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Austin Shakespeare

The Austin Shakespeare presents professional theatre of the highest quality with an emphasis on the plays of William Shakespeare, bringing to the public performances that are fresh, bold, imaginative, thought-provoking, and eminently accessible, connecting the truths of the past with the challenges and possibilities of today.

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    Austin Shakespeare

    PO Box 683
    Austin, 78705

    Phone: (512)454-2273

    Fax: (512)454-2276

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    09/08/10- 09/26/10

    The Tempest The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre The Tempest Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre September 8-September 26, 2010 Austin Shakespeare stages a refreshing look at Shakespeare’s romance The Tempest in a professional Actors’ Equity production at The Long Center’s Rollins Studio Theatre. Filled with suspense, surprises and drunken invaders, the play features an enchanted Mediterranean island with a sorcerer (a deposed duke), his brilliant and beautiful young daughter, a delightful sprite and a lecherous native.  As in all their productions, Austin Shakespeare will offer a brief...

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    06/24/10- 07/03/10	The Merry Wives of Windsor The Curtain Theatre The Merry Wives of Windsor Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre June 24-July 3, 2010 Set in I Love Lucy sitcom style, The Merry Wives of Windsor features Austin’s finest young talent. “Tune in” to see the ultimate love triangle, a jealous husband in disguise, a “fairy” attack and more! Shakespeare’s only play set in contemporary Elizabethan England features Sir John Falstaff as a wayward knight, set to win the love to two married ladies. Little does Sir John know what he is in for with the two Merry Wives of Windsor! The Merry Wives...
    06/21/10- 07/02/10	Shakespeare on the Hill St. Edwards University Shakespeare on the Hill Presented by Austin Shakespeare at St. Edwards University June 21-July 2, 2010 SHAKESPEARE ON THE HILL at St. Edward's University June 21 - July 2, 2010 Ages 13 - 17 Be a part of one of Austin’s most popular theatre workshops for high school and middle school actors. For the 11th year, Austin Shakespeare is teaming up with St. Edward’s University to bring its most comprehensive workshop ever. Workshop topics include acting, text analysis, stage combat, voice and Shakespearean history. The two-week workshop concludes with a...
    04/29/10- 05/30/10	The DREAM: A Midsummer Night’s Dream with A Rock ‘N Roll edge Zilker Hillside Theatre The DREAM: A Midsummer Night’s Dream with A Rock ‘N Roll edge Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Zilker Hillside Theatre April 29-May 30, 2010 Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars): Experience Shakespeare's classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a 1960s rock ‘n roll edge as Austin Shakespeare presents the 25th incarnation of free Shakespeare in Zilker Park. The show, featuring a four piece rock band live on stage, will enliven and entertain the audience at Zilker Hillside Theatre for five weeks starting Thursday, April 29 at 8 p.m., running through the end of May.     The production features Actors Equity members Gwendolyn...
    04/29/10- 05/30/10	The DREAM: A Midsummer Night’s Dream with A Rock ‘N Roll edge Zilker Hillside Theatre The DREAM: A Midsummer Night’s Dream with A Rock ‘N Roll edge Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Zilker Hillside Theatre April 29-May 30, 2010 Experience Shakespeare's classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a 1960s rock ‘n roll edge as Austin Shakespeare presents the 25th incarnation of free Shakespeare in Zilker Park. The show, featuring a four piece rock band live on stage, will enliven and entertain the audience at Zilker Hillside Theatre for five weeks starting Thursday, April 29 at 8 p.m., running through the end of May.     The production features Actors Equity members Gwendolyn...
    04/24/10	Shakespeare’s Birthday with Austin Shakespeare Shakespeare’s Birthday with Austin Shakespeare Presented by Austin Shakespeare April 24, 2010 As part of its 25th anniversary season, Austin Shakespeare invites one and all to join in the most fun party of the year, Shakespeare’s Birthday Party, noon – 4 pm on Saturday, April 24th, to frolic in Richard Garriott’s miniature Castleton Village off City Park Road on the beautiful shores of Lake Austin.   “For one afternoon, all the world’s a birthday party,” says Master of Revels, Robert Faires, “where merrymakers of all ages...
