The Casper College Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Twelfth Night, or, What You Will

The Casper College Department of Theatre and Dance Presents 

Twelfth Night, or, What You Will

William Shakespeare

Directed by Richard Burk

Scenic and Lighting Design by Sean Mcinstosh

Costume Design and Makeup by Douglas Garland

February 23, 25,26, March 1-5, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.

Gertrude Krampert Theatre Complex, Mcmurry Mainstage 

Cheer yourself through the winter doldrums with Shakespeare's charming romantic comedy about a pair of twins, Viola and Sebastian. Separated in a stormy shipwreck and presuming the other lost, they make their way through into Illyria, where they meet Duke Orsino, who loves the Lady Olivia, who will have none of him, but falls for Viola (disguised as "Cesario" the servant to Orsino)..meanwhile Olivia's kinsman Sir Toby Belch and Maria, along with Feste the Fool, Sir Andrea Aguecheek, and Fabian all wreak havoc on poor puritanical Malvolio! Charming, farcical, cheerful, and fun-this is just the show for the wintertime blues!

Ticks:$12 adults and $10 children/teens (5-18)

$2/ticket discount for groups of 20 or more

Infants are inappropriate in the theatre.

Ticket sales: Patron sales February 9

General Sales: February 16

To purchase:

-Krampert Theatre Box Office (M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or at the door)

-Phone 307-268-2500, 800-442-2963, ext. 2500 (M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Casper College

Krampert Theatre

125 College Drive

Casper, WY 82601

Tickets go on sale Feb. 16 for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at Casper College

Tickets for the next Casper College Theatre production, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” or “What You Will,” will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

“Shakespeare’s charming romantic comedy about a pair of twins is just the show for the wintertime blues,” said Richard Burk, director.

The story tells the tale of twins Viola and Sebastian who become separated in a stormy shipwreck. “Presuming the other lost, they make their way through into Illyria, where they meet Duke Orsino, who loves the Lady Olivia, who will have none of him, but falls for Viola (disguised as “Cesario” the servant to Orsino). Meanwhile Olivia’s kinsman Sir Toby Belch and Maria, along with Feste the Fool, Sir Andrea Aguecheek, and Fabian all wreak havoc on poor puritanical Malvolio. This play is charming, farcical, cheerful, and fun,” said Burk.

The play will run February 23, 25, 26 and March 1 through 5 beginning each night at 7:30 p.m. on the McMurry Mainstage of the Gertrude Krampert Theatre Complex. Assisting Burk will be Sean McIntosh with scenic and lighting design and Douglas Garland with costume design and makeup.

Tickets for “Twelfth Night,” or “What You Will” are $12 for adults and $10 for children and teens, ages 5 to 18. Tickets can be purchased at the Krampert Theatre Complex box office between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, by phone at 268-2500, or one hour before each performance, for that performance only.

FMI: Lisa S. Icenogle, Information Coordinator, Casper College, 307-268-2372; 800-442-2963, ext. 2372

Date change for "Tartuffe" performance in Pinedale

DATE CHANGE!

Theater in the Park in Pinedale presents an outdoor performance of Moliere's "Tartuffe" on Friday, July 16, 6:30 p.m. , at American Legion Park. Bring a picnic and enjoy the free show by the Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company from Lander.

FMI: http://www.pinedalefinearts.com/

"Macbeth" is next project for Shake in ChyWy

Shake in ChyWy is "a diverse group of people in the Cheyenne Wyoming area committed to an enjoyable process and a great product bringing Shakespeare experiments to the area."

"Macbeth" is the group's latest project.

Angel Katen invites

Macbeth people to meet at 6 p.m. at Carey Junior High on Monday the 30th of November. Come at 6 and bring your schedules! Also bring anyone you think might want to help at this point. We have lots to do and would love help from old and new members alike!

For more info, or to join the Shake in ChyWy Facebook group, go to http://tinyurl.com/ybpd47v

Oakley Boycott of Lander lands lead role in touring production of "Cabaret"

Congrats to Oakley Boycott of Lander, a 20-year-old actor who landed her first big acting role in the Broadway touring production of "Cabaret." Oakley has been cast in the lead role of Sally Bowles. The tour will come through Wyoming. Stay tuned for performance venues and dates.

While growing up in Lander, Oakley performed in high school productions, Wyoming Shakespeare Company summer touring shows, and plays put on by the Central Wyoming College theatre department.

