Shakespeare
LIVE!
Spring
2009 Touring Season
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Midsummer Night's Dream
Recommended
grade levels:
Grades
3 and up.
Assembly Length:
75 minutes
Available in schools:
Feb.
2– June 6, 2009
Download
study guide (PDF)
Each year,
Shakespeare LIVE! takes a fresh, imaginative
look at this perennial audience favorite. In the past,
our mischief-making fairies have traveled on stilts,
scooters, in-line skates— what will we do next? Just
wait and see! When starry-eyed young lovers and zany
would-be actors cross paths in a magical forest, the
result is one of the world's most uproarious comedies.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is the ideal “first
Shakespeare” for elementary grades, and a riotous roller-coaster
ride for teens (and teachers).
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here for prices and other details.
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Joseph Langham,
Josh Carpenter and Sophia Jasnowski in the Shakespeare
LIVE! production of A Midsummer Night's
Dream, 2006. Photo: Warren Westura. |
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| Nathan
Kaufman and Tristan Colton in the Shakespeare
LIVE! production of Macbeth, 2005.
Photo: Warren Westura. |
Macbeth
Recommended grade levels:
Grades
6 and up.
Assembly Length: 75 minutes
Available in schools:
Feb 2- June 6, 2009
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study guide (PDF)
In war-torn
Scotland , a heroic general finds himself tempted by
ambition, strange prophecies, and his wife's promptings.
But once he seizes the throne, a spiral of murder, madness,
and dark magic sweeps him inexorably toward his doom.
Shakespeare's timeless tragedy will spur discussions
of violence, poitical power, and ethics, while it keeps
students riveted with fast-paced action and eerie visuals.
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here for prices and other details.
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| Matthew
Simpson and Sean Hudock in the "Cask of Amontillado"
sequence of the Shakespeare LIVE! production of
Nevermore, 2008. Photo: Andrew Murad. Masks designed
by Brian B. Crowe. |
Nevermore:
The Final Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe
written
and directed by
Brian B.
Crowe
Recommended grade levels:
Grades 6 and up.
Assembly Length:
75
minutes
Available in schools:
March
2 – June 6, 2009
Download study
guide (PDF)
Journey
with us “beyond the Bard” to explore the poems and short stories
of this American master in an engaging and imaginative theatrical
production. Depicting Poe's final days in a Baltimore hospital,
this piece unites biographical facts from the life of this
brilliant, troubled author with some of his greatest creations,
including The Tell-Tale Heart , The Cask of Amontillado
, and The Raven . Along with a comprehensive
study guide, this production is both a thrilling introduction
to Poe and an outstanding complement to classroom study of
his works.
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here for prices and other details.
SHAKESPEARE
LIVE! AT YOUR SCHOOL
- Performance fees include a free, comprehensive standards-based
Study Guide developed by theatre staff and a post-performance
discussion with the actors.
- Please note: Most
Shakespeare LIVE! productions require a minimum
unobstructed performance space that is 25 feet wide x 20
feet deep x 14 feet high.
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the links below to learn more
about
bringing Shakespeare LIVE! to your school or
venue:
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"The Shakespeare Theatre has provided our students
with an outstanding opportunity to experience classic
theatre. The artistic caliber and professionalism
of cast and production were superb!"
Michelena
DiBuono
Principal
George L. Egbert Intermediate School
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To receive a Shakespeare LIVE! Performance brochure,
complete an Information Request Form
or call 973-408-3980.
Special LIVE! at the
Kirby performances are offered at The Shakespeare Theatre
Main Stage in Madison.
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