    03/25/10- 03/27/10	The Taming of the Shrew The Curtain Theatre The Taming of the Shrew Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre March 25-March 27, 2010 Avg. Event Rating (4.7 Stars): In Shakespeare's time, only men were allowed on stage. Now, we will turn the tables. In this classic comedy, Austin's finest actresses will take the stage in this replica of an Elizabethan Theater: Richard Garriot's Curtain Theatre. Join us in this beautiful setting amid a pecan grove on the shores of Lake Austin off City Park Rd., near Rts 2222 and 360.
    02/27/10	Helen Merino Audition Workshop Blue Theater Helen Merino Audition Workshop Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Blue Theater February 27, 2010 Join us for a workshop on Auditioning in Austin and in New York City Austin Shakespeare’s guest artist for Mary Stuart, Helen Merino will lead a workshop in audition monologue and cold reading. Helen Merino has studied in New York with Atlantic Theatre School’s Karen Kohlhaas, author of The Monologue Audition and How to Choose a Monologue for Any Audition. Workshop Topics include: , choosing material, the monologue list, headshots, slating,...
    02/11/10- 02/28/10	Mary Stuart The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre Mary Stuart Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre February 11-February 28, 2010 Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars): In Schiller's great Romantic play, Mary Stuart, the passionate and beautiful Queen of Scotland, struggles to gain freedom from her rival cousin, Elizabeth, the powerful Queen of England. Each works through the same man as lover and protector, but it is only through their own actions that one transforms to gain authentic nobility. Peter Oswald's new, suspenseful adaptation draws striking parallels to contemporary society.
    01/10/10	Verdict of Love Verdict of Love Presented by Austin Shakespeare January 10, 2010 Join Austin Shakespeare for an exclusive staged reading of "Verdict of Love" by Ann Ciccolella .Following on last year's successful reading of Madame X, some of Austin's finest actors will appear in this adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's final novel. In it, a mysterious young woman joins a couple of young American artists visiting the sensous world of 19th Century Rome along with an extraordinary Italian who has an uncanny resemblance to a delightful Greek statue. Hawthorne's...
    12/31/09	World's Fastest Hamlet Free Austin City Hall World's Fastest Hamlet Free Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Austin City Hall December 31, 2009 Austin Shakespeare reprises its popular production of The World's Fastest Hamlet on New Year's Eve as part of Austin's First Night.  Don't miss this wonderful piece that turns Shakespeare's most famous tragedy into a delightful comedy for the whole family.
    11/15/09	Austin Shakespeare Luminalia: 25th Anniversary Celebration Mandola Winery Austin Shakespeare Luminalia: 25th Anniversary Celebration Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Mandola Winery November 15, 2009 Austin Shakespeare will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a Luminalia, a 17th century masque combining pageantry, poetry, dance, music, spectacle and feasting. Originating in the court of Charles I of England, the event celebrates "The Triumph of Light" with entertainments of the era. The Luminalia will be held at the Mandola Winery in Driftwood, TX on Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 5-9 pm, and concludes with dinner and drama at Trattoria Lisina on the winery...
    11/04/09- 12/02/09	Shakespeare Studio Salvage Vanguard Theater Shakespeare Studio Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Salvage Vanguard Theater November 4-December 2, 2009 Austin Shakespeare’s “Shakespeare Studio” is an on-going professional actor training class for experienced Shakespeare actors as well as actors who seek more experience with Shakespeare. It is taught by Artistic Director, Ann Ciccolella and it frequently include guest instructors. Austin Shakespeare Studio returns with classes Nov. 4-Dec. 2 in a new format focusing on auditioning not only for Shakespeare but for contemporary work as well. Ann Ciccolella, Artistic...
    10/29/09- 10/31/09	Spooky Shakespeare The Curtain Theatre Spooky Shakespeare Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre October 29-October 31, 2009 Join Austin Shakespeare for an evening of The Bard's eeriest scenes. Hamlet meets the ghost of his father. The witches of Macbeth reappear. The fairies of A Midsummer Night's Dream weave their magical spell. An evening filled with light and darkness on the shores of Lake Austin. Great for the whole family! Saturday Night Costume...
