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Photo Friday

April 20, 2012 at 4:10 pm | Posted in Macbeth, On the Mainstage, Photo Friday, Theatre 101 | Leave a comment

Hooray for Friday! We are well into our run of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth and it has gone well (mostly) so far! Here is a picture of a prop that gets loads of use in our production of Macbeth!

BLOOD!

Looks yummy, doesn’t it?

You can find the recipe for prop blood in our latest newsletter! To subscribe, just click here

Have a great weekend!

A Belated Photo Friday

April 16, 2012 at 8:25 pm | Posted in Central Commerce Collegiate, Macbeth, Michael Kelly, Photo Friday, Romeo and Juliet | 1 Comment

I just wanted to share a photo with you that we took last Friday. It was one of the final rehearsals for our Double Tragedy, but it was also our own Artistic Director, Michael Kelly’s birthday! There were some surprise treats for Michael, in the form of cupcakes and cake!

Happy Birthday, Michael!

The Diary of Anne Frank News Round Up- Part 2

March 22, 2012 at 3:04 pm | Posted in In the News, On the Mainstage, The Diary of Anne Frank | Leave a comment

Here are some of the most recent reviews of our remount production of The Diary of Anne Frank! Check them out and let us know what you thought of the show!

Photo By: Joel Charlebois

Prepare to have your heart pretty much explode with emotion when you see Shakespeare in Action’s stage rendition of the famous WW2 diary.

March 16- She Does The City

Her diary is her legacy – a beautifully tragic account of this horrendous time relived on stage done artistically, tastefully, a gem.

March 17- Mooney On Theatre

As Anne, Sascha Cole was 13 at the beginning of the play and was flighty, energetic, careening around the apartment and always in everybody’s way. But she matured and it was interesting to watch Cole just take those moments and make them a whole person, maturing, growing up.

March 17- Lynn Slotkin and the Slotkin Letter

Michael Kelly’s [rendition] of The Diary of Anne Frank will twist your stomach into knots and take away your ability to breathe. Together, the cast, director and designer succeed in creating the world of Anne Frank’s annex- one that’s rich and complicated and, most horrifyingly, full of very real people.

March 19- My Entertainment World

The Diary of Anne Frank News Round Up

March 16, 2012 at 12:16 pm | Posted in In the News, Shemina Keshvani, The Diary of Anne Frank | Leave a comment

Here are some mentions in the media that our production of The Diary of Anne Frank has received this week!

Photo By: Joel Charlebois

The Daily Planet

March 13- The Diary of Anne Frank returns for encore performances

The National Post

March 13- Sascha Cole draws on the story of Anne Frank

March 16- Five things to do this week- March 17-23

PHOTO FRIDAY

March 16, 2012 at 11:54 am | Posted in Photo Friday, The Diary of Anne Frank | Leave a comment

Good morning, readers!

I thought that I would share a photo with you that I took yesterday of our stage for The Diary of Anne Frank inside of the Al Green Theatre. Even though this production is a remount, it looks like the set was made for this stage!

A big congratulations to the cast and crew of The Diary of Anne Frank for a superb opening night last night!
Tickets can still be purchased here for upcoming performances, but hurry, they are selling fast!

Mooney On Theatre Loves The Shakespeare Challenge!

March 2, 2012 at 3:10 pm | Posted in A Midsummer Night's Dream, In the News, Shakespeare Challenge, Special Events | Leave a comment

Check out what Mooney On Theatre had to say about The Shakespeare Challenge by clicking the link below:

http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2012/02/26/review-the-shakespeare-challenge-shakespeare-in-action/

Congrats to everyone involved!

Photo Friday

March 2, 2012 at 8:00 am | Posted in Photo Friday, The Diary of Anne Frank | Leave a comment

Hi everyone! Can you guess which Shakespeare play this photo is from?

Just Kidding! This photo is from Shakespeare in Action’s stellar production, The Diary of Anne Frank, which begins March 15! Tickets and information are available on our website.

Photo by Joel Charlebois

Post-Mortem

December 13, 2011 at 8:01 am | Posted in Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Theatre 101 | Leave a comment

Did you know that once a show closes, the production and artistic team have a Post Mortem? Shakespeare in Action just had one for Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth this week.

Post Mortem – “done, occurring, or collected after death”. In the medical world an autopsy is an examination on a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death.

In the theatre world, a POST MORTEM is a critical assestment after the fact. When a show comes down (closes) the various heads of departments (management, design areas, and artistic) and others will come together to discuss what was done right and what was done wrong throughout the process and how it could be better done in the future. It usually takes place a week or so after strike.

Everyone loves closure. It’s a fantastic way to end one chapter in order to begin the next. A post mortem is a practice that can be applied to any ‘thing’ that has come to a close. It reminds us of the aspects in which we need to improve upon and the success and pleasures that were felt/exlpored while partaking in the particular circumstance/relationship/event/show etc.

Photo Friday

November 25, 2011 at 11:32 pm | Posted in Central Commerce Collegiate, Macbeth, On the Mainstage, Photo Friday, Romeo and Juliet | Leave a comment

Hey everyone! This is a somewhat sad photo Friday for me… Today we finished our run of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. I had an amazing time on this production, and I hope everyone enjoyed the show!

Congratulations to EVERYONE who participated to make these fabulous shows happen! On the bright side, they will be revived next April, so if you didn’t see either production during this run, there’s always next time! Have a great weekend!

Photo Friday!

November 4, 2011 at 8:23 am | Posted in Central Commerce Collegiate, On the Mainstage, Photo Friday | 2 Comments

I recently spotted something in our offices here at Shakespeare in Action that I had to share with the world. Amanda Gougeon, the costume designer for our Romeo and Juliet / Macbeth double tragedy has sketched some amazing designs for the upcoming productions, and is currently hard at work making these concepts a reality.

I thought it would be cool to post the sketches here, so that you can all see them before you come check out the real deal at the public performances (There are only two public performances, and they’re just around the corner!). Looking forward to seeing you all at Romeo and Juliet on Saturday, November 12th, and Macbeth on Saturday, November 19th at 8 p.m..

Feast your eyes on these…