The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 18.0202 Monday, 19 March 2007 From: Shakespeare Theatre Company Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 5:08 PM Subject: Shakespeare Theatre Company Bulletin SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY BULLETIN - MARCH 16, 2007 Exclusive Advance Notice for Shakespeare Theatre Company Patrons ReDiscovery Series Reading "The History of Cardenio" by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher An imaginative reconstruction by Gary Taylor Directed by Stephen Fried April 23, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. Free - Reservations required. Don Ferdinando forces his friend Cardenio's beloved Lucinda into marriage, betraying both Cardenio and his own lover, Violante. Brokenhearted, Violante and Cardenio plot to be reunited with their true loves. Based on characters from "Don Quixote," "The History of Cardenio" returned to the London stage in 1727 as "Double Falsehood"-a contemporary adaptation of an earlier manuscript written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Shakespeare scholar Gary Taylor reconstructs this 17th-century play that had been virtually lost to audiences for centuries. Click here http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/details.aspx?id=63 to reserve online or call 202.547.1122, option 4, to reserve. "Virtually Richard 3" Friday, March 23, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. Metro: X2 bus to corner of H and 13th Streets Parking: Street parking Australia's internationally acclaimed Expressions Dance Company performs "Virtually Richard 3," an audaciously original version of Shakespeare's "Richard III" that seamlessly blends theatre and dance to tell the story of the Bard's most complex and entertaining scoundrel. Tickets $37 each "... truly great, alarming, and rousing theatre" "Stuttgarter Zeitung," Germany Click here http://www.wpas.org/performances/event.php?id=238 for more information, to see a preview video clip and to order tickets or call 202.785.9727. 2007 - 2008 SEASON Bigger. Bolder. Better. Current subscribers and package holders will receive the subscription mailing in early April with a special limited-time offer: See your choice of seven plays for the price of five - and add the eighth play if you wish. Join us as we present three plays in the Lansburgh and five plays in the new Sidney Harman Hall. Click here http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/tickets/0708.aspx for more information about the 2007- 2008 season. _______________________________________________________________ S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List Hardy M. Cook,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor assumes no responsibility for them.
