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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Opens May 17th
Theatre@First kicks off The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) this Friday. Director Mike Haddad has a new take on the affectionate parody of the Bard oeuvre, fielding a cast of eight of the funniest actors in the Boston theatre scene. Performances run May 17-June 1 at Unity Somerville.
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Audition Sign-Ups Open for The Revenger's Tragedy
Theatre@First will hold auditions, by appointment only, for The Revenger's Tragedy, a cynical satire of the revenge tragedies popular in the Jacobean era, including those of William Shakespeare. Directed by Mary Parker (The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Spanish Tragedy, R.U.R.) this production will be set amidst a failing circus in the 1940s ( Read more... ) -
Shakespeare's Birthday Slam
What are you doing for Shakespeare's Birthday ( Read more... ) -
Second production of Exit, Pursued Bare: A Shakespearean Burlesque & Variety Spectacular on Jan 19!
Update: There's now a second production of Exit, Pursued Bare: A Shakespearean Burlesque & Variety Spectacular. The Friday, January 19 one is new and has lots of remaining seats (while the January 21 show is now SRO ( Read more... ) -
Exit, Pursued Bare: A Shakespearean Burlesque & Variety Spectacular
Exit, Pursued Bare: A Shakespearean Burlesque & Variety SpectacularAt Oberon in Cambridge on January 21, 2018 ( Read more... ) -
Love's Labour's Lost (in Space) Opens Tonight
Theatre@First is excited to present ( Read more... ) -
Shakespeare Fight Scenes
A Palpable Hit
Shakespeare’s Best Fight Scenes
The Gunpowder Plot is a conspiracy of some of Boston’s top fight directors and combat actors. We present a rowdy showcase of the best fights in Shakespeare’s plays: funny, tragic, brutal, fierce. This piece explores the world of meaning in the stage direction “they fight.”
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The Spanish Tragedy Opens Next Week!
Thomas Kidd's classic revenge play is considered one of the sources Shakespeare used as inspiration for Hamlet. It's got a Prince, a Ghost, and a Girlfriend and even more Mayhem! Don't miss it!
THE SPANISH TRAGEDYby Thomas Kidd ( Read more... ) -
Audition for Love's Labour's Lost (in Space!)
Theatre@First is excited to announce our November show: Love's Labour's Lost (in Space)! Sign-ups are now open to audition on Monday, Aug 29 or Thursday, Sept 1 at Unity Somerville ( Read more... ) -
free outdoor As You Like It in Cambridge in late August
I saw a flyer today advertising that Merely Players is doing free outdoor As You Like It in Cambridge parks in late August.
Longfellow Park (Aug 18-21) and Danehy Park (Aug 25-28) [maps here]
Thurs-Sat 7pm
Sun 5pm
(The shows will be free, but their website indicates that they're currently fundraising if you wanna throw some dollars their way or ( Read more... )