William Shakespeare News

The Guerrilla Shakespeare Project brings William Shakespeare's tragic history KING JOHN to the Medicine Show Theatre on May 6 to 23, 2010.

CAST Late Night Series - AvantVanGuard presents VENUS & ADONIS: An Erotic Poem by William Shakespeare. The show is directed by Tony Wright and runs through April 17 Fridays and Saturdays at 10 PM Tickets are $15

Jobsite Theater, resident theater company of Tampa's Straz Center (was Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) is touring their award-winning Pericles: Prince of Tires in a showcase format to New York's HERE. Pericles: Prince of Tires is a comic rock mob musical based on William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

Beowulf Alley Theatre has announced its Auditions for '10-'11 Season and also seeks designers and tech crea.

Jobsite Theater, resident theater company of Tampa's Straz Center (was Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) is touring their award-winning Pericles: Prince of Tires in a showcase format to New York's HERE. Pericles: Prince of Tires is a comic rock mob musical based on William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Joe Popp (dogs on ice, The Hornrims; MAXWELL) has paired his power-punk music and oddball sense of humor with the estimable talents of perennial Jobsite wordsmiths Neil Gobioff & Shawn Paonessa (The Curse of Milhaven, The March of the Kitefliers) to create an ass-kicking good time. Pericles runs for a limited engagement April 15-17, 2010, at HERE.

The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program and Young Conservatory present the world premiere production of Riot, celebrated Irish playwright Ursula Rani Sarma's hard-hitting play, in the newest commission from A.C.T.'s international partnership with Britain's Theatre Royal Bath. Directed by Young Conservatory Director Craig Slaight and featuring young actors from the A.C.T. M.F.A. Program and Young Conservatory, Riot follows the story of a young man who lands in a residency clinic for emotionally disturbed teens following an unexpected act of violence. Riot weaves Max's relationships with his fellow patients, his doctor, and his nurses into a moving portrait of the deep human need for connection. The show plays April 1-17, 2010, at Zeum Theater, located at Yerba Buena Gardens (Fourth and Howard streets). Tickets are $15.50-$20.50 and are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org.

For its third show of its 30th anniversary season, Theatre for a New Audience will present the New York premiere of C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord production of Love Is My Sin, the sonnets of William Shakespeare adapted by Peter Brook and performed by his wife, Natasha Parry and Michael Pennington.

The soaring, lyrical monologues of playwright August Wilson have been performed by some of the theatre world's greatest actors. Now, talented high school students will get their chance to breathe new life into August Wilson's monologues.

The Boston Theater Critics Association has announced its nominees for this year's Elliot Norton Awards, which recognize excellence in Greater Boston theater. The awards will be given at the 28th annual ceremony, to be held at 7 p.m.

The Old Globe Theatre has announced their August event schedule.

The Old Globe Theatre has announced their July event schedule.

The Old Globe Theatre has announced their June event schedule.

WINGSPAN ARTS and NYU Players Club present William Shakespeare's As You Like It, an exciting collaboration between professional actors and NYU theatre students, opening April 16 and closing April 18.

The Lost Folio is a full length improvised play in the style of William Shakespeare. A traveling band of gypsy players must get help from their audience in order to create a new work of Shakespeare. The results are a smart, funny and bawdy show. Each performance the cast will create completely new plots and characters. No two nights will ever be the same.

Coming off of a remarkable year that saw a 15% growth in subscription ticket sales and where each production exceeded single ticket goals, Seattle Shakespeare Company announces plans for the theatre's 20th anniversary season.

Hart House Theatre, the University of Toronto's Performing Arts Leader Since 1919, is proud to announce its 2010/2011 Season. This Season's line-up is a diverse mix of classical and contemporary work as Hart House Theatre presents two Toronto Premieres, revisits a modern classic and continues the tradition of producing affordable, accessible, high quality Shakespeare in Downtown Toronto.

Jobsite Theater, resident theater company of Tampa's Straz Center (was Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) is touring their award-winning Pericles: Prince of Tires in a showcase format to New York's HERE. Pericles: Prince of Tires is a comic rock mob musical based on William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

THE FROG & PEACH THEATRE CO. is pleased to announce their production of William Shakespeare's MACBETH, directed by Lynnea Benson. MACBETH will play a four-week limited engagement at The West End Theatre (The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 West 86th Street, 2nd Fl. --wheelchair accessible). Performances begin Thursday, April 15 and continue through to Sunday, May 9. Opening Night is Saturday, April 17 (7:30 p.m.). MACBETH will be featured in rep with the children's show Tinkerbell Theatre, which returns April 17th on Saturday and Sundays at 10:30 am and 11:45 am.

Jobsite Theater, resident theater company of Tampa's Straz Center (was Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) is touring their award-winning Pericles: Prince of Tires in a showcase format to New York's HERE. Pericles: Prince of Tires is a comic rock mob musical based on William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Joe Popp (dogs on ice, The Hornrims; MAXWELL) has paired his power-punk music and oddball sense of humor with the estimable talents of perennial Jobsite wordsmiths Neil Gobioff & Shawn Paonessa (The Curse of Milhaven, The March of the Kitefliers) to create an ass-kicking good time. Pericles runs for a limited engagement April 15-17, 2010, at HERE.

HighTide and The Old Vic announce the transfer of DITCH by Beth Steel from the HighTide Festival 2010 to The Old Vic Tunnels from Thursday 13 May until Saturday 26 June.