An Evening of Shakespeare in Marion

July 17th: 'Shakespeare: Queens, Witches and Wenches' in Marion

The Arts Council of Marion County (ACMC) and Sobiepan Productions, L.L.C. are pleased to present the performance, “Shakespeare: Queens, Witches, and Wenches”. The performance will be held on Thursday, July 17th at the Historic Marion Opera House, located at 100 W. Court Street, Marion, SC, with a pre-show reception beginning at 7:00 p.m. followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets prices are $10.00 each. This show is a Brechtian style play where the narrator, The Actress, addresses the audience about the lessons she has learned from her imaginary Shakespearean friends. The script is a mixture of original text and monologues from some of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

March 5th: Shakespeare comes to Cheraw!

The Cheraw Arts Commission presents The Barter Players in one of Shakespeare's most powerful plays, Macbeth, on Wednesday, March 5 at the Theatre on the Green in Cheraw.  Jealousy, schemes, and intrigue reign as Macbeth and his wife reach for the king's crown.

 

What are they willing to sacrifice to get what they want? What price will they pay for getting it? This one-hour version uses only Shakespeare's language and is an incredible look inside the heart of ambition.  The 7:00pm performance is for students 9th grade through adults. 

 

Opening in 1933, The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA is one of the longest-running professional theatres in the nation. During the Great Depression patrons unable to buy 40 cent tickets were allowed to exchange their food products for admission to theatre performances, hence the name Barter.

 

Advance tickets are available at the Cheraw Community Center - 200 Powe Street.  Tickets are $8.00/Students-$10/Adult CAC Members and $12 Adult/Non-Members.  Contact the Cheraw Arts Commission 843.537.8420 x 12 for additional information.

The Cheraw Arts Commission is supported by the SC Arts Commission which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the United Way of Chesterfield County.

January 30th: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the FMU PAC

Aquila Theatre will stage its version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Francis Marion University's Performing Arts Center.

This classically trained, yet contemporary team will free the essential spirit of the play in a production that will be both faithful to Shakespeare and relevant and accessible to a modern audience.

What has been donned Shakespeare's most humorous comedy, Twelfth Night, as portrayed by Aquila Theatre, is a hilarious adventure of identical twins and mistaken identity and explores the universal themes of love and all its ambiguous effects on human behavior.

"We are pleased to bring companies like Aquila Theatre to the Pee Dee region as part of our commitment to enhancing the cultural fabric," says Laura Sims, director of the PAC. "Each of us now has an opportunity to savor the experience of a high quality classical production at an affordable price, right in our community."

Tickets to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the second of three shows in the PAC's variety series, can be purchased at a cost of $15 at the PAC box office during regular box office hours (M-F, Noon to 5 p.m.). Contact the box office for more details at 843-661-4444.

 If you're going:

Aquila Theatre to perform Shakespeare's 12th Night

Thursday, Jan. 30 @ 7:30 p.m.

FMU Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $15 at PAC box office

Contact the box office: 843-661-4444

January 24th: Love's Labour's Lost at Francis Marion University

FMU Artist Series

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Building, 7:30pm

(4822 East Palmetto Street in Florence)

Free, General Admission, No Reservations

Love's Labour's Lost by American Shakespeare Center

About Love's Labour's Lost & American Shakespeare Center:

In Love's Labour's Lost, the King of Navarre and his three schoolmates are ripe for an education in love from the Princess of France and her three ladies. Joining the lovers is a brilliantly goofy troupe of clowns, including the love-warrior Don Armado and the lust-sick rogue Costard, who ardently pursue the affections of a winsome country maid - and who perform an unforgettable pageant for the royals. Written around the same time as Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, this giddy and extravagant romantic comedy is Shakespeare's most exuberant wordfest - a joyful carnival of love, loss, and hope.