    09/10/09- 09/27/09	Measure for Measure The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre Measure for Measure Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Long Center: Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre September 10-September 27, 2009 Avg. Event Rating (3.9 Stars): Austin Shakespeare brings lusty flappers, provocative dandies and a band of Prohibition politicians to The Long Center¹s Rollins Theatre, which will be transformed into the 1920s South for a new look at Shakespeare¹s dark comedy, Measure for Measure. Featuring glorious language, captivating characters and an ingenious plot, the performance brings the Rollins Theatre audience into a new three-sided thrust stage configuration putting them in the midst of a world of fun-loving...
    06/25/09- 06/28/09	Young Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors The Curtain Theatre Young Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre June 25-June 28, 2009 Avg. Event Rating (4.8 Stars): Austin Shakespeare, the Austin-based professional theatre company emphasizing plays by William Shakespeare, presents the inaugural “Young Shakespeare” production “The Comedy of Errors”.  The classic comic caper of double twins and doubting wives stars an all teen cast.  Young Shakespeare offers students age 11 to 18 intensive Shakespeare training and the chance to run and perform in a professional production under the tutelage of professionals. ...
    05/07/09- 06/07/09	“Romeo & Juliet” with a Mexican-American twist Zilker Hillside Theatre “Romeo & Juliet” with a Mexican-American twist Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Zilker Hillside Theatre May 7-June 7, 2009 Avg. Event Rating (4.0 Stars): Austin Shakespeare presents Shakespeare’s most popular play “Romeo & Juliet” with a new Mexican-American twist. Set in Central Texas in the 1940’s, this new take on “Romeo & Juliet” features Shakespeare’s own text, intermixed with a good dose of Spanish language. In addition to the classic story of two young people who fall in love, but whose feuding families loathe one another, audiences can expect men decked out in three-piece suits...
    04/23/09	Shakespeare's 445th Birthday Party Castledon Village Shakespeare's 445th Birthday Party Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Castledon Village April 23, 2009 Austin Shakespeare alum and man about town, Robert Faires, hosts Shakespeare's 445th Birthday. Festivities will include The World's Fastest Shakespeare! with Justin Scalise, Master of Mischief Les McGehee, face painting, live music, an audience sonnet-off, and of course, birthday cake!
    04/23/09	Austin Shakespeare Gala The Curtain Theatre Austin Shakespeare Gala Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre April 23, 2009 The event will feature scenes from our upcoming production of Romeo & Juliet plus a Live Auction that features a week- long trip to Taos, New Mexico and a Sandra Langston-commissioned painting that depicts our production of Romeo & Juliet set in 1940's Texas. Directions: Starting from loop 360 & 2222 Go West on 2222 to City Park Rd, Left on City Park Rd. after.9 mile make left at Bridgepoint Parkway (past "S" turn at top of hill sign ...
    03/28/09	Austin Shakespeare’s Second Annual Political Forum The Curtain Theatre Austin Shakespeare’s Second Annual Political Forum Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre March 28, 2009 SHAKESPEARE, POLITICS AND WOMEN SPEAKERS: JODY CONRADT, Former UT Women’s Basketball Coach DONNA HOWARD, Texas State Representative RANDI SHADE, Austin City Council Member DR. SUSAN TODD, UT Professor and Expert on the Women of Shakespeare PANELIST: AMALIA RODRIGUEZ-MENDOZA, Travis County District Clerk HOSTED BY: Former Mayor of Austin BRUCE TODD and ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN Austin Shakespeare is now in its 24th year...
    03/28/09	Shakespeare, Politics and Women The Curtain Theatre Shakespeare, Politics and Women Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre March 28, 2009 Featuring Jody Conradt, Donna Howard, Randi Shade, Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza and Toby Futrell, this political forum combines actors performing scenes from Shakespeare that address women’s issues (Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Kate & Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew and Portia in The Merchant of Venice) and brief talks by each speaker on the contemporary position of women in society and what relevance Shakespeare bears on women’s issues today.
    03/18/09	Austin Shakespeare Gala The Curtain Theatre Austin Shakespeare Gala Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre March 18, 2009 Austin Shakespeare hosts its annual Gala on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm at The Curtain Theatre, Austin's own Elizabethan theatre replica, located on the estate of Richard Garriott on the shores of Lake Austin. The event will feature scenes from our upcoming production of Romeo & Juliet plus a Live Auction that features a week- long trip to Taos, New Mexico and a Sandra Langston-commissioned painting that depicts our production of Romeo & Juliet set in 1940's Texas.
