Caryl Farkas

Upstart Crows of Santa Fe present Shakespeare's King Lear, a tragic tale of family and kingdom destroyed through dishonesty, greed, and wisdom found too late.

Four casts of three readers do a costumed dramatic reading using Dickens' own performance script. Live performances include a Victorian tea service at intermission. Victorian Christmas music precedes and ends each “Stave” of the story. Period charm combines with an increasingly relevant story for our times.

Five casts of three readers do a costumed dramatic reading using Dicken’s own performance script. Live performances include a Victorian tea service at intermission. Victorian Christmas music precedes and ends each “Stave” of the story. Period charm combines with an increasingly relevant story for our times.

International Shakespeare Center has announced it 2021 season! 

Two casts of veteran Upstart Crow performers will perform Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken identities at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Fridays and Saturdays, July 26, 27, and August 2,3, 6 p.m.

2018 was an amazing year for theatre in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and if the proposed seasons for area theatres are any indication, 2019 is going to be a great one, too. From classic plays to super contemporary ones, and of course, a decent amount of musicals, this year has a lot for theatregoers to look forward to. Here are some productions I'm particularly excited about in the coming months.

Now in its third year, the Youth Shakespeare Festival features students from Academy of Technology and the Classics, Capital High, Eldorado Community School, Mandela International School, McCurdy Charter School, New Mexico School for the Arts, Santa Fe High, Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe Prep, and the Upstart Crows of Santa Fe.

Twenty three young Shakespeareans,10-18, will be taking multiple roles in a performance of scenes from King Lear.  The production is associated with the International Shakespeare Center's Year of Lear celebration that started last fall. The cast has been exploring the play in workshop format since February and has prepared close to three quarters of the play. The performance at Adobe Rose Theater on April 28, 29, features on-stage character transitions with cast members playing multiple roles.

Twenty three young Shakespeareans,10-18, will be taking multiple roles in a performance of scenes from King Lear.  The production is associated with the International Shakespeare Center's Year of Lear celebration that started last fall. The cast has been exploring the play in workshop format since February and has prepared close to three quarters of the play. The performance at Adobe Rose Theater on April 28, 29, features on-stage character transitions with cast members playing multiple roles.

Three casts of actors, ages 10-18 perform William Shakespeare's Macbeth, January 19-28 at El Museo Cultural, 555 Camino de la Familia, in the Santa Fe Railyard. Directed by Caryl Farkas, with fight direction by Ambrose Ferber.

Santa Fe Students from six high schools and Upstart Cows of Santa Fe have been preparing scenes and speeches for the Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe since the start of the school year.

The International Shakespeare Center Santa Fe, which produced so much programming last year for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare in Santa Fe, has announced a year-long exploration and celebration of Shakespeare's penetrating exposition of politics, family dynamics, and rationality, The Tragedy of King Lear.

The International Shakespeare Center hosts a two-week Shakespeare acting workshop led by faculty of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Ducdame Ensemble, the New York-based theatre company, will bring Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE to Santa Fe in their first repertory season with the International Shakespeare Center. The productions will run August 22 through September 3, 2016. Ducdame Ensemble's initial collaboration with the ISC, DAMES OF THRONES: THE WOMEN OF SHAKESPEARE'S HISTORIES, played a sold-out run at Santa Fe's Adobe Rose Theatre this past February.