shamless plug
ok folkes behold the press release for my up coming show.
would be great to see you all out,
this is the first shakespeare peice i have ever directed and the biggest cast i have ever had to deal with....22...eep...anyways its shapping up well and i am quite proud of it.
cheers
Me
“What fools these mortals be”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
IN SHORT: Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre Company is proud to present the William Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows four youths involved in two simultaneous love triangles. Running from their controlling parents, the youths flee their homes, and encounter a bitter Fairy King and his mischievous attendant, who give them insight into the stuff of love and dreams - and the meaning of both.
NOVEMBER 16-18 & 23-25. FOR TICKETS ($12/$8) CALL SOCK ‘N’ BUSKIN 613-520-3770
Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream turns the classic tale on its head - the setting is aggressively modernized, although very little of Shakespeare’s text has been modified. While the tale is set in Athens and the youths flee their urban homes for the anonymity and protection of the forest, the Sock ‘n’ Buskin production has the suburban youths hide in the city’s gritty, grimy downtown core. The iconic fairies, too, have been updated: rather than ethereal creatures of fancy and frolic, Sock ‘n’ Buskin’s fairies are transformed into more appropriate downtown residents: street youth, Goths and punks.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is directed by Don Fex, and features Lucas MacKenzie, Sarah Bainbridge, Ross May, Keith Cressy, Lucy Bamforth, Abigail Bimman, Alex Pilkington and many other talented actors.
Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre Company is a volunteer-run organization based out of Carleton University’s Alumni Theatre. Founded in 1943, Sock ’n’ Buskin is the oldest continually-running theatre company of its kind in North America. Previous Sock ‘n’ Buskin shows include Jesus Christ Superstar, Romeo and Juliet, Beyond Therapy, The Who’s Tommy, Trojan Women, and last year’s sold-out hit Grease.
For more information about Sock ‘n’ Buskin, visit www.carleton.ca/socknbuskin
Don Fex is a writer, actor and director living in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the Artistic Director for the New World Theatre Project, and has directed such plays as Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, Zoo Story by Edward Albee, and Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo.
*** Director, producer and artistic director are available for interviews ***
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Info
Runs: Thu. Nov. 16 to Sat. Nov. 18 & Thu. Nov 23 to Sat Nov. 25, 2006. Alumni Theatre, Carleton University
Schedule: 8pm on show nights, with a school matinee on Fri Nov 24 at 1 pm
Tickets: Adult $12, Student/Senior $8
Season Passes: $20-$40, available through Sock ‘n’ Buskin 613-520-3770 or snbtheatre@gmail.com
would be great to see you all out,
this is the first shakespeare peice i have ever directed and the biggest cast i have ever had to deal with....22...eep...anyways its shapping up well and i am quite proud of it.
cheers
Me
“What fools these mortals be”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
IN SHORT: Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre Company is proud to present the William Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows four youths involved in two simultaneous love triangles. Running from their controlling parents, the youths flee their homes, and encounter a bitter Fairy King and his mischievous attendant, who give them insight into the stuff of love and dreams - and the meaning of both.
NOVEMBER 16-18 & 23-25. FOR TICKETS ($12/$8) CALL SOCK ‘N’ BUSKIN 613-520-3770
Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream turns the classic tale on its head - the setting is aggressively modernized, although very little of Shakespeare’s text has been modified. While the tale is set in Athens and the youths flee their urban homes for the anonymity and protection of the forest, the Sock ‘n’ Buskin production has the suburban youths hide in the city’s gritty, grimy downtown core. The iconic fairies, too, have been updated: rather than ethereal creatures of fancy and frolic, Sock ‘n’ Buskin’s fairies are transformed into more appropriate downtown residents: street youth, Goths and punks.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is directed by Don Fex, and features Lucas MacKenzie, Sarah Bainbridge, Ross May, Keith Cressy, Lucy Bamforth, Abigail Bimman, Alex Pilkington and many other talented actors.
Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre Company is a volunteer-run organization based out of Carleton University’s Alumni Theatre. Founded in 1943, Sock ’n’ Buskin is the oldest continually-running theatre company of its kind in North America. Previous Sock ‘n’ Buskin shows include Jesus Christ Superstar, Romeo and Juliet, Beyond Therapy, The Who’s Tommy, Trojan Women, and last year’s sold-out hit Grease.
For more information about Sock ‘n’ Buskin, visit www.carleton.ca/socknbuskin
Don Fex is a writer, actor and director living in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the Artistic Director for the New World Theatre Project, and has directed such plays as Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, Zoo Story by Edward Albee, and Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo.
*** Director, producer and artistic director are available for interviews ***
____________________________________________________________________________
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Info
Runs: Thu. Nov. 16 to Sat. Nov. 18 & Thu. Nov 23 to Sat Nov. 25, 2006. Alumni Theatre, Carleton University
Schedule: 8pm on show nights, with a school matinee on Fri Nov 24 at 1 pm
Tickets: Adult $12, Student/Senior $8
Season Passes: $20-$40, available through Sock ‘n’ Buskin 613-520-3770 or snbtheatre@gmail.com