Shakespeare Now! is a professional theater company which brings exciting, live performances of the playwright's great works to elementary, middle, and high schools in southeastern New England. The Company also leads interactive student workshops in kinesthetic experiences with the richly meaningful language of Shakespeare. Students love getting Shakespeare "off the page and onto the stage!" When is the last time you heard a student say, "Oh, now I get what Ophelia was talking about!"?
BRING SHAKESPEARE TO YOUR SCHOOL! Call (617) 734-3477
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SPRING 2009 -- BOOKING NOW! -- scroll down
Shakespeare Now! Theatre Company travels to schools with its highly acclaimed performances of Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth.
FALL 2008: Our annual full-length production
Shakespeare Now! presents ROMEO AND JULIET
Directed by David Wheeler
Dates: November 3 - 21, 2008
Time: Weekdays, Mondays through Fridays --10:00 a.m. student performances
Location: Tower Theatre, Mass. College of Art, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston
Tickets: $10/students, chaperones free
Tel: (617) 734-3477
SPECIAL EVENING PERFORMANCE:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $18/16. Cash only, no credit cards
SPRING 2009: OUR TRAVELING SCHEDULE
Julius Caesar -- February 2 through June, 2009
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- February 23 through June, 2009
Macbeth -- March 16 through June, 2009
THE FIFTH ANNUAL BOSTON SHAKESPEARE SONNET-THON
Each year, Shakespeare Now! presents the extraordinary Annual Boston Shakespeare Sonnet-thon, hosted by acclaimed Shakespearean actor/director Jonathan Epstein, at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. The Fifth Annual Shakespeare Sonnet-thon will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
The Sonnet-thon is a marathon presentation of all of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets. Everyone is invited to speak, read, or otherwise perform the sonnet of their choice! Students, teachers, actors, and people of all professions have been a part of this glorious community event which premiered in 2003.
For previous Sonnet-thon coverage - Read all about it.