Antony and Cleopatra: Infinite Lives

Aug 162013
 

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Adapted and Produced by J. Michael DeAngelis and Pete Barry
Directed by John Dowgin
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Can Shakespeare illuminate the Arab Spring?  The Porch Room answers the question in their new production Antony & Cleopatra: Infinite Lives.   It’s the story of an Egyptian expatriate who gets caught between two revolutionaries – her fiancée, an activist director who tries to upend his commissioned Shakespeare production, and her brother, a nationalist fresh from the violence of Tahrir Square. It played a sold-out run in last year’s Philly Fringe at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
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TheaterMania.com recommends Antony & Cleopatra: Infinite Lives as one of the top 8 shows to see in the NYC International Fringe Festival at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre at 45 Bleeker Street (by Lafayette) in New York City.  Tickets can be purchased here.
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Performance Dates:
Friday, August 16th at 9:30 PM
Sunday, August 18th at 4:45 PM
Sunday, August 25th at Noon
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Bloody Shakespeare: The Nightmare Dream

Aug 072013
 

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The Nightmare Dream
Adapted and Directed by Neal J. Freeman

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What would happen if Shakespeare was “bitten” by Bram Stoker’s Dracula?  One man aims to find out.

Neal J. Freeman has created a mash up of two classic texts:  Midsummer and Dracula.  The Nightmare ‘Dream’ is the Shakespeare play told through a classic horror film lens with a healthy dose of tongue-in cheek.   As the lovers embark on their famous journey into the woods, they encounter a villain unlike any imagined by Shakespeare. No ruffled neck is safe in this, the ORIGINAL douchey teen vampire drama.

The Nightmare ‘Dream’ will play Sunday 8/11 at 6pm, Monday 8/12 at 9:30pm, Thursday 8/15 at 9:30pm, Friday 8/16 at 3:45pm, and Sunday 8/18 at 4:15pm.

See website for more information: www.bloodyshakespeare.com or www.fringenyc.org.

Tickets on sale July 19 at www.fringenyc.org.

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Nicholas Martin-Smith

Jul 172013
 

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As You Like It: Act 2, Scene 7
Jacques
June 14, 2013

With age comes wisdom.  Hudson Classical Theater Company (formerly Hudson Warehouse) Artistic Director Nicholas Martin-Smith stays in the moment while performing Jacques famous “All the World’s a Stage” speech from Act 2, Scene 7 of As You Like It.  Nicholas discusses what it’s like to start a theater company, how he overcame a learning disability and why experience is a great teacher. This interview is “sans” nothing.

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Ellen Geer, Willow Geer, Melora Marshall

Jul 102013
 

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act 1, Scene 1
Helena
June 14, 2013

It’s a Family Affair!  Bringing classical theatre to life for four generations isn’t easy.  Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum is a labor of love for a family with Shakespeare in their veins.  Ellen Geer, Melora Marshall and Ian Flanders share the fascinating story of the Theatricum’s past, present and future.  And Willow Geer keeps it fresh with a feisty and vivacious take on Helena from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act I, Scene i.

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Theatricum Botanicum

Jun 172013
 

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Act 2, Scene 1
Oberon and Titania
June 14, 2013

It’s the quintessential Midsummer experience.  A visit to Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, California is a delight for all five of the senses.  In celebration of their 40th season of bringing the magic of Shakespeare to life on their idyllic outdoor stage, the Company is reviving its beloved production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Feast your ears on this brief excerpt from Act II, Scene i, featuring founding company members Ellen Geer and Melora Marshall.

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Colin David Reese

Jun 072013
 

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Hamlet; Act 2, Scene 2
Hamlet
February 8, 2013

To cue or not to cue that is the question.  Colin David Reese uses cue scripts in performing Shakespeare.  He also eschews punctuation, breathes only at the end of the verse line and incorporates leCoq into his work.   Not one to mince words, Colin never fails to entertain and enlighten in this, our first international interview.  Sit back and listen to how it will fadge.

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Shakespeare Unbound

May 302013
 

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What do the Bodleian Library, John Heminge, Harry Condell and Colin David Reese have in common?  They all converge on stage in the international hit Shakespeare Unbound.  Exploring the creation of the First Folio, Mr. Reese makes some awesome discoveries in this short aside.   Here is a trailer for the show:

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Jim Devita

May 092013
 

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Henry Vi, Part iii: Act 3, Scene 2
Gloucester
February 5, 2013

Catch a wave!  Stay “on top” of Jim Devita‘s words as he discusses how he learned to avoid generalizing in acting Shakespeare.   Jim explores the importance of training (and what Shakespearean actors can learn from Michael Jordan.)  We plunge into Richard of Gloucester’s speech in Henry VI, Part iii, to discover the secret to playing villains, plumbing emotions (or not) and pursuing metaphors.  Join us for a discussion of the most voluble soliloquy in Shakespeare’s canon.

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In Acting Shakespeare & American Players Theater

May 032013
 

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How did Jim Devita end up going from New York to Wisconsin and then back to New York with a one man show?  If you haven’t heard of the American Players Theater, you should have.    Listen to Jim’s journey, about APT’s mission and how both look to create authentic Shakespeare productions at a very large outdoor theater in this brief aside from The State of Shakespeare.  You may just end up moving to Spring Green, Wisconsin.

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Jim Wallert & Ron Russell: Richard III Born With Teeth (Interview Part 2)

Apr 252013
 

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Richard III; Act 1, Scene 1
Gloucester
April 2, 2013

What is Shakespeare’s idea of tragedy?  Is an audience seduced by Richard?  What happens to the soul of ambition after the final prize has been won?  Is there any sympathy left for this devil?  The answers and much more, including a fantastic reading of the opening speech, can be found in Part II of our interview about Richard III with Ron Russell and Jim Wallert of the Epic Theatre Ensemble.  Their production of Richard III: Born With Teeth runs through May 4th.  For details click here.

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