The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Announces Events Through December

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.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: August - December, 2010

On the Main Stage:
No Man's Land
By Harold Pinter
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte

August 11 - 29, 2010

A dark masterpiece from one of the world's most important playwrights and the winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature. It marks Ms. Monte's first return to the mysterious, haunting world of Pinter since her acclaimed production of The Homecoming in 1995. This disturbing and provocative piece offers up Pinter's biting wit and brilliant use of language at its best. The play contains adult language and is not appropriate for children.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Performances: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:30 pm; Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm; Saturday and Sundays at 2 pm.

Tickets: $31 to $54 - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Previews: Wednesday, August 11 (7:30 pm); Thursday, Friday, August 12 and 13 (8 pm); Saturday, August 14 (2 pm)
Opening Night: Saturday, August 14 (7:30 pm)
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, August 17 (7:30 pm); Saturday, August 21 and 28 (2pm)
Know the Show: Thursday, August 19 (7pm)
Audio Described Performance: Saturday, August 28 (2 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, August 29 (7:30 pm)

Education Program:
Know the Show: No Man's Land

Thursday, August 19, 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 No Man's Land.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Tickets: $5 general admission, $4 for 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 Main Stage:
All's Well That Ends Well

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Stephen Fried

September 15 - October 10, 2010

Not seen on The Shakespeare Theatre stage in more than a decade, this new vision of Shakespeare's mercurial romance features an ensemble cast of nine actors switching identities as the play moves from Rossillion to Paris to Florence and back again. Whether the love story ends well or not is often a matter of debate, and that has made the tale compelling to audiences for over four centuries.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Performances: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:30 pm; Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm; Saturday and Sundays at 2 pm.

Tickets: $31 to $54 - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Previews: Wednesday, Sept. 15 (7:30 pm); Thursday, Sept. 16, Friday, Sept. 17 (8 pm); Saturday, Sept. 18 (2 pm)
Opening Night: Saturday, Sept. 18 (7:30 pm)
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, Sept. 21 (7:30 pm); Saturday, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 (2pm)
Know the Show: Thursday, Sept. 23 (7pm)
Audio Described Performance: Saturday, Oct. 2 (2 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, Oct. 10 (2 pm)

Lend Us Your Ears - Fall Play Reading Series
Lend Us Your Ears -- Titus Andronicus

By William Shakespeare

Monday, September 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Help Shakespeare Theatre directors, actors and artistic staff explore works that are being considered for future production. Script-in-hand readings by members of The Shakespeare Theatre's esteemed company of actors will begin with some background information on the play. The reading will be followed by a question, answer and opinion session with the audience.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Tickets: $15 for adults/ $40 for all three readings; $10 for students/$25 for all three readings. Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Education Program:
Know the Show: All's Well That Ends Well

Thursday, Sept. 23, 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 All's Well That Ends Well.

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 Ticket Package holders. (Tickets to the 8:00 p.m. performance may be purchased separately.) Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org

Lend Us Your Ears - Fall Play Reading Series
Lend Us Your Ears -- The Good Woman of Setzuan

By Bertolt Brecht

Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Help Shakespeare Theatre directors, actors and artistic staff explore works that are being considered for future production. Script-in-hand readings by members of The Shakespeare Theatre's esteemed company of actors will begin with some background information on the play. The reading will be followed by a question, answer and opinion session with the audience.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Tickets: $15 for adults/ $40 for all three readings; $10 for students/$25 for all three readings. Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

On the Main Stage:
The Lion in Winter

By James Goldman
Directed by Paul Mullins

October 20 - November 14

This wickedly biting domestic comedy of a dysfunctional family dynasty in the year 1183 was nominated for two Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 1966, and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film. Few families can boast a more ferocious power struggle than that of the Plantagenet family. Here the battlefield is a psychological one where the weapons of choice are sharp-edged swords, acerbic humor, and emotional grenades packed with the bitter shrapnel of the past.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Performances: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:30 pm; Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8 pm; Saturday and Sundays at 2 pm.