Montana touring company brings ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to region’s rural schools

CODY - Thousands of Wyoming students this month will see a play that features bloody murder, drug use, forbidden teen romance and other themes that some parents have long denounced in popular culture as corrupting America's youth.
The play's author, William Shakespeare, was not available for comment. But the actors bringing "Romeo and Juliet" to 15,000 students in nearly 50 schools across Wyoming and Montana were happy to share the play on Wednesday with Cody High School students.
"Romeo and Juliet is their story. It's about crazy-in-love teens who get into fights and take drugs," said Eliza Stoughton, a Chicago-based actress who plays Lady Capulet in the Shakespeare in the Schools touring company.
The outreach program of Montana State University's Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is in its 17th season, playing this week in Park County schools with funding assistance from the Park County Arts Council.
More than two-thirds of this season's shows will be at schools in communities with fewer than 5,000 residents, ranging from Ten Sleep to Big Timber.
Actors present an abbreviated production, but with authentic period sets and costumes. They interact with students after each show in workshops that delve deeper into the play's literary and theatrical elements.
"Hearing and seeing the actors made it a lot easier to understand what was going on. They did a good job of portraying what was going on with the characters, but doing it in the way that Shakespeare wrote it," said sophomore Allyson Asay.
"For me, the exciting part of performing Shakespeare is that a lot of people say that the language makes it hard to find a way into the material. These plays were written to be heard and seen, not read," Stoughton said.
Stoughton joined Peter Johnson - a Seattle-based actor who played Juliet's father, Lord Montague - in a post-performance workshop with CHS theater students, exploring how minor characters play big roles in driving the play's story.
Actors fielded questions from students about auditioning, memorizing lines, key plot points and even special effects on stage.
The eight-member Shakespeare in the Schools touring company performs today in Meeteetse and on Friday in Bozeman, before appearances next week in Ten Sleep, Buffalo, Sheridan, Basin and Big Timber.

Montana Shakespeare in the Schools to begin fall tour

Montana Shakespeare in the Schools will perform "Romeo and Juliet" to approximately 15,000 students in 50 communities in Montana and Wyoming during its annual fall tour, which begins in October.The 10-week tour of the school outreach program of the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks company based at Montana State University begins in early October and ends in December.

Joel Jahnke, a professor at MSU since 1976, serves as artistic director for Montana Shakespeare in the Schools as well as Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. He said it is the 17th year for the popular school program that brings a Shakespeare production to many students who otherwise would have few opportunities to see one.
"As with the summer tour, the program places special emphasis on underserved, rural areas," Jahnke said. "Nearly 70 percent of the schools that we will perform in this year will be in communities with a population of less than 5,000.
"Jahnke said that of all of Shakespeare's plays, "Romeo and Juliet" is arguably the most popular and has been adapted into musicals and films from generation to generation. The production will be directed by William Brown, an award-winning director from Chicago.
"The stress of peer and family pressure set against the backdrop of a young couples' love is as timely now as ever," Brown has said of the play. "I feel very strongly that the play becomes more relevant for young people when they experience it in a live performance.
"Montana Shakespeare in the Schools began in 1993 with two actors who performed scenes from Shakespeare's plays with minimal costumes and scenery. It has grown to a seven-member professional company that offers a full Shakespearean production complete with ornate costumes and scenery.
Shakespeare in the School's annual Elise Event, a fundraiser named in honor of sponsor Elise Donohue, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at MSU's Black Box Theater located at 11th and Grant St. The event will feature an after-show catered wine reception and a 75-minute performance of "Romeo and Juliet," followed by a "talk back" with the actors and workshop demonstrations with members of the Montana Shakespeare in the Schools company. Tickets are $25 per person and advance reservations are highly recommended. For more information, call (406) 994-3310.
For the six consecutive year, Montana Shakespeare in the Schools is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts "Shakespeare in American Communities: Shakespeare for a New Generation." Additional funding support comes from the MSU College of Arts and Architecture, the Montana Arts Council; Artist in the Schools program, the Homer A. and Mildred S. Scott Foundation and Target.
For more information about Shakespeare in the Schools and its performance schedule, go to http://www2.montana.edu/shakespeare/msis.html or call (406) 994-3310.

Last weekend for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

The newly-formed Shake in ChyWy presents William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14-15, in Cheyenne's Lions Park. The performances are free and open to the public.

Shake in ChyWy is also looking for locals interested in auditioning for its production of "MacBeth," set to open in February 2010. As director (and Carey Junior High theatre teacher) Angel Katen says: "We are looking for people over the age of 18 willing to attend rehearsals in the evening and on the weekends, excited to help build the inside of a castle in one week's time, overjoyed to create a head that looks like the lead actor, to research Shakespeare and Scotland, and to have a good, healthy, sober time of it all."

If that sounds like your cup of tea, call 307-214-3405 and leave a message.