Royalston Shakespeare Company: May 2012

Sunday, May 27, 2012

The Tempest

This summer June 2012- July 2012 the Royalston Shakespeare Company will present The Tempest in two acts. Directors will be Noah Dawson and Yasmine Seghir and art director Caleb Chase with Gibson LaRoche. Details forthcoming! Check back here.

Hamlet - July 6th 2012

Hamlet
- in two acts
July 6th, 2013at 7 PM
Town Hall, Royalston

"...the play's the thing..."

Here is our recipe for summer Shakespeare
Royalston Shakespeare Summer Play
Ingredients:
25 - 40 youth, ages 7- 16 years, from Royalston and surrounding towns
3 co-directors
one Town Hall
some very old lights
some very inexpensive sets
costumes from Salvation Army
loads of support from the people of Royalston, especially the friends of the Library and Kathy Morris, Librarian
enthusiasm and dedication of the youth
enthusiasm and dedication of the directors
mix with
one reduced but not diluted script by Willy Shakespeare
Method
Get to know one another by playing theater games.
Then learn the story of the play through improv of key scenes.
Cast all comers who want them in speaking roles
Rewrite script as necessary
Rehearse, rehearse,rehearse.
Build and paint and practice.
Devise, beg , borrow and steal properties, costumes and whatever is needed.
Bake in extremes of summer heat and
10 days later --
perform a 1 - 1.5 hour play for community, family and friends.

* volunteer directors:
Noah Dawson - Director
Gibson LaRoche - Director
Caleb Chase - Designer, Director

Maureen Blasco - co-director and producer

Beth Gospodarek - production assistance