    03/02/09- 03/23/09	Spring 2009 Shakespeare Studio Workshop Salvage Vanguard Theater Spring 2009 Shakespeare Studio Workshop Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Salvage Vanguard Theater March 2-March 23, 2009 Austin Shakespeare is currently accepting students for the next session of the Shakespeare Studio, which will take place at Salvage Vanguard Theatre. The Spring 09 session will be for actors who are interested in exploring Shakespeare but have not had that experience yet. The focus will be on interpretive tools, voice and diction, and intense physicalization, fueled by the belief that sharpening your skills in expressing Shakespeare's work will make you a stronger actor in any...
    02/11/09- 03/01/09	An Ideal Husband The Long Center for the Performing Arts An Ideal Husband Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Long Center for the Performing Arts February 11-March 1, 2009 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): Experience Oscar Wilde's delicious comedy that makes a whipped cream of wit at the climax of glittering 19th Century. In London's fashionable society, the captivating Mrs. Cheverly threatens a rising statesman with blackmail for his youthful indiscretions. In this professional production from Austin Shakespeare, for the first time, the new Long Center's Rollins Theatre is transformed into an Arena with audience surrounding the action on four sides. Co-sponsored by The Department of Theatre...
    12/31/08	World's Fastest Hamlet World's Fastest Hamlet Presented by Austin Shakespeare December 31, 2008 Austin Shakespeare has been bringing free Shakespeare in Zilker Park to the citizens of Austin for 24 years.  Don't miss our latest outdoor wizardry under the South First Street bridge where four daring actors will attempt the feat of performing Shakespeare's Hamlet in fifteen minutes or less!  Can they do it?  Cheer on Austin Shakespeare's fastest, finest actors in this uproarious abridgement of Shakespeare's masterpiece.  Starring award-winning actor and New Orleans...
    12/16/08- 12/21/08	Celebrate! A Musical Review Austin Ventures Studio Theater Celebrate! A Musical Review Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Austin Ventures Studio Theater December 16-December 21, 2008 With the new musical revue "Celebrate!" Austin Shakespeare (the Austin-based professional theatre company emphasizing plays by William Shakespeare) makes merry with the Holiday Season with bright songs from musicals like Peter Pan, Kiss Me, Kate, She Loves Me, The Light in the Piazza and Sondheim's A Little Night Music.
    09/11/08- 09/21/08	Macbeth Macbeth Presented by Austin Shakespeare September 11-September 21, 2008 Avg. Event Rating (2.0 Stars): An action packed tragedy, "Macbeth" tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends with a mirror to a global setting and culture. William Shakespeare wrote "Macbeth" in the first decade of the 15th century and set the story in Scotland and six hundred years later, Austin Shakespeare is re-imagining the classic tale with markedly non-traditional costumes, actors, and with an intercontinental twist. Austin Shakespeare alumnus and award-winning...
    06/20/08- 06/21/08	Staged Reading of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 Austin Ventures Studio Theater Staged Reading of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Austin Ventures Studio Theater June 20-June 21, 2008 Austin Shakespeare will present a professional staged reading of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I. The production will be directed by Ian Manners, who previously co-directed Richard III and directed the reading of Tamburlaine, and will feature Justin Scalise, who is currently appearing as Don John in Much Ado, as Prince Hal. Image Credit: Kimberley Mead
    06/20/08- 06/21/08	Henry IV, Part I Staged Reading Austin Ventures Studio Theater Henry IV, Part I Staged Reading Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Austin Ventures Studio Theater June 20-June 21, 2008 Justin Scalise as Prince Hal Austin Shakespeare invites you to a staged reading of what has been called Shakespeare's best History Play... Henry IV part I directed by Matt Davies Ballet Austin’s Austin Ventures Studio Theatre 501 W. 3rd St. (off San Antonio St.) Friday-Saturday, June 20-21, 8 pm AusTix tickets : $12/10 Texasperforms.com, 474-8497 Starring: David Jarrott, Steve Shearer, Marc Pouhe', Lowell Bartholomee, Doug Taylor, Greg Holt, Aaron Alexander, Beth...
