NVA Brings THE COMPLETE WORKS (ABRIDGED) to the Schulman Auditorium, 4/5-7

New Village Arts announces an exclusive engagement of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF William Shakespeare (abridged) at the Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad April 5-7.  This highly comedic romp through all of Shakespeare's plays will be directed by Ensemble Member Justin Lang and feature Ensemble Member Kyle Lucy with Durwood Murray and Trevor Sanderson.  New Village Arts previously produced COMPLETE WORKS in 2008.  Tickets are only $15 can be purchased at www.NewVillageArts.org or by calling 760-433-3245.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF William Shakespeare (abridged) is a hilariously-irreverent 90-minute ride through the entire Shakespearean canon – no prior experience necessary.  Three actors will cover all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in a lightning-paced over-the-top performance that boasts the (self-proclaimed fastest version of HAMLET, clocking in at 43 seconds.   Created by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield of the Reduced Shakespeare Company and has been performed all over the world.

Leading NVA's version of the play as director is Ensemble Member Justin Lang.  Mr. Lang just finished directing Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at NVA and has a long history of performing Shakespeare with such companies as Poor Players, Intrepid Shakespeare, and NVA.  Mr. Lang has performed as an actor at NVA as Orlando in AS YOU LIKE IT and George in OF MICE AND MEN and he currently serves at the Education and Outreach Manager, leading NVA's awarded Education program, THE SHAKESPEARE NETWORK. 

Actor and Ensemble Member Kyle Lucy has appeared onstage at NVA in The Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Syracuse), Of Mice and Men (Curley), Ah, Wilderness! (Richard), Death of a Salesman (Bernard), Waving Goodbye (Boggy), Into the Woods (Steward) and Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Schmendiman).  He is currently a student at MIRACOSTA COLLEGE where he has appeared in  Anything Goes (Purser), Our Town (Joe Crowell/Sam Craig), Assassins (Lee Harvey Oswald), All My Sons (Frank Lubey) and Lend Me A Tenor (Bellhop).

Actor Durwood Murray has appeared with NVA in The Comedy of Errors and Of Mice and Men. He previously appeared in Intrepid Shakespeare Company's King John, Romeo and Juliet, and Henry II.  He can also be seen weekly on San Diego's #1 sketch comedy show, "The House," as a performer, writer, and producer.  Durwood received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Actor Trevor Sanderson is a graduate of David Green's Musical Theatre University in Laguna Beach, California. He is also a former student at California Conservatory of the Arts and McCoy-Rigby Conservatory of the Arts. Trevor has been performing since he was 11 years old, when he played Frederick in his church's production of Sound of Music. Since then he has enjoyed many roles in shows including Spring Awakening (Moritz), Les Miserables (Marius), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Eugene), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger), West Side Story (Action), Into the Woods (Jack), and many more. During his ten years performing, he has enjoyed performing with, working alongside, or learning from names such as Cathy Rigby, Shoshana Bean, Stephen Schwartz, Jeff Marx, Jonelle Allen, Jason Robert Brown, and David Anthony. 

Ticket prices are $15 pre-sale and $20 at the door.  Showtimes are Thursday, April 5 at 7 PM, Friday, April 6 at 7 PM and Saturday, April 7 at 4 PM and 7 PM.  All performances will take place at the Schulman Auditorium at the Dove Library in Carlsbad, 1775 Dove Lane.  Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.NewVillageArts.org or calling 760-433-3245.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF William Shakespeare (abridged) is sponsored by The Gartner Fund.