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London Shakespeare ensemble set for September residency

September 1, 2010
London Shakespeare ensemble set for September residency

One of the world’s premier Shakespeare theatre companies will conduct a weeklong residency at Valparaiso University that will include public performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and numerous workshops with Valpo theatre students and faculty. Actors From The London Stage, whose members include actors from renowned companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the...
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Elm Shakespeare to host fundraising gala

August 25, 2010
Elm Shakespeare to host fundraising gala

The Elm Shakespeare Company will host a 2010 Gala on September 2 in Edgerton Park, New Haven, Connecticut.   The event will include cocktails and a buffet before a performance of The Winter’s Tale.  Proceeds will benefit Elm Shakespeare Company programs, including educational outreach.  From the Elm Shakespeare Company website: “Founded in 1995, and located in...
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Tennessee library sponsors outdoor Romeo and Juliet

August 25, 2010
Tennessee library sponsors outdoor Romeo and Juliet

Updated by Claire The Blount County Library in Maryville, Tennessee, recently hosted an outdooor presentation of Romeo and Juliet.   The Blount County Friends of the Library sponsored the Shakespeare on the Lawn event, now in its fifth year, which included actors from the Tennessee Stage Company. All library events are free and open to children of all ages. For...
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Long Beach drama camp students perform

August 11, 2010

Long Beach Shakespeare Company Summer Drama Camp students will perform in Twelfth Night at the Long Beach Sea Festival at Bixby Park on August 21 and 22. For photos of the Drama Camp, continue to the Press-Telegram. For information on the calendar of events, visit the Sea Festival website. To find out about the...
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Shakespeare On Love tours Boston area parks

August 11, 2010
Shakespeare On Love tours Boston area parks

Shakespeare On Love blends speeches, sonnets, scenes & songs inspired by Shakespeare Boston Common Parkman Bandstand  –  Aug 11 @ 10am & Aug 14 @ 2pm O’Day Playground -  Aug 7 @ 2pm & Aug 17 @ 6:30pm Jeep Jones Playground -  Aug 13 @ 10:30am & Aug 18 @ 6:30pm Christopher Columbus Park -  Aug...
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Jesse L Martin to host Shakespeare Initiative fundraiser

August 11, 2010

Actor Jesse L. Martin will host The Public Theater’s “Shakespeare in Southampton” fundraiser on Sunday, August 15.  The event will include an abridged performance of All’s Well That Ends Well. Funds raised at “Shakespeare in Southampton” will benefit The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Initiative which brings multiple outreach programs to New York teens.  The event will take...
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The first Australian Shakespeare Festival starts 9 – 29 August 2010 in Hobart, Tasmania

The theme for the inaugural season of the Australian Shakespeare Festival is getting over your Shakes-fear! The programme of events makes Shakespeare accessible for everyone, by presenting his works as play, opera, revue, music and film. Whether you are a newcomer or a die-hard Shakespeare-lover, you will be able to explore and enjoy Shakespeare...
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Modesto youth complete summer workshop

August 3, 2010

The Center Stage Youth Summer Conservatory of Modesto, California, offered students a six-week acting workshop with a finale performance of The Comedy of Errors on July 30, 31, and August 1.  The program aims to keep theater alive as schools face budget cuts in the arts.  For more on the story, continue to The Modesto Bee.
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Huntington-Codman program performs Shrew for the public

August 3, 2010

Students from the Codman Academy Charter School, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, will perform The Taming of the Shrew as part of a summer partnership with the Huntington Theatre Company (in residence at Boston University).   The Huntington-Codman four-week program provides students and alumni the opportunity to work with Shakespearean texts and experience the theatrical process through daily rehearsals and a...
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Othello makes a quick return to the ASC

August 2, 2010

The American Shakespeare Center’s current production of Othello features two of the Blackfriars Playhouse’s most well-loved actors. Reprising their same roles from the last production in 2006, Rene Thornton Jr. plays Othello and Sarah Fallon returns as Desdemona. The ASC is located in Staunton, Virginia and features the classic Blackfriars Playhouse, which was built...
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