    06/20/08- 06/21/08	Staged Reading of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 Butler Dance Education Center and Community School Staged Reading of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Butler Dance Education Center and Community School June 20-June 21, 2008 Austin Shakespeare presents a professional staged reading of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part IV . The production will be directed by Ian Manners, who previously co-directed Richard III and directed the reading of Tamburlaine, and will feature Justin Scalise, who is currently appearing as Don John in Much Ado, as Prince Hal. Performance Location: The performance's will take place at Ballet Austin's new Austin Ventures Studio Theater, downtown at 3rd and San Antonio.
    05/01/08- 05/25/08	Shakespeare Under the Stars 2008: Much Ado About Nothing Zilker Park Shakespeare Under the Stars 2008: Much Ado About Nothing Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Zilker Park May 1-May 25, 2008 The 'Merry War' of the sexes erupts in Austin Shakespeare's production of Much Ado About Nothing, to the accompaniment of music & dance. Starring Austin's Babs George and Matthew Radford (Actor of the London Stage. Check out these great Show Photos. Much Ado launches the 23rd annual presentation of a beloved Austin favorite, 'Shakespeare Under the Stars.' Artistic director, Ann...
    04/23/08	Shakespeare's 444th Birthday Revel! The Curtain Theatre Shakespeare's 444th Birthday Revel! Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre April 23, 2008 Visit Castleton Village with Comedy Improvisation on Shakespeare characters and themes throughout the pirate ship, fort, tree houses, tavern, chapel, jail and lighthouse. The party will feature trumpeters as well as Renaissance dancing by St. Stephens Episcopal School.
    03/22/08	Shakespeare, Politics and Texas The Curtain Theatre Shakespeare, Politics and Texas Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre March 22, 2008 The evening will consist of actors performing speeches from Julius Caesar, the orations of Brutus and Marc Antony, as well as politicians and academics commenting on their analysis of experience in contemporary public life. At the heart of the speeches is the 'Appeal to Emotion vs the Appeal to Reason.' Those appeals live on today. We are all too familiar with assassination, crisis and leaders who are considered potential tyrants.
    01/19/08- 01/20/08	The Night of January 16th Austin Ventures Studio Theater The Night of January 16th Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Austin Ventures Studio Theater January 19-January 20, 2008 Austin Shakespeare will present staged readings of Ayn Rand's courtroom drama, The Night of January 16th, in which the audience renders the verdict of guilty or not guilty, determining the ending of the play.
    11/28/07	Scenes from Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2 Mercury Hall Scenes from Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2 Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Mercury Hall November 28, 2007 Join Austin Shakespeare for a staged reading of Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great. This play that both enthralled and shocked Elizabethan audiences when it was first performed in 1587. Director for this reading is Ian Manners who served as co-director of Austin Shakespeare's production of The Rivals. Austin Shakespeare’s Artistic Director, Ann Ciccolella asked Manners to direct a reading of Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, since Manners is eminently qualified as...
    11/14/07	Shakespeare Studio Showcase Salvage Vanguard Theater Shakespeare Studio Showcase Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Salvage Vanguard Theater November 14, 2007 Shakespeare Studio showcase for directors, agents and casting directors! The culmination of a series of Monday studio classes.
    10/28/07	Plays Well With Shakespeare The Curtain Theatre Plays Well With Shakespeare Presented by Austin Shakespeare Festival at The Curtain Theatre October 28, 2007 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): In the spirit of shows like TV’s Whose Line is It Anyway? and Chicago's The Second City, comedian and author Les McGehee takes the audience on a rockin’ tour of improvised Shakeseare featuring special guests, comedy, music, and stories. It’s so much fun that you won’t believe it is improvised. Les (author of the popular book, Plays Well with Others, will be joined by Austin's funniest couple, Owen and Jodi Egerton, award-winning Austin actor/director Robert...
