ADIRONDACK
SHAKESPEARE CO.
WHO WE ARE:
Selected Production history:
2010: As You Like, Romeo & Juliet, and Macbeth
2011: The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
The Merchant of Venice
For Children: Theseus & the Minotaur
2012:
Hamlet, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead,
Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure
For Children: The Twelve Labours of Hercules
2013:
Henry VI Parts 1, 2, & 3, Richard III,
Love’s Labour’s Lost
For Children: Celtic Fairy Tales
Upcoming productions in 2014:
Summer: Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Henry V
The Tempest, and David & Goliath
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Autumn: Macbeth and A Comedy (TBD)
For full production history, please visit
our website: www.adkshakes.org
Adirondack Shakespeare Company is a professional
group performing classical theatre for all ages.
Founded in 2008, the company has performed all
along the eastern seaboard but is proud to call the
Adirondacks home.
We have presented more than twenty full
productions since 2008, as well as three original
plays for children. Since 2010, ADK Shakes has
produced a summer festival based in Schroon Lake,
but also touring to Lake Placid, Glens Falls, Indian
Lake, Long Lake, and more. Our acting company is
fully professional and made up of actors from
around the country and the world.
We are proud to offer co-curricular educational
tours for the first time this year, thanks in part to
the Charles R. Wood Foundation.
ADIRONDACK SHAKESPEARE CO.
(518) 326-THOU
[email protected]
† THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE ¢
An original play featuring scenes, sonnets, and
songs by Shakespeare on the theme of “true love.”
Introduce your students to some of the Bard’s
greatest works: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twelfth Night,
and more.
Design your own presentation. We
can include scenes from the plays
your students are reading in class!
Shakespeare IN THE RAW
For Middle & High School Students
What is Shakespeare IN THE RAW?
An hour-long presentation of scenes, sonnets,
and songs treating on the theme: “the course of
true love never did run smooth.” Two
professional actors perform selections from
Shakespeare’s greatest plays: A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and
others.
Peter O’Toole described the business of theatre
as bare boards and a passion. ADK Shakes is
dedicated to rescuing theatre from “concepts”
and restoring that passion to the works of the
world’s greatest playwrights by focusing on what
matters most: the words.
An interactive talk-back may be scheduled
following the performance so students may ask
the actors questions about learning lines,
rehearsing, technique, etc.
Workshops are available at the classroom level.
Focuses offered include verse speaking/poetry,
mask work, stage combat, staging principles,
monologues, scene work, sonnets, improv, or
specific play titles.
For Elementary-Age Students
FULL PRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE
TO TOUR IN Fall 2014:
The Tragedy of Macbeth
and
A Shakespearean Comedy (TBD)
Educational titles Available to
Tour in 2014-2015:
A Woman’s Wit: The Ladies of Shakespeare
and
When the Battle’s Lost and Won:
Conflict in Shakespeare
A half-hour or hour-long presentation of fun,
energetic scenes and songs about true love. Two
professional actors perform selections from
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo
& Juliet, and more. Focus for younger students
includes more audience interaction, high-energy
scene selections, and is a great introduction to
Shakespeare.
A talk-back is offered so teachers and students
may ask questions of the performers. Study
guides are available for teachers to prepare
students or to lead classroom discussion after the
show.
Workshops are available in the classroom. For
younger students, we suggest mask work,
improv, or basic movement for the stage.
The Course of True Love
Offerings:
Hour-Long
performance w/
opt. Talkback
Workshops for
Elementary,
Middle & High
School
half-Hour
Performance w/
opt. Talkback
Intensives for
Middle & High
School
Pricing Varies. Please contact
Artistic Director, Tara Bradway
for more details.
Partial subsidies available to support
programming courtesy of the
Charles R. wood Foundation