Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences. The eight-year-old company will mount its very first production of Hamlet and a first-time CSC director will helm the production of the always popular Much Ado About Nothing.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), Maryland's leading professional classics theatre, will have its longest stay ever at its Ellicott City summer home in 2010. CSC will present seven weekends of programming to accommodate its growing summer audiences.
Representatives of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company have joined delegates from over 100 Shakespeare-producing theatres and festivals from the USA and Canada attending the twentieth annual conference of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America (STAA) this week at Shakespeare's Globe in London.
WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Macbeth WHEN: November 30 - December 2 (No performances Thanksgiving weekend); Fri-Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM. HOW MUCH: $25 General; $15 Students/Seniors
Jam packed with new stuff this week! CSC goes to jail! New audition notice! TWO Best Bets! Plus news of Laurel Mill, McDaniel College, and Readers Write!
Currently appearing in rep in As You Like It and Henry V, these three newcomers to the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company talk about the Bard, the community and that thing we all love - theatre.
WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's HenryV WHEN: Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 5PM, through July 8: Sat 6/16, Sun 6/17, Fri 6/22, Sat 6/23*, Sun 7/1, Thurs 7/5, Fri 7/6. Saturday, June 23rd, As You Like It at 4PM, Henry V at 8PM. WHERE: Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park in Ellicott City. HOW MUCH: Adults $25, Seniors 65+ $22. Buy tickets to both, and they are just $40.00. Kids are FREE with paying adult. CONTACT: 410-313-8874 or www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents annual summer of outdoor Shakespeare in true repertory. This year, they are closing the prestigious Shakespeare in Washington Festival.
WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: King Lear WHEN, WHERE & HOW MUCH: In Rep with The Taming of the Shrew at the Ruins in Ellicott City, times dates and prices (including several specials) vary. Go to www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com for more information.
Inside this edition: Kids free for Shakespeare in the park! New shows at Spotlighters and Vagabond Players! Acclaimed runs continue at Mobtown and Fell’s Point Corner Theatre! Stage Management Workshop offered! New York reviews for Baltimore audiences!
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WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: Shakespeare's King Lear and Taming of the Shrew in Repertory WHEN: June 2 - July 9 WHERE: PFI Historic Park in Ellicott City, MD HOW MUCH: Ticket details TBA.
Actors Patrick Kilpatrick and Christopher Niebling are both currently appearing in the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid. The show plays its final performances this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available at www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 866-811-4111, and information is available by calling 410-752-3994.
Moliere's THE IMAGINARY INVALID presented by the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company at the Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043. Performances through February 19, 2006, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM. Tickets available online: www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com or by phone: 866-811-4111.