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The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Announces Upcoming Events
By: Gabrielle Sierra Apr. 04, 2011
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announces their CALENDAR OF EVENTS: April - July, 2011
Education Program:Live at the Kirby
Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Saturday, April 16 at 11 am - A Midsummer Night's DreamSaturday, April 16 at 2 pm - Julius CaesarThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's acclaimed educational touring company, Shakespeare LIVE!, will present one-hour family performances of Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Theatre's Main Stage. Since 1997, Shakespeare LIVE! has presented more than 1,300 performances to more than a quarter of a million young people, at over 750 schools and other venues throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and Connecticut.Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison
(on the campus of Drew University)Tickets: $15 for adults which includes one free ticket for a child under 18 with each ticket purchased. Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.Volunteers:
Volunteer Open House
Thursday, April 28, 6:00 p.m.
(on the campus of Drew University)For more information, call 973-408-3694 or email harney@ShakespeareNJ.org. Education Program:
Shakesperience:NJ
Monday and Tuesday, May 16 and 17
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will host teachers and students in grades 5 through 12 from schools across the state for two full days highlighting and celebrating the study of Shakespeare through performance. The initiative offers an opportunity for middle and high school students to spend an entire day sharing the excitement of Shakespeare as actors and audience members. Each group of students will take the Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre to present a 20-minute Shakespeare scene to an audience of their peers, teachers, parents and professional actors from The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey who will serve as commentators.(on the campus of Drew University)On the Main Stage:
The Misanthrope
By Jean Baptiste Molière
Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
as sharply and as hilariously now as it did in Paris in 1666. Yet the folly of overzealous
honesty receives as scathing an examination as overwhelming sycophancy under Molière's acute magnifying glass.Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison
(on the campus of Drew University)
Performances: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:30 pm; Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8 pm; Saturday and Sundays at 2 pm.
Tickets: $32 to $55 - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.
Opening Night: Saturday, June 4 (7:30 pm)
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, June 7 (7:30 pm); Saturday, June 11 and 18 (2pm)
Know the Show: Thursday, June 9 (7pm)
Audio Described Performance: Saturday, June 18 (2 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, June 26 (2 pm) Education Program:
Know the Show: The Misanthrope
Thursday, June 9, 7:00-7:30 pm
An insightful pre-performance talk by a Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey artist will provide fascinating background information and an expert's perspective on The Misanthrope.Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison(on the campus of Drew University)
Tickets: $5 general admission, $4 for Subscribers & Ticket Package holders. (Tickets to the 8:00 p.m. performance may be purchased separately.) Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org
On the OUTDOOR STAGE:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Cameron Watson
Venue: The Outdoor Stage - the Greek Theatre, 2 Convent Road at Convent Station in Morris Township. On the campus of the College of St. Elizabeth.
Performances: Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:15 pm.; Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: $27-33 adults / $17 children - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.
Previews: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, June 22, 23, 24 at 8:15 pmOpening Night: Saturday, June 25 (8:15 pm)
Twilight Performances: Saturday, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Sunday, June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 4:30 pm
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, June 28; Saturday, July 2 and 9 (8:15 pm)
Know The Show: Thursday, June 30 (7 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, July 31 (8:15 pm)Education Program:
Know the Show: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Thursday, June 30, 7:00-7:30 pm
An insightful pre-performance talk by a Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey artist will provide fascinating background information and an expert's perspective on A Midsummer Night's Dream.Venue: The Outdoor Stage - the Greek Theatre, 2 Convent Road at Convent Station in Morris Township. On the campus of the College of St. Elizabeth.
Tickets: $5 general admission, $4 for Subscribers & Ticket Package holders. (Tickets to the 8:15 p.m. performance may be purchased separately.) Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org
On the Main Stage:
Timon of Athens
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Brian B. Crowe
explosion of imaginative staging and resonant themes. Resident director Brian Crowe mixes up a sublime blend of Grand Guignol, Vaudeville, and Brechtian theatricality in his inventive adaptation. Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison
(on the campus of Drew University)
Performances: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:30 pm; Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8 pm; Saturday and Sundays at 2 pm.
Tickets: $32 to $55 - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.
Previews: Wednesday, July 6 (7:30 pm); Thursday, Friday, July 7 and 8 (8 pm); Saturday, July 9 (2 pm)Opening Night: Saturday, July 9 (7:30 pm)
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, July 12 (7:30 pm); Saturday, July 16 and 23 (2pm)
Know the Show: Thursday, July 14 (7pm)
Audio Described Performance: Saturday, July 23 (2 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, July 24 (7:30 pm) Education Program:
Know the Show: Timon of Athens
Thursday, July 12, 7:00-7:30 pm
An insightful pre-performance talk by a Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey artist will provide fascinating background information and an expert's perspective on Timon of Athens.Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison
(on the campus of Drew University)
Tickets: $5 general admission, $4 for Subscribers & Ticket Package holders. (Tickets to the 8:00 p.m. performance may be purchased separately.) Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Picnic SeriesLove's Labour's Lost
Saturday, July 16, 5:30 pm
Free Classics on the Lawn! Bring a picnic supper and a blanket or lawn chair, relax, and enjoy abridged classics performed outdoors by the Next Stage Ensemble. Presented on the lawn of the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, in the bucolic setting of the Drew University "forest."
Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison (on the campus of Drew University)
Tickets: FREE. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. In the event of rain, the performance will be held in another venue on the Drew University campus.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Bonnie J. MonteMAIN STAGE: OUTDOOR STAGE:
F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre The Greek Theatre
36 Madison Ave. (at Lancaster Rd.) 2 Convent Road (at Convent Station)
Madison, NJ Morris Township, NJ
(on the campus of Drew University) (on the campus of the College of Saint Elizabeth)
TICKETS & INFO: Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org
The acclaimed Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is an independent, professional theatre company located on the Drew University campus. One of the leading Shakespeare theatres in the nation, serving 100,000 adults and children annually, it is New Jersey's only professional theatre company dedicated solely to Shakespeare's canon and other world classics. Through its distinguished productions and education programs, the company strives to illuminate the universal and lasting relevance of the classics for contemporary audiences.
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