Since 1988, the American Shakespeare Center has produced English Renaissance plays in a bold, fresh style, bringing Shakespeare and other early modern works to communities across the country and around the world. Direct from the stage of the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, the ASC On Tour employs Shakespeare's own staging conditions to break down the barriers that traditionally separate performer and audience.

"We scour the country for the right 10-12 actors to perform all these roles in all of these plays," said ASC Artistic Director Jim Warren. "Not only are we looking for the right talent to do these shows in true rotating repertory (a great lost joy in today's theatre world), but we're also looking for personalities we think will gel into a dynamic, well-balanced ensemble on and off the stage. On top of all of that, we're also looking for singers and musicians because we perform all of our music live and unplugged; join us for our pre-show a half-hour before show time for some musical treats."

March 28th to March 31st: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Coker College

The Theater Program at Coker College will present “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” a comedy by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, at 7:30 p.m. March 28, 29, 30 and 31 in the Black Box Theater in the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center.

“Of the many lessons that actors and crew members encounter in developing a theater production, perhaps the single, most valuable lesson this cast has learned relates to the importance of ensemble playing,” said Assistant Professor of Theater Kindra Steenerson, who directs the production.

“They've seen first-hand how necessary each and every one of them is to the process, and this group of students has shown impressive commitment to the show, each other, and the rehearsal process. After long days of classes, they're working three hours or more, Sunday through Thursday night, and their attitudes and generosity of spirit have been exemplary.”

The cast, whom Steenerson says “provides the sass” for her first production at Coker, includes students Cecil Ray Morrell III, Hartsville; Daniel Stevenson, Columbia, S.C.; Keon Wilson, Sumter, S.C.; Datra Cook, Sumter, S.C.; Dana Griffin, Kershaw, S.C. and Ellen Skipper, Conway, S.C.  Set and lighting design are provided by Assistant Professor of Theatre David Dawson, and the sound design is provided by Facilities Manager and Assistant Technical Director Trevor Robinson.

One of the world’s most frequently produced plays, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” has been translated into dozens of languages and has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “wildly funny,” by the Montreal Gazette as “the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime” and by the New York Times as “irresistible.”

Produced through a special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, the play “makes a dilly of poor Willy,” wrote theater critic Michael Musto of the New York Daily News. Musto described it as “a fantasia of zany energy that throws together Monty Python-ish drag and Mel Brook-ish anything-for-a-laugh gags.”

Admission is free, and seating is limited, so early arrival is recommended. For more information, call 383-8382 or contact Steenerson atksteenerson@coker.edu.

Coker Theater to present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Coker Theater to Present Shakespeare Comedy

The Theater Program at Coker College will present “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” a comedy by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, at 7:30 p.m. March 28, 29, 30 and 31 in the Black Box Theater in the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center.

One of the world’s most frequently produced plays, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” has been translated into dozens of languages and has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “wildly funny,” by the Montreal Gazette as “the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime” and by the New York Times as “irresistible.”

Produced through a special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, the play “makes a dilly of poor Willy,” wrote theater critic Michael Musto of the New York Daily News. Musto described it as “a fantasia of zany energy that throws together Monty Python-ish drag and Mel Brook-ish anything-for-a-laugh gags.”

Directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Kindra Steenerson, the cast, whom Steenerson says “provides the sass” for her first production at Coker, includes students Cecil Ray Morrell III, Hartsville; Daniel Stevenson, Columbia, S.C.; Keon Wilson, Sumter, S.C.; Datra Cook, Sumter, S.C.; Dana Griffin, Kershaw, S.C.; and Ellen Skipper, Conway, S.C. 

Set and lighting design are provided by Assistant Professor of Theater David Dawson, and the sound design is provided by Facilities Manager and Assistant Technical Director Trevor Robinson.

Admission is free, and seating is limited, so early arrival is recommended. For more information, call 383-8382 or contact Steenerson at ksteenerson@coker.edu.

“Hope to see you there,” invites Steenerson. “Until then, may The Bard be with you!”