Hans Altwies and Garlyn Punao in Romeo and Juliet. Photo by Ken Holmes.
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Welcome to our 2007-2008 season!
A powerful story of faith laced with magic and wonder
Pericles
By William Shakespeare | Directed by Sheila Daniels
October 25 – November 18, 2007
Set sail with a wandering prince on an epic journey of sheer theatricality. A murder plot, a narrow escape, a perilous sea journey, a shipwreck, exotic lands, a tournament for the hand of a princess, a marriage – and that's just the first half! Encountering love, loss and adventure, Pericles uses honor as his compass to guide him toward a joyous family reunion. Reginald André Jackson (right) plays the title role.
Photo by Erik Stuhaug
A dazzling drama of blood and politics
Chamber
JULIUS CAESAR
By William Shakespeare | Directed by Gregg Loughridge
January 3 – 27, 2008
In the faltering republic of Rome a new kind of leader emerges, and his charisma and compassion threatens the rigid discipline of old order. Under the rallying cry of “freedom” and “the common good,” two political factions vie for the attention of the citizenry which then spins out of control and into a war. Gregg Loughridge, who staged our wickedly funny Chamber Richard III, returns to direct this dazzling drama of revolution…with a few sing-a-longs.
An imaginative account of artistic comrades
and rivals William Shakespeare & Ben Jonson
Swansong west coast premiere
By Patrick Page | Directed by Stephanie Shine
January 7 – 23, 2008*
Nominated by the American Theatre Critics Association for Best New Play, Swansong is the comedic and remarkable story about Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare’s friendship. The Bard of Avon has been dead for seven years and the public has all but forgotten him. On orders from King James, Jonson wrestles with feelings of guilt, envy, and fear that history will forget his own work as he attempts to compose a poem for the first Folio of his friend’s great plays. Swansong is a story of love, loss and regeneration that allows us to imagine one of the most extraordinary friendships of all time.
*Running Sun-Wed in repertory with Julius Caesar
Penny-pinching screwball mayhem from the mind of Molière
The Miser
By Molière | Directed by Robert Currier
March 13 – April 6, 2008
Monsieur Harpagon is a skinflint's skinflint. He’d rather marry off both of his children than part with one measly cent. So he attempts to – and nobody’s happy about it! Through silly scheming and bamboozling banter everyone in Harpagon’s household tries to pry either a lover or a fortune from the greedy geezer’s grasping hands. Todd Jefferson Moore plays the comic cheapskate in Molière’s side-splitting classic gem.
A wondrous affirmation of the healing power of love
All’s Well That Ends Well
By William Shakespeare | Directed by Stephanie Shine
June 5 – 29, 2008
When you’re a bright, passionate young woman trapped in a man’s world, the road to love isn’t always well-paved. Surmounting social barriers, war, and disdain, Helena, a poor physician’s daughter, pursues her beloved Bertram with faith that her heart can beat the odds. Artistic Director Stephanie Shine, who brought us the madcap lunacy of last season’s The Comedy of Errors, stages Shakespeare’s funny, complex, and romantic tribute to feminine strength.
All titles, dates and artists subject to change.
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