Announcing our 2019-2020 Season!
KING LEAR |
By William Shakespeare October 3 – 27, 2019 |
Lear, King of Britain, in an attempt to avoid future strife, divides his kingdom between his three daughters. His eldest two, Regan and Goneril, respond to his request for a show of love, but Cordelia is unable to, not wanting to be hypocritical. | |
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)* |
By Jess Winfield, Adam Long, Daniel Singer Directed by Christopher V. Edwards December 21 – January 12, 2020 |
A hilarious summary of all Shakespeare’s plays, using reenactments and audience participation. It is famous for holding the (self-proclaimed) record for the shortest production of Hamlet at 43 seconds.
*not part of a Membership Package |
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BRIGHT HALF LIFE |
By Tanya Barfield Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian January 22 – February 16, 2020 |
Two women meet and we see the entirety of their relationship from beginning to end spanning forty years…a sixty-five-minute chronicle of a deeply committed lesbian relationship, is contemporary as a play could be but the theme is classic and timeless. Legal gay marriage has occupied merely a nanosecond of our existence, but the presentation of the highs and lows of coupledom, as exampled in this piece, defy the ages.” —The Huffington Post. “This well-written portrayal of smart women finding, losing, and finding themselves and each other again, is profound…past, present, and future are contained in each moment, and every one of them feels full.” | |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE |
By William Shakespeare Directed by Igor Golyak March 11 – April 5, 2020 |
Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends of melancholy that he cannot explain. His friend Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan in order to travel in style to Portia’s estate. Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, who has long held a grudge against Antonio. | |
HENRY V |
By William Shakespeare Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw April 30 – May 24, 2020 |
Henry V is a history play that covers some events during the Hundred Years’ War, immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415). Henry, a young king with a reputation for immaturity and inexperience is considering making a claim to rule France as well as England. In the attempt, Henry is faced with the decisions and fall out of waging war. | |
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