Mesa Arts Center Season:
Pericles: Prince of Tyre
October 26 - November 10, 2018
A deadly riddle, a shipwreck, a tournament of Knights, an evil Queen, Gods and
Goddesses, murder, betrayal, redemption, another shipwreck! Shakespeare’s
epic-romantic adventure Pericles, The Prince of Tyre was one of the most popular of his
time but is rarely produced in ours. It’s the story of a man who has it all, loses
everything, and fights his way back to life for love and family.
Frankenstein
October 26 - November 10, 2018
Just in time for Halloween and on its 200th birthday, we bring to life a new adaptation of
Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel about how Victor Frankenstein, in his obsessive
quest to overcome death, destroys his own life. This theatrically unique staging employs
13 actors to reanimate the infamous gothic tale of the man who makes a monster in a
world that makes monsters of men.
As You Like It
February 22 - March 9, 2019
One of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies, As You Like It bursts at the seams with
life and music as the great heroine of the story, Rosalind, leads a cavalcade of comic
characters into the Forest of Arden. Shepherds, Clowns, Lovers, and Fools people
Shakespeare’s romantic landscape and fill it with wit, joy, and lots of laughter!
The Taming of the Shrew
February 22 - March 9, 2019
Shakespeare’s hilarious and challenging comedy about two opposites who attract, pits
Katherine “the Shrew” against her would-be husband, the swaggering swain, Petruchio
in this ultimate battle of the sexes! He wants her money, she wants nothing to do with
him, neither expected to fall in love. Our new vision of this classic work will star
Southwest Shakespeare Co’s real-life husband-and-wife artistic directors, Quinn and
Betsy, in the lead roles!
TALIESIN WEST SEASON:
Death of Kings: Seize the Crown
March 2019
This adaptation of 8 of Shakespeare's history plays concentrates the bloody civil war
between the houses of Lancaster and York, both vying the English throne, into one
evening of thrilling, theatrical battle. Adapter and Director, Irwin Appel and his troupe of
actors from UC Santa Barbara bring new life and a new vision of these classic plays to
the Southwest Shakespeare Company.
Harlem Shakespeare Festival’s All Female Othello
April 2019
Debra Ann Byrd, the founder and Artistic Director of the Harlem Shakespeare Festival
leads and all female cast as the title role in Othello, the Moor of Venice . This unique
vision of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays about jealousy, intrigue, and betrayal
is brought to the stages of Scottsdale as you’ve never seen it before. Do not miss this
once-in-a-lifetime production, straight from New York City.
EDUCATIONAL TOUR:
Julius Caesar
As part of our continuing mission of bringing classical theatre to the community through
education, Southwest Shakespeare Company is taking one of the Bard’s most enduring
tragedies, Julius Caesar , right out from the headlines and into the schools. This timeless
cautionary tale of political intrigue and violent societal upheaval is, like its author, “not of
an age but for all time.” A highly condensed, fast-paced, roller-coaster through Rome’s
crumbling Democracy, Julius Caesar warns us all about what can happen to a people,
when their nation falls into the wrong hands.
For more information, and to purchase tickets when available, CLICK HERE
No comments:
Post a Comment
In order to avoid spam, comments will be moderated. Anonymous comments no longer will be allowed. If your comment is from an actual person it will be approved and posted in a timely manner.