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Sep
12
Thu
Measure for Measure, Shakespeare Theatre Co.
Sep 12 @ 12:15 am – Oct 27 @ 1:15 am

The Shakespeare Theatre Company

September 12 – October 27, 2013

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measure-for-measure“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall”

Shakespeare’s dark comedy leads a compelling season by posing controversial ideas and by exploring the corrupting nature of power. Director Jonathan Munby (STC’s 2009 hit, The Dog in The Manger) returns to direct this play of ethics and morality.

Recommended for ages 18 and above but may be suitable for mature audiences, 16 and above. Contains partial nudity, violent and adult situations.

This performance contains herbal cigarette smoke and theatrical haze.

Please note:  This performance starts with a pre-show cabaret 20 minutes before show time.  We invite you to arrive early to experience this exciting prologue. Those patrons arriving after the performance starts will be asked to wait in the lobby until the appropriate late-seating break.

Feb
8
Sat
The Winter’s Tale, The Old Globe
Feb 8 @ 12:30 am – Mar 16 @ 1:30 am

The Old Globe

February 8 – March 16, 2014

Directed by Barry Edelstein

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NPR calls Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein “one of the country’s leading Shakespeareans.” Now Edelstein’s work takes center stage in his Old Globe directorial debut with Shakespeare’s most enchanting masterpiece, featuring a powerful musical score written expressly for the production by acclaimed classical composer Michael Torke. The Winter’s Talesweeps breathtakingly from tragedy to comedy and along the way visits kings and queens, dancing shepherds, a most extraordinary statue, and one notoriously hungry bear, before it reaches its stunning, magical conclusion.

Apr
4
Fri
The Suitors/Commedia Double Bill – Syracuse Shakespeare Festival
Apr 4 @ 3:45 am – Apr 13 @ 4:45 am

Syracuse Shakespeare Festival

April 4 – April 14, 2014

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Our second plunge into 17th century French comedy gives us even more laughs than last year’s Molierean tickler.  It’s another comedy by a French icon, The Suitors, by Jean Racine, Judith Harris directing; one of the most hilarious French plays ever written, Racine’s only comedy (1688), tells of a judge named Nigaud who has lost his mind from overwork but is still possessed with the desire to go to court and try cases day and night.  After a brief intermission the second half of this double bill gives you, Commedia dell’Arte, Lynn Barbato directing; the roots of improvisation date back to 16th century Italy where “stock” character types mocked social conventions and they’ll be mocking unconventionally for your laughter and delight.   

 

 

May
28
Wed
The Tempest, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
May 28 @ 7:45 pm – Sep 15 @ 8:45 pm

The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

Begins May 28

Directed by Bonnie J. Monte

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Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte directs The Tempest for the first time since 1991, her inaugural production at The Shakespeare Theatre. Prestigious company veteran Sherman Howard, an actor Ms. Monte describes as “a force of nature in himself,” will portray Prospero, the powerful magician who rules over his enchanted island home.

 

Oct
15
Wed
Henry VIII, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Oct 15 @ 8:00 pm – Dec 31 @ 9:00 pm

The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

Begins October 15

Directed by Paul Mullins

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Longtime company director Paul Mullins returns to direct Shakespeare’s final play, the rarely produced historical epic about the young King Henry and the first two of his six wives.

Dec
4
Thu
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Dec 4 2014 @ 8:00 pm – Feb 15 2015 @ 9:00 pm

The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

Begins December 4

Directed by Scott Wentworth

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The 2014 season concludes with the of Shakespeare’s delightful comedy Much Ado About Nothing, which has not been seen at the Theatre in over a decadeRenowned actor and director Scott Wentworth sets the play post-World War II, à la “White Christmas,” and will appear on stage alongside his wife, Marion Adler (last seen in Our Town).