    10/27/07	Words By Shakespeare, Music by Austin The Curtain Theatre Words By Shakespeare, Music by Austin Presented by Austin Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre October 27, 2007 You're in for a magical treat with this delicious concoction of words and music by and about Shakespeare. You’ll enjoy 'The Willow Song' the way Renaissance singers did it . . . and 'Brush up your Shakespeare' as we will do it. The show will celebrate Shakespeare's lyrics in many eclectic styles ranging from jazz to classical to Austin R&B! Hosted by Robert Faires with fabulous Austin favorites onstage. At the very special Curtain Theatre, a replica of an Elizabethan theatre built by...
    05/11/07- 05/27/07	Will Power Your Imaginary Forces Zilker Hillside Theatre Will Power Your Imaginary Forces Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Zilker Hillside Theatre May 11-May 27, 2007 Austin Shakespeare Festival's annual presentation of Shakespeare Under the Stars takes an inventive approach to some of Shakespeare's 'greatest hits' ­ six Romeos and six Juliets in the immortal balcony scene; all of the Bard's cross-dressing women comparing notes on playing men; Jack Falstaff as Jack Bauer in a Shakespearean spin on '24'; soliloquies from Hamlet's cat and Shakespeare's dog; and much, much more.
    05/11/07- 05/27/07	Will Power: Your Imaginary Forces Zilker Hillside Theatre Will Power: Your Imaginary Forces Presented by Austin Shakespeare Festival at Zilker Hillside Theatre May 11-May 27, 2007 Austin Shakespeare Festival's annual presentation of Shakespeare Under the Stars takes an inventive approach to some of Shakespeare’s “greatest hits” – six Romeos and six Juliets in the immortal balcony scene; all of the Bard's cross-dressing women comparing notes on playing men; Jack Falstaff as Jack Bauer in a Shakespearean spin on "24"; soliloquies from Hamlet's cat and Shakespeare's dog; and much, much more Each night, a different guest will be brought on stage to share a bit of...
    05/05/07	As You Like It As You Like It Presented by Austin Shakespeare May 5, 2007 The award-winning Austin Shakespeare Festival will reprise their acclaimed production of the bard's great comedy, As You Like It, in The Curtain Theater, an especially constructed replica of the original Globe Theatre built by Richard Garriott and nestled in the hills of Garriott¹s West Austin estate. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a Shakespearean production just as Shakespeare and his Elizabethan audiences would have experienced it! “The experience was...
    04/07/07- 04/08/07	As You Like It As You Like It Presented by Austin Shakespeare Festival April 7-April 8, 2007 The award-winning Austin Shakespeare Festival will perform their acclaimed production of the bard's great comedy, “As You Like It,” in The Curtain Theater, an especially constructed replica of the original Globe Theatre built by Richard Garriott and nestled in the hills of Garriott’s West Austin estate. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a Shakespearean production just as Shakespeare and his Elizabethan audiences would have experienced it! The play will be...
    04/06/07- 04/08/07	Shakespearean Easter Revel and Renaissance Faire Shakespearean Easter Revel and Renaissance Faire Presented by Austin Shakespeare April 6-April 8, 2007 The award-winning Austin Shakespeare Festival's Easter Revel weekend (Elizabethan for 'gala') includes a variety of authentic renaissance activities, performances, exhibition sword fighting, family fun, egg hunt plus delectable food and drink from Austin¹s finest restaurants and merchants. Most notably, the festival will include performances of ASF's acclaimed production of As You Like It in the Curtain Theatre, a replica of the original Globe Theatre built by Richard Garriott that is...
    04/06/07- 04/08/07	Shakespearean Easter Revel & Renaissance Faire Shakespearean Easter Revel & Renaissance Faire Presented by Austin Shakespeare Festival April 6-April 8, 2007 Austin Shakespeare Festival's Easter Revel weekend (Elizabethan for “gala”) includes a variety of authentic renaissance activities, performances, exhibition sword fighting, family fun, egg hunt plus delectable food and drink from Austin’s finest restaurants and merchants. Most notably, the festival will include performances of ASF’s acclaimed production of “As You Like It” in the Curtain Theatre, a replica of the original Globe Theatre built by Richard Garriott that is...
    02/24/07- 03/18/07	The Glass Menagerie Austin Playhouse The Glass Menagerie Presented by Austin Shakespeare at Austin Playhouse February 24-March 18, 2007 A drama of great tenderness, poignancy and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is one of the most celebrated works of the American theatre. Set in St. Louis in the 1930's, Tennessee Williams’ classic memory play explores the lives of the frustrated yet determined Amanda Wingfield, a faded Southern belle; her poetic, melancholy son Tom, who narrates the play as he yearns to escape; and her painfully withdrawn daughter Laura. Hinging upon a single night in which the promise of a long-...

