New Victory's THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Closes 3/14

The New Victory Theater's Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) will play thru March 14, 2010. One of London's longest running comedies, this production of The Complete Works... is an updated, 21st century version of the 90s cult classic. The Complete Works played for nine years at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus and achieved international cult status.

The Complete Works... features three players (RSC veterans ReEd Martin, Matt Rippy and Austin Tichenor) who take audiences through raucous, fast-paced parodies of Shakespeare's 37 plays in an astounding 100 minutes or less. This irreverent romp through The Bard's canon begins with a send-up of Romeo and Juliet, followed by a Titus Andronicus cooking show, and along the way, a rap version of Othello (Othello raps that he left Desdemona "all alone-a, didn't telephone-a." ), and a one-minute version of Hamlet.

About Reduced Shakespeare Company
Since its 1981 origins as a pass-the-hat act in California, the Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) has created six stage shows, several TV programs, and numerous radio pieces - all of which have been performed, seen, and heard the world over. Nominated for an Olivier Award in London and two Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, DC., the company's itinerary has included stops at the White House, Lincoln Center, London's West End, The Kennedy Center, Seattle Repertory Theatre, American Repertory Theatre and Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival, as well as performances in Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Malta, Belgium, The Netherlands, Singapore and Bermuda - plus countless civic and university venues throughout the USA, Great Britain and Ireland.

The company's first three shows, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged) and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged), ran for nine years at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus as London's longest-running comedies. Shakespeare (abridged) aired on PBS and is available on DVD, as is America (abridged). Numerous other TV appearances include NBC's "Today Show," "CBS Sunday Morning," "Entertainment Tonight," CNN's "Showbiz This Week," and New Zealand's "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" (they lost). For National Public Radio, the RSC has been heard on "All Things Considered," "Weekend Edition," "Talk of the Nation," "Day to Day," "West Coast Live," and "To The Best of Our Knowledge." The BBC World Service commissioned the six-part "Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show." "The Reduced Shakespeare Company Christmas" was heard on Public Radio International. RSC scripts are published in the US and UK, and translated into over a dozen languages.

*indicates sign-interpreted performance. # indicates Talk-back following the performance. NV4us indicates teen-only, post-show programming for ages 12-15.

Ticket Information
Member tickets cost $24.50 (orchestra), $17.50 (mezzanine) and $8.75 (balcony). Tickets for non-Members cost $35 (orchestra), $25 (mezzanine) and $12.50 (balcony).

Those who purchase tickets to this show and at least two other New Victory productions during the 2009-2010 season become New Victory Members and save 30% on tickets to all New Victory shows for the entire season.

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