Shakespeare Santa Monica has been delighting audiences of
all ages with outdoor performances of Shakespeare’s comedies set in the
Tournament Tennis Courts at Reed Memorial Park in Santa Monica since 2004.
This
summer, Shakespeare Santa Monica returns for its 10th year
anniversary season with eight performances of Twelfth Night and six
performances of The Taming of the Shrew from August 9 - 31. Bring-your-own
picnic is encouraged. Admission is always a suggested donation of $20 or pay what you
can. Kids and teens 16 years old or younger are always free.
Known for offering top-notch Shakespeare productions, Shakespeare Santa
Monica celebrates its 10th year of fun, festive settings, actors
with the agility for Shakespearean Verse – true to the language and accessible
to audiences - and the great
physical comedy that enhances all of their audience friendly adaptations.
The company is comprised of aspiring student artists
and professional actors unified by their commitment to lifelong training in the
classics. Every year the handpicked company of students and professionals train
together for weeks before they pick up their scripts for the new season. They
train with Louis Scheeder of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts,
Classical Studio, Jean Louis Rodrique of UCLA and John Farmanesh-Bocca former
Directing Fellow at The Juilliard School and Guest Faculty at NYU.
Having given over 1500 youth complimentary tickets to area organizations,
Shakespeare Santa Monica continues to educate and enrich through the medium and magic of Shakespeare every summer.
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One of the
Primary functions of Shakespeare Santa Monica is as a summer professional
training intensive in classical theatre acting, with teachers and directors
from some of the finest arts institutions in the nation. The Curriculum
consists of Text Analysis, Voice & Speech, Physical Approach, Scene Study,
as well as Audition Technique. The focus is on elevating the actors’ all around
‘game’, so that they approach classical text, as well as all other work, with
greater specificity, clarity, inspiration and daring. Because of the limited
sizes we get a chance to really take advantage of the fabulous training.
Performances
of Twelfth
Night take place on Friday, August 9; Saturday, August 10, 17, 24, 31
and Sundays, August 11, 18, 25. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Performances
of The
Taming of the Shrew take place on Thursday, August 15, 22, 29; and
Fridays, August 16, 23, 30. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Reed Park,
tournament tennis court #1 is located at the corner of 7th Street
and Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 90407. Individual tickets are $20 suggested donation or pay what you will -
at the door; Kids and teens 16 years old or younger are always
free. For tickets and
more information, please visit www.ShakespeareSantaMonica.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the
door.
