Atlanta Shakespeare Co At The New American Shakespeare Tavern Announces 2009-2010 Season

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The New American Shakespeare Tavern announces its 2009-2010 Season, Celebrating 20 Years of Performing Shakespeare on Peachtree Street!

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield (and William Shakespeare)Directed by Maurice Ralston
$12 General Admission Performances August 6 & 7
Runs August 8 - September 6

An irreverent, hilarious, high-speed romp through all 37 of the Bard's plays (and 154 sonnets) in two hours! Othello goes Hip-Hop, Titus Andronicus a cooking show, and all the Histories are performed as a football game. All of this performed by THREE ACTORS.

Join the cast and crew members for a Question and Answer session on Sunday August 16 after the show!

This production is produced through special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc. The script to this play may be purchased from B P P I at http://www.BroadwayPlayPubl.com

As You Like It
Directed by Jeff Watkins
$12 General Admission Previews September 10 & 11
Runs Sept 12-October 11

ASC opens its 20th anniversary on Peachtree Street with the pastoral comedy As You Like It. What will Rosalind have to do to find and keep her Orlando? Join us on a romp through the Forest of Arden where everyone from jesters to shepherds finds love.

Join the cast and crew members for a Question and Answer session on Sunday September 20 after the show!

Richard III

Directed by Jeff Watkins
Featuring Drew Reeves as Richard III
$12 General Admission Performances October 15 & 16
Runs October 17-25, November 6 & 7 and Nov 12-22

The deceptive and sadistic Richard, Duke of Gloucester stops at nothing to become King. With intelligence, political brilliance, and dazzling use of language, he keeps his subjects and rivals under his thumb.... you might even start to feel a little pressure yourself. Don't miss this engaging continuation of Shakespeare's history plays.

Join the cast and crew members for a Question and Answer session on Sunday October 25 after the show!

BONUS! Macbeth performances:
Directed by Drew Reeves
Six Shows Only! October 29, 30, 31, Nov 1, 5 & 8

The week of Halloween we venture to Scotland for this haunting tale of prophecy, greed and power.

Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
Directed by Tony Brown
$12 General Admission Performance November 27
Runs November 28-December 23
(Additional 7:30pm performances Wednesday December 16, Monday December 21, Tuesday December 22, & Wednesday December 23)

Our heartwarming and intimate rendition of A Christmas Carol is back! Join us as we celebrate the season with Scrooge, Cratchit, Marley and three ghosts. Full of music and laughter, love and family, this show is designed to put you in the holiday Spirit! We bring it back every year as a gift to you and yours.

Join the cast and crew members for a Question and Answer session on Sunday December 6 after the show!

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (including new tales!)
Sponsored by Representative Earl Ehrhart
Directed by John Stephens
January 1-31, 2010

Join us for a medieval romp through boisterous and bawdy olde England. Drawing on the Celtic British influences of Geoffrey Chaucer's writing, this hilarious adaptation reintroduces the tales in forms ranging from classical to spaghetti Western! We've got two new tales to tickle your fancy!

Romeo and Juliet
Sponsored by Jones Day
Directed by Laura Cole
February 4-28, 2010

We invite you to join us for our 11th anniversary of performing this play about young lovers, feuding families and one Friar with good intentions.

King Lear
Directed by Tony Brown
March 4-April 4, 2010
Featuring Jeffrey Watkins as King Lear

The ties that bind in King Lear are woven of deceit, greed, grief and joyfulness. Often regarded as Shakespeare's crowning achievement, this tragedy about the relationship between parents and their offspring shows us how quickly we become blinded by fear and killed with love.

The Taming of the Shrew
Directed by Jeffrey Watkins
April 8-May 9, 2010

Welcome to the Bard's famous comedic "battle of the sexes." Will Petruchio be able to tame his Kate, turning the "shrew" into a doting wife, or will the lady hold fast to her wild, independent ways? ASC's Taming of the Shrew is a guaranteed evening of laughter and love.

May-July 2010
TBA

Performance days & times: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 6:30 PM. 10 AM most Tuesday and Wednesdays.

Additional show times added for the following production:

A Christmas Carol - 7:30pm performances
Monday December 21 (Friday night price structure)
Tuesday December 22 (Friday night price structure)
& Wednesday December 23 (Saturday night price structure)

Ticket Prices:

Seating areas: Main Floor Seats, Box Seats (on floor) and Balcony Seats

Discount Ticket Options: $12 tickets for Previews;. Student/Educator prices: $5 off per price level per night except in the Balcony on Thursdays and Sundays. Not valid on Saturday nights. $12 for 10am matinees. $3 off for Military, Seniors, Groups of 10 or more, except in the Balcony on Thursdays and Sundays. Promotional discount offers are not valid closing weekend of a performance.

Purchase Tickets Online for most performances at www.shakespearetavern.com

For information on:

The Shakespeare Club Program and Flex Pass: call or email The Tavern Box Office at 404.874.5299 or boxoffice@shakespearetavern.com or visit our website at www.shakespearetavern.com

Education Programs and Workshops: call or email Laura Cole, Education Director at 404-874-5299, X58 or laura@shakespearetavern.com

Volunteer Opportunities: call or email Suzanne Mercer, Volunteer Coordinator at

404-874-5299, X59 or suzanne@shakespearetavern.com

Accessibility and The Shakespeare Tavern: The Shakespeare Tavern is handicapped accessible. Please let the box office know if you have any special needs that we should be aware of in order to make your Shakespeare Tavern experience the very best we can. Our handicapped entrance ramp/parking is located directly behind our building. Once you turn onto Renaissance Parkway from Peachtree Street, you will turn right onto Courtland Street. The Tavern's back entrance will be immediately on your right once you clear the building on the corner and the traffic poles. The turn comes up quickly, so please drive slowly. Handicapped parking is directly in front of the ramp, behind our building.

Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern is located at 499 Peachtree Street, NE, just four blocks south of The Fox Theater and directly across the street from Emory University Hospital Midtown.

Parking: In the evening, we recommend parking in the Emory University Hospital Midtown Parking Deck located directly across the street from the front doors of The Shakespeare Tavern on Peachtree Street. Bring your ticket stub to the parking lot attendant at the end of the night and get a discounted parking price. (Regular parking price is $7; discounted price is $4 WITH TICKET STUB!)

We also recommend parking in the InterPark Parking lot, located on the corner of Peachtree and Renaissance Parkway. This is a paid surface lot that should be attended. Parking is usually $5-$7.

DO NOT park on Pine Street or in the empty parking lots on Pine Street. Your car might be booted if you park in these lots.

Food and Beverage Service: The Tavern opens one hour and fifteen minutes before the performance for food and beverage service. Chef for a Night provides a British-pub-style menu for dinner. The Tavern has a beer, wine, coffee, tea, and soft drink bar that serves Bass and Guinness on tap.

Seating and Box Office: Seating is done on a "first come, first served" basis within each designated section. Table seating is limited however all seats can accommodate food and beverages. For reservations or more information, call or email The Tavern Box Office at 404.874.5299 or boxoffice@shakespearetavern.com or order tickets on-line at www.shakespearetavern.com

 

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