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    • Event Name: The DREAM: A Midsummer Night’s Dream with A Rock ‘N Roll edge
      "Bottoms Up!"
      Review posted by: Ruby Sinclair from Austin, TX, May 11, 2010
      

      There is such a wonderful feeling about seeing Shakespeare in the park. Austin Shakes is back with another wonderful and free performance at Zilker Park! The Dream is just that as fairies and... Expand

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      There is such a wonderful feeling about seeing Shakespeare in the park. Austin Shakes is back with another wonderful and free performance at Zilker Park! The Dream is just that as fairies and wonderment come alive to lights, colors, and a live rock band! And Bottom's performance is AWESOME! This really is a must see! And with it being free...you can see it again, and again (well...until May 30th!) Collapse

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    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "What a different perspective!"
      Review posted by: Rae from Austin, TX, Mar 31, 2010
      

      Watching and listening as women said the lines from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was both entertaining and enlightening. Many of Austin’s best actresses took the stage at the Curtain Theater... Expand

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      Watching and listening as women said the lines from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was both entertaining and enlightening. Many of Austin’s best actresses took the stage at the Curtain Theater for a staged reading of this problematic play. The issues Shakespeare chose to deal with, men versus women, women versus women, and the congruency of self were turned around and looked at from another perspective. Hearing what is abusive language from a man coming from a woman playing a man makes ridiculous the idea that male is better than female. As in any good parody, it gives us an opportunity to look at and evaluate what we believe. I really hope that Austin Shakespeare follows through and pulls together a full production of this play. It would truly be marvelous. Collapse

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    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "Great Play, Great Discussion!"
      Review posted by: Contessa from Austin, TX, Mar 29, 2010
      

      My first time at the Curtain Theatre proved to be a wonderful experience. The setting is beautiful. The play was very enjoyable. I've always liked Taming of the Shrew and thought the all-female... Expand

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      My first time at the Curtain Theatre proved to be a wonderful experience. The setting is beautiful. The play was very enjoyable. I've always liked Taming of the Shrew and thought the all-female cast PLUS having a great discussion afterwards were fantastic elements! Way to go!! Collapse

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    • Event Name: The Taming of the Shrew
      "The Sexes at War"
      Review posted by: Emily Suzanne Carter from Wimberley, Texas, Mar 25, 2010
      

      But a moment’s contemplation of Shakespear’s “Taming of the Shrew,” gives rise to a slew of meanings thrust deep into the masculine/feminine divide. Are Katherine and Bianca different faces of... Expand

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      But a moment’s contemplation of Shakespear’s “Taming of the Shrew,” gives rise to a slew of meanings thrust deep into the masculine/feminine divide. Are Katherine and Bianca different faces of women as men see them? The question of the play [to modern eyes] is attraction and conquest. Although scholars have long interpreted the base concern to be one of female submission to men – so the Old Bard may have intended. And, yet as the professional actresses read all the parts, male and female, a thoughtful viewer may see a humourous take on the conceit of men to suppose they control woman. For why do the men so eagerly put on false identities to woo pliant Bianca if they are so very much in control? And is she but one side of woman’s identity? Whereas Kate wears the mask of resistance, an ancient ploy to seduction, and she attracts the Alpha Male, who lies himself silly seducing her. And why, the teasing scene in which Kate swoons for – meat? Her lover teases and withholds, who is tamed? Collapse

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    • Event Name: Mary Stuart
      "Fantastic!"
      Review posted by: Ruby Sinclair from Austin, TX, Mar 01, 2010
      

      This show was wonderful!! The dynamic of the entire cast was very compelling and quite moving. I found myself quite torn between whether I was "for" Mary or Elizabeth, which to me is a sign of both a... Expand

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      This show was wonderful!! The dynamic of the entire cast was very compelling and quite moving. I found myself quite torn between whether I was "for" Mary or Elizabeth, which to me is a sign of both a great script and excellent acting. The stage design was also fantastic and really mirrored the struggles going on between these two women! Collapse

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    • Event Name: Mary Stuart
      "Magnificent!"
      Review posted by: Latifah Taormina from Austin, Feb 21, 2010
      

      If this were an off B'way production, the buzz would be about when it's going to Broadway. Magnificent, elegant, unforgettable theatre! Powerful themes, brilliant writing, acting, directing, sets,... Expand

