Actors’ Shakespeare Project, in conjunction with Harvard Square Business Association’s yearly Bookish Ball, is pleased to once again announce a birthday extravaganza for Mr. William Shakespeare on Saturday, April 30th on the Palmer Street Stage in Harvard Square from 12:00-4:30 pm.

 

ASP brings together art partners Orfeo Group, Zumix Marching Band, Central Square Theatre, A.R.T., [...]

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The Arlington Friends of the Drama Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts, will run a Shakespeare acting workshop from September 20 through November 15.  Jenna Lourenco, a member of the board of directors of the AFD Theatre, will lead the sessions.  The course cost is $35.

To participate, continue to Wicked Local for further information.

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Claire Kimball is an Editor [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Student participants in the Youth and Shakespeare Programs in Holyoke and Springfield will stage their final performances on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 1:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Center, 650 East Pleasant St.

The hour-long performance is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception.

The students from Peck Middle School [...]

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Lynch Park in Beverly, Massachusetts, will host free performances of Twelfth Night on July 16 and 17.   Katie Stewart, a local 2009 high school graduate, directs.  She has funded the production through multiple donations and sponsors.  The cast of college students chose the Lynch Park Rose Garden for their performance location and the Beverly Recreation [...]

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Every Friday, the Shakespeare Standard posts a collection of stories about innovative voices in Shakespeare studies and performances.  Below you will find this week’s gathering, including links where you can find the stories. 

This week we have a wide array of voices on green playing, gender bending, audiences, popular entertainment, scapegoating, and the authorship [...]

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