Tag: shakespeare
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Shakespeare in the Sangres returns with ‘As You Like It’
Shakespeare in the Sangres is back. The Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts will be presenting “As You Like It” through July 7, with performances first at Historic Jones Theater in Westcliffe and then at Rialto Theater in Florence. The five-act comedy, based on the novel “Rosalynde,” follows the story of Orlando de Boys, who…
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Pikes Pick: Free summer Shakespeare around Pikes Peak region
Theatreworks’ program ACT OUT is for those who like their Shakespeare short and sweet. This year’s free 65-minute production of “2 Gents,” better known as “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” can be seen at libraries, schools, community centers, parks and senior centers throughout the Pikes Peak region. The next two shows are at 6 p.m.…
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Colorado Springs theater company to set classic Shakespeare work during Civil War
Welcome to William Shakespeare done Civil War-style. The new Theatreworks production of the classic 1603 tragedy “Othello,” traditionally set during the wars between Venice and Turkey in the second half of the 16th century, will instead take place circa the 1860s, during the Civil War. “It makes it less removed,” said Lavour Addison, who stars…
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40th annual DPS Shakespeare Festival brings out performers of all ages
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Denver Public Schools annual Shakespeare festival paraded over a small section of downtown Friday morning.
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WATCH: Shakespeare in the Parking Lot reaches 700th performance
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Shakespeare in the Parking Lot reached 700 performances on Tuesday with a rendition of Macbeth at the Denver Jewish Day School. Formed in 2015 by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the mobile acting troupe has free shows throughout Metro Denver through Mid-May.
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SCENES FROM | Denver Public Schools Shakespeare Festival
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Over 4,000 students from 43 schools across Denver joined the 38th annual Denver Public Schools Shakespeare Festival parade on Friday to perform the Bard’s work in a joyful celebration. (Video: John Moore/Denver Gazette)
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Colorado Springs theater company offers free Shakespeare in locations around Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Shakespeare play doesn’t need an elaborate set, intricate costumes or a huge cast to make it a crowd-pleaser. Sometimes the playwright’s work can thrive with half a dozen actors, no set, and props that include sponges and rubber gloves, and all performed in a…
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Colorado Springs theater company offers free Shakespeare in locations around Pikes Peak region
A Shakespeare play doesn’t need an elaborate set, intricate costumes or a huge cast to make it a crowd-pleaser. Sometimes the playwright’s work can thrive with half a dozen actors, no set, and props that include sponges and rubber gloves, and all performed in a park, library, senior center, school or community center. This is…
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New Colorado Springs theater company puts millennial twist on classic Shakespeare play
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This will be a “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” like none you’ve ever seen. Campfire Theater has taken Shakespeare’s timeless comedy and draped it with a millennial cloak. What’s more, you’ll behold the new version on foot, while walking a slow, mile-long stroll through Monument Valley…
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New Colorado Springs theater company puts millennial twist on classic Shakespeare play
This will be a “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” like none you’ve ever seen. Campfire Theater has taken Shakespeare’s timeless comedy and draped it with a millennial cloak. What’s more, you’ll behold the new version on foot, while walking a slow, mile-long stroll through Monument Valley Park. One of the dozen actors in the play will…