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      If this were an off B'way production, the buzz would be about when it's going to Broadway. Magnificent, elegant, unforgettable theatre! Powerful themes, brilliant writing, acting, directing, sets, lights, music, the works! Theatre that reaches down into the depths of who we are and reminds us of our deepest humanity, that grapples with "necessity as the prison of the will." Merino and Christian give deep, rich and immensely moving performances as Mary and Elizabeth. But it's not just their work. It's the total production. It's all there. DO NOT MISS THIS. It is a most rare opportunity to experience directly "the widening brightness of art." Bravo! Bravo! And let's make sure Ann Ciccolella and Austin Shakespeare have a solid future in Austin. They make us all proud. Incredible! Collapse

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    • Event Name: Mary Stuart
      "Passionate Performances"
      Review posted by: Silver Stage Siren from Austin, TX, Feb 19, 2010
      

      A play such as "Mary Stuart," with its heavy emphasis on both personal and outward character conflict, is no easy task for any theater company, but Austin Shakespeare again shows it can tackle... Expand

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      A play such as "Mary Stuart," with its heavy emphasis on both personal and outward character conflict, is no easy task for any theater company, but Austin Shakespeare again shows it can tackle challenging material and succeed. The actors, led by the expressive and emotional Helen Merino and Pamela Christian, should be applauded for the level of passion in their performances and their willingness to commit fully to their often unlikable characters. At times, though, they tended too much towards the melodramatic. The speech was overly rushed at some points, making an already difficult play to follow more challenging. These were minor flaws, and I will always accept too much expressed emotion over flat and lifeless performances. The alley stage offers a unique opportunity to be up close and personal with the performers, but I missed out on some key facial expressions during some important scenes when an actor's back was towards me. Overall, the performance was gripping and inspired. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Mary Stuart
      "Mary Stuart"
      Review posted by: Austin Live Theatre from austin, Feb 18, 2010
      

      AShakes' Mary Stuart: epic, two queens = scorpions in a bottle, high Romantic story, sinewy 20th century transln http://tinyurl.com/y8zvyy9

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      AShakes' Mary Stuart: epic, two queens = scorpions in a bottle, high Romantic story, sinewy 20th century transln http://tinyurl.com/y8zvyy9

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    • Event Name: Mary Stuart
      "Two titans are colliding..."
      Review posted by: Ryan from Austin, TX, Feb 17, 2010
      

      ...in Friedrich Schiller's bold, elegant and stirring drama, "Mary Stuart." But prick your ears, because despite compelling simplicity from designers Aaron Bell and Jason Amato, words are the weapons... Expand

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      ...in Friedrich Schiller's bold, elegant and stirring drama, "Mary Stuart." But prick your ears, because despite compelling simplicity from designers Aaron Bell and Jason Amato, words are the weapons that carry this twisting tale along. Elizabeth I and her cousin Queen of Scotts, Mary, are bursting with sentiments they are completely capable of sharpening into complex and moving speech. But even if the power and emotion on display in these two "female kings" seems raw, it's not base. The issues here are bigger even than life and death, encompassing divine right of royalty, justice, redemption - and a ruler's delicate dance between that which she believes to be right, that which pleases her people, and that which feeds her soul. The word is epic. And Austin Shakespeare communicates this epic nature, aided not only by the luscious Rollins Theatre, but by the considerable talent and work shining through a strong ensemble cast led by Helen Merino and Pamela Christian. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Mary Stuart
      "Queens Run Amok"
      Review posted by: Emily Suzanne Carter from Wimberley, Texas, Feb 16, 2010
      

      “Mary Stuart” offers a passionate and beautifully acted Shakespearean style drama which explores the murderous relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and her cousin Mary Queen of Scots.... Expand

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      “Mary Stuart” offers a passionate and beautifully acted Shakespearean style drama which explores the murderous relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and her cousin Mary Queen of Scots. There was a killing madness afoot in royal circles. Schiller’s play distills the history by focusing on the passions, desires and duties of Queens seeking guidance among their courtiers. But sometimes suicide, murder and execution carry the day. The contemporary English translation uses a few word choices that are a bit too modern. Skilled enunciation of French accents are undone by the intonation and cadences which are clearly English. Exceptionally strong performances abound, Pamela Christian as Queen Elizabeth and Helen Merino, playing Mary, captured the royal personas. Dirk Van Allen performance was so natural as to be completely believable. Sean Martin carries the stages violence with grace and Scott Daigle suggests a sinister nature at work in a man who readily seduces Queens. See it Collapse

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