Shakespeare & Company’s first original full-length production written specifically for the Rose Footprint Theatre, The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid, closed on August 30th. Written and directed by Michael Burnet with original music by Bill Barclay, the show was rife with pirates, lovers, villains, square-rigged ships, identical twins, women of ill-repute, utter foolishness, gun battles, heartbreak, sword fights, three men in a boat, musical numbers, swashbuckling, redemption and a real live mermaid! While tickets to the show were free (part of our annual free Bankside Festival) and broke records in both attendance and donations at the Rose Footprint Theatre. Here’s a look back at the show’s swash-buckling mayhem.
August Play Days are here, and time to make hey nonny, nonny while the sun shines! Now’s the time to enjoy all the fun, enrichment and discovery that Shakespeare & Company offers at the height of summer. And this year we’re making a special effort to help you save every way we can.
Learn all the details right here about discounts and packages. And don’t forget about all the special events: Dennis Krausnick’s The Lear Project, The Actors Rehearse the Story of Charlotte Salomon, Riotous Youth and Young Company performances, plus Café & Croissant performances of The Ladies Man one morning each weekend.
So take a ‘Daycation’ with your family or a few friends, pack a picnic, or let us prepare one for you, and enjoy top-tier theatre at a price that will keep you grinning for the rest of the year! Choose your discount below and plan your August Play Day now. Your seat is waiting for you!
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Joe and David of WAMC’s Roundtable welcomed artistic director Tina Packer and associate artistic director Michael Hammond yesterday to discuss the upcoming season: how the plays are chosen, how Tina manages it all, and where Michael Hammond gets his hair cut.
You can listen to the segment at WAMC’s website.
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