Mark Corkins News

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A few hours after their first production on a Saturday night, Door Shakespeare changes costumes, peotic canons and presents Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at 8:30 p.m.  Under the velvet moonlght of a Bailey's Harbor sky that naturally resembles the darkness  that dominates much of the Bard's iconic story,  the tragic  play unfolds. A riveting Romeo and Juliet theatergoers will remember when the sun sets the following evening regardless of what they have ever known or seen of this production before.  

n Björklunden's lush garden situated in Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin, Door Shakespeare conjures the Bard's classic tales with sophisticated simplicity. Each Saturday, the company presents both plays from their 2016 season so theatergoers may enjoy each selection in one night, with other individual performance scheduled throughout the week, planned perfectly by Artistic Director Amy J. Ludwigsen. When  5:00 p.m arrives, Shakespeare's The Tempest opens and begins high atop a balcony surrounding an age old tree with a trunk too immense to imagine, designed by Aaron Kopec This lofty perch transforms into the railings of a ship's deck-- the ship destroyed in the fierce storm Prospero conjures with his magic to send his enemies onto his island and into his power.

? Door Shakespeare has announced play selections and casting for the 2015 summer season.

How will London be kept safe from crime?---When the illustrious Sherlock Holmes disappears from his daily routine of capturing public enemies in Victorian England, the city wonders if he really was murdered as the death rumor persists. In the First Stage World Premiere production SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS, the famous sleuth mysteriously shows his face during several sneak appearances to open the theater company's 28th season and prove Sherlock Holmes rises from the rumors alive and well.

What does the public or young people remember about slavery---pre or post Civil War? Last weekend, James DeVita's poignant play A Midnight Cry returned to First Stage at the Todd Wehr Theatre after premiering in 2003. A young Missouri slave, Lida June Anderson, must escape through the Underground Railroad while leaving her family behind, although she discovers other people willing to help her along the way to freedom.

Ignite your passion this fall at the Utah Shakespearean Festival (300 W. Center Street, Cedar City, UT). Tickets are on sale now at 1-800-PLAYTIX and www.bard.org. Tickets range from $25-$59.

Ignite your passion this fall at the Utah Shakespearean Festival (300 W. Center Street, Cedar City, UT). Tickets are on sale now at 1-800-PLAYTIX and www.bard.org. Tickets range from $25-$59.

The Berkshire Theatre Festival has announced the complete cast for its production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, directed by Eric Hill. The production will feature David Chandler (Clov), Mark Corkins (Hamm), Tanya Dougherty (Nell), and Randy Harrison (Nagg).

The Berkshire Theatre Festival has announced the complete cast for its production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, directed by Eric Hill. The production will feature David Chandler (Clov), Mark Corkins (Hamm), Tanya Dougherty (Nell), and Randy Harrison (Nagg).

The Berkshire Theatre Festival has announced the complete cast for its production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, directed by Eric Hill. The production will feature David Chandler (Clov), Mark Corkins (Hamm), Tanya Dougherty (Nell), and Randy Harrison (Nagg).

The Berkshire Theatre Festival has announced the complete cast for its production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, directed by Eric Hill. The production will feature David Chandler (Clov), Mark Corkins (Hamm), Tanya Dougherty (Nell), and Randy Harrison (Nagg).