Tickets: $31 to $54 - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Previews: Wednesday, Oct. 20 (7:30 pm); Thursday, Oct. 21, Friday, Oct 22 (8 pm); Saturday, Oct. 23 (2 pm)
Opening Night: Saturday, Oct. 23 (7:30 pm)
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, Oct. 26 (7:30 pm); Saturday, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 (2pm)
Know the Show: Thursday, Oct. 28 (7pm)
Audio Described Performance: Saturday, Nov. 6 (2 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, Nov. 14 (7:30 pm)

Special Event
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Monday, October 25, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

This famous line from Macbeth sums up this event with chilling precision! Enjoy an evening of exciting dramatic readings from ghost and horror classics, featuring actors not only from The Shakespeare Theatre company but from some favorite horror films. Listen to excerpts from Shakespeare, Poe, Lovecraft and many more, replete with spooky sound effects, haunting music and scary surprises.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Tickets: $32. Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Education Program:
Know the Show: The Lion in Winter

Thursday, Oct. 28, 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 Lion in Winter.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Tickets: $5 general admission, $4 for Ticket Package holders. (Tickets to the 8:00 p.m. performance may be purchased separately.) Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org

Special Event
Tea and Tonic

Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 at 4 p.m.

Inspired by The Shakespeare Theatre's very British season, this fall fête features an array of pleasures that will entice every appetite. Replete with champagne cocktails, Pimm's tonics and gin, a specialty tea-tasting station, a cigar rolling station, cucumber sandwiches, scones, strawberries and cream, and other delectable high tea classics including lilting music to take a turn ‘round the dance floor. Proceeds benefit The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's education programs.

Venue: The Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Avenue, Florham Park

Tickets: Call 973-236-2998 for information.

Special Event
MACHOMER

Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 at 7 p.m.

Bart Simpson meets the Bard! Internationally known actor Rick Miller flexes his vocal dexterity as he infuses over 50 voices from The Simpsons into a hilarious one-man performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth - we mean ‘the Scottish play," - Doh!

A co-presentation with The Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts

Venue: The Community Theatre, 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ

Tickets: Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org or call 973-539-8008 or visit www.mayoarts.org.

Lend Us Your Ears - Fall Play Reading Series
Lend Us Your Ears - Henry VIII

By William Shakespeare

Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Help Shakespeare Theatre directors, actors and artistic staff explore works that are being considered for future production. Script-in-hand readings by members of The Shakespeare Theatre's esteemed company of actors will begin with some background information on the play. The reading will be followed by a question, answer and opinion session with the audience.

Venue: F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd. in Madison

Tickets: $15 for adults/ $40 for all three readings; $10 for students/$25 for all three readings. Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

On the Main Stage:
I Capture the Castle

By Dodie Smith
Directed by Cameron Watson

December 1, 2010 - January 2, 2011

A very special holiday gift arrives with the East Coast premiere of this captivating, romantic comedy that has been a beloved mainstay of the British stage since it was first produced. This 1930s coming-of-age classic is perfect for family audiences and is chock full of colorful Bohemian characters, wit, wisdom, a fabulous crumbling castle, and a strong dose of love.

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: $31 to $54 - Call the Box Office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Previews: Wednesday, Dec. 1 (7:30 pm); Thursday, Friday, Dec. 2 and 3 (8 pm); Saturday, Dec. 4 (2 pm)
Opening Night: Saturday, Dec. 4 (7:30 pm)
Symposium Performances: Tuesday, Dec. 7 (7:30 pm); Saturday, Dec. 11 and 18 (2pm)
Know the Show: Thursday, Dec. 9 (7pm)
Audio Described Performance: Saturday, Dec. 18 (2 pm)
Closing performance: Sunday, Jan. 2 (7:30 pm)
Special family Matinee performances on December 24 and January 31 at 2 p.m.

There are NO performances on December 25 and January 1.

Education Program:
Know the Show: I Capture the Castle

Thursday, December 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 I Capture the Castle.

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 Ticket Package holders. (Tickets to the 8:00 p.m. performance may be purchased separately.) Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org

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