-winner Dame Glenda Jackson
"I was fascinated by (the) plans... New York City can benefit from such a facility."
- Award-winning producer/director Edgar Lansbury
"A noble idea."
- Tony and Emmy-winner Eli Wallach
“Very courageous!”
- Shakespeare voice teacher Kristin Linklater
ACTOR ENDORSEMENTS
"It is a brilliant idea, an electrifying project - one which, if brought to fruition, can and will enrich our culture for years and years to come."
- Academy Award-winner Olivia de Havilland
"I wish Ron Destro every success with his plan to build the Oxford Shake-speare Theatre in New York. It will bring a little of Ye Olde England to the Big Apple."
- Oscar-winner Dame Maggie Smith
"This is to confirm my enthusiastic and unqualified support for your plans... You will provide insights and opportunities all too frequently missed from modern theatres... God speed your efforts!"
- Emmy Award Nominee Michael York
Michael York and Ron Song Destro
