Showing posts with label SWS2022. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SWS2022. Show all posts

Thursday, August 4, 2022

KING LEAR - Southwest Shakespeare Company - October 14-October 30, 2022

     
Written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by ELIZABETH SWAIN

Three daughters.

Two Liars.

And a King grown old but not wise.

Southwest Shakespeare Company proudly presents one of the greatest plays in world drama, The Tragedy of KING LEAR by William Shakespeare.

Can a man of power, give away that which makes him powerful, and still expect to rule? Join us as Shakespearean actor and director Elizabeth Swain leads a diverse company of Classically trained actors as they take on the King gone mad.

Mesa Arts Center
Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse Theater
One East Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85201

Fri. Oct. 14, 7:30 PM
Sat. Oct 15, 2:00 PM
Sat. Oct 15, 7:30 PM
Sun. Oct 16, 2:00 PM
Thu. Oct 20, 7:30 PM
Fri. Oct 21, 7:30 PM
Sat. Oct 22, 2:00 PM
Sat. Oct 22, 7:30 PM
Sun. Oct 23, 2:00 PM
Sat. Oct 29 7:30 PM
Sun. Oct 30, 2:00 PM

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CRY “HAVOC!” - Southwest Shakespeare Company - October 27-28, 2022


Written by STEPHAN WOLFERT
Directed by ERIC TUCKER

After two years of paralysis from a high school sports injury. After six years in the United States Army. After a fullblown transition into a classic case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Stephan Wolfert hopped off an Amtrak train deep in the mountains of Montana. Far from home. Close to the middle of nowhere. And without the first damn clue of what to do for the rest of his life. Until, as Fate would literally have it, he stepped into a local theater and saw a production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III.

Twenty years later, using Shakespeare’s timeless words, and a few of his own, actor/veteran Stephan Wolfert in CRY “HAVOC!” leads us on an interactive journey to meet Shakespeare’s veterans examining both the cost of war and the cost of failing to reintegrate veterans back into their communities.

Mesa Arts Center
Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse Theater
One East Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85201

Thu. Oct 27, 2:00 PM
Fri. Oct 28, 7:30 PM

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LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST - Southwest Shakespeare Company - November 17-20, 2022


Written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by STEVE ABAROA,Southwest Shakespeare Company Director of Education 

In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years. No sooner have they made their idealistic pledge than the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting the men with a severe test of their high-minded resolve.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Pavilion Theater
12345 N. Taliesin West
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

Thu. Nov. 17, 7:30 PM
Fri. Nov. 18, 7:30 PM
Sat. Nov. 19, 7:30 PM
Sun. Nov. 20, 6:00 PM

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ANTONY & CLEOPATRA - Southwest Shakespeare Company - March 17-April 2, 2023


Written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by TINA PACKER

He is a roman general, handsome and brave. She is the queen of Egypt, beautiful and proud. Together they will defy the power of an emperor. together they will destroy that which they strive to uphold.

Mesa Arts Center
Virginia Piper Theater
One East Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85201

Fri. Mar. 17, 7:30 PM
Sat. Mar. 18, 2:00 PM
Sat. Mar. 18, 7:30 PM
Sun. Mar. 19, 2:00 PM
Thu. Mar. 23, 7:30 PM
Fri. Mar. 24, 7:30 PM
Sat. Mar. 25, 2:00 PM
Sat. Mar. 25, 7:30 PM
Sun. Mar. 26, 2:00 PM
Thu. Mar. 30, 7:30 PM
Fri. Mar. 31, 7:30 PM
Sat. Apr. 1, 2:00 PM
Sat. Apr. 2, 7:30 PM

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THE ALCHEMIST - Southwest Shakespeare Company - April 13-16, 2023



Written by BEN JOHNSON
Adapted by JEFFREY HATCHER 
Directed by DAVID IRA-GOLDSTEIN

LONDON. 1610.

It’s plague time again.

When a wealthy gentleman flees to the country, his trusted servant opens his house to a pair of con artists and sets up a den of criminal capitalism. Claiming alchemical powers, the quick-witted trio fleece an onslaught of greedy sheep with their virtuosic ability to improvise amidst increasingly frantic comings and goings. It’s comic gold with dupes, double-dupes, duels, disguises, and a lucky flea named “Lewis”.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Pavilion Theater
12345 N. Taliesin West
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

Thu. Apr. 13, 7:30 PM
Fri. Apr. 14, 7:30 PM
Sat. Apr. 15, 7:30 PM
Sun. Apr. 16, 6:00 PM

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Southwest Shakespeare Company - May 18-21, 2023




Written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by INGRID SONNICHSEN

A perpetual Shakespearean favorite; rich, uplifting and oh-so-funny.
Leonato’s house is a happy one, complete with beautiful daughter Hero and clever niece Beatrice, as well as Beatrice’s aging father Antonio. But when Leonato’s friends return from war, the household is turned on its ear by the instant attraction between Hero and Claudio, and the constant bickering (and, clearly, also attraction) between Beatrice and Benedick. But there’s a snake in the midst of all this affection, and Don John plots to destroy everyone’s happiness before some of our couples are even aware that they are indeed a couple. Masquerades reveal as much as they hide in this hilarious comedy.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Pavilion Theater
12345 N. Taliesin West
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

Thu. May 18, 7:30 PM
Fri. May 19, 7:30 PM
Sat. May 20, 7:30 PM
Sun. May 21, 7:00 PM

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Southwest Shakespeare Company's 2022 / 2023 Season!



KING LEAR
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Elizabeth Swain
Oct 14-30, 2022
Mesa Arts Center Nesbitt Elliot Playhouse

CRY HAVOC
Written by Stephan Wolfert
Directed by Eric Tucker
Oct 27-29, 2022
Mesa Arts Center

LOVE’S LABOURS LOST
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Steve Abaroa
Nov 17-20, 2022
Taliesin West

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tina Packer
March 17-April 2, 2023
Mesa Arts Center Piper Repertory Theater

THE ALCHEMIST
Written by Ben Jonson
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
April 13-16, 2023
Taliesin West

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ingrid Sonnichsen
May 18-21, 2023
Taliesin West


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