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New Shakespeare troupe enters
Free Shakespeare!, a theater troupe that will tour the Dayton area with outdoor productions, makes its debut July 16-18 with “Hamlet” on Courthouse Square.
“It’s time for the experiment to go public,” said company founder Chris Shea, who is producer, co-director and playing the title role. “So far, it’s been a great experience.”
Shea, 27, who has driven his Honda Civic back and forth across the country four times, decided to establish Free Shakespeare! after moving back to Kettering from Seattle, where he performed with a roving outdoor Shakespeare group called GreenStage Seattle.
“I had a vague idea that we would take shows into neighborhoods for activities like block parties. I’ve had to reevaluate a bit. It became obvious that we were going to need concrete, fixed venues to begin with.”
“Hamlet” will be presented at three more locations: the Antioch Amphitheater in Yellow Springs, the University of Dayton’s Art Street Amphitheatre and Wegerzyn Gardens Metropark.
Audience members should bring their own chairs for the Courthouse Square shows. Art exhibits and live music will start 90 minutes before each show. Chips Lanier, a Northumbrian pipes player, will play 15 minutes before the start of the drama.
Shea, a 2001 graduate of Kettering Fairmont High School, said he feels “calm” as show time approaches. “We’re taking to heart Hamlet’s philosophy that ‘The readiness is all.’ “
Admission is free, but donations would be appreciated. Go to www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Shakespeare.
Free Shakespeare! July 16-18: Courthouse Square, downtown Dayton. Bring your own seating.
July 23-25: Antioch Amphitheater, Corry Street, Yellow Springs.
July 30-Aug. 1: Art Street Amphitheater, Kiefaber Street, University of Dayton.
Aug. 6-8: Wegerzyn Gardens Metropark, Siebenthaler Avenue, Dayton. Bring your own seating.
Show times: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays.
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By Trace Shuttleworth
July 27, 2010 2:08 PM | Link to this
Any additional info or pictures about this? I would like to see a photo of Hamlet at Ophelia’s grave. I’m the tombstone maker and I have not made it to the show (yet). See you at the UD show. Trace - Scary Boy Productions