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For Immediate Release
August 26, 2003
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN KICKS OFF THEATER SEASON
WITH "THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"
LINCOLN, Neb. -Nebraska Wesleyan University will
open its theater season with a play that combines Shakespeare and
Saturday Night Live.
An abridged version of The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare will open Friday, September 5 and will
continue through September 7th with other performances scheduled
for September 11-13.
Nebraska Wesleyan theater professor and play director
Jay Scott Chipman describes the production as Shakespeare as written
by Reader’s Digest, acted by Monty Python, and performed
at the speed of light. The show takes the audience on a roller coaster
ride of all 37 plays in 90 minutes.
“The audience can expect the unexpected, fast-paced
humor, goofy costumes and props, and bits of all of Shakespeare’s
plays,” said Chipman. “And they can expect to laugh
a lot!"
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is
just one of many traditional and contemporary versions of Shakespeare’s
plays to be performed at Wesleyan this year.
"Selecting the ‘Celebrating Shakespeare’
theme allows us to present Shakespeare’s best known and loved
plays as well as contemporary versions of Shakespeare’s work,”
said Chipman.
To prepare for the productions, students are rehearsing
much earlier to become better acquainted with the language and characters.
In addition, Roger Cognard, Wesleyan English professor and Shakespeare
expert, is helping students interpret the text.
Other productions scheduled this year are A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Donkey Show, and Hamletmachine.
“Hopefully the season as a whole will nurture
the love for Shakespeare’s writing in the community, will
serve to introduce Shakespeare to children and young audiences,
and will remind people of what a marvelous writer he was,”
said Chipman.
All performances for The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare will be held in Miller Theater, located in the
Elder Memorial Speech and Theatre Center at 51st and Huntington
Ave. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for students ages
12-18, $5 for college students and youth under 12, and $5 per ticket
for groups of 10 or more. Box office hours are 2-5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. The box office is also open on the weekends during theatrical
performances from 2-5 p.m. The phone number is 465-2384.
Cast members for The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare are:
Lincoln
Talea Schroeder
Logan Turner
Jason Weixelman
Omaha
Jennifer Ploughman
Ralston
Andrew Kaye-Skinner
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