The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announces Free Family Week Performances

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's acclaimed educational touring company, Shakespeare LIVE!, will present several family performances at The Theatre's Main Stage - the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, at Lancaster Road, in Madison.

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.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Shakespeare LIVE! company will perform special Family performances of their 60-minute versions of William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on March 5 and 6, 2010. All performances will be held at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue, at Lancaster Road, in Madison. Tickets are $12 for adults which includes one free ticket for a child under age 18 with each ticket purchased. For tickets, call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org

One-hour family performances of Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET will be held Friday, March 5, 2010 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. In this thrilling tragedy, two idealistic teens are pitted against their privileged families and a society consumed with senseless hatred and brutality. ROMEO AND JULIET is a lyrical depiction of young love, as well as a thought-provoking study of the effects of violence and the redeeming power of devotion.

A one-hour family performance of Shakespeare's most popular comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM will be held Saturday March 6 at 12 noon at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. 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. This raucous production is a thrilling "first Shakespeare" for children as young as grade 3, and a riotous roller-coaster ride of a performance for all ages.

For tickets to or more information about Family performances of ROMEO AND JULIET and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, call the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's box office at 973-408-5600, via email at Boxoffice@shakespeareNJ.org or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

Shakespeare LIVE!, celebrating its 14th season in 2010, travels to schools and other venues throughout the state and wider region with 60-minute versions of two of Shakespeare's most popular plays: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and ROMEO AND JULIET. To inquire about bringing Shakespeare LIVE! to your school or venue, call 973-408-3980 or e-mail jbrink@ShakespeareNJ.org.

Lead support for Shakespeare LIVE! is provided by a generous grant from Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Additional funding for Shakespeare LIVE! is provided by Verizon, The Turrell Fund, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, and Van Pelt Foundation. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's 2010 education programs are supported in part by a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, through the National Endowment for the Arts, administrated by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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