| Show Shakespearean Group to Perform Classic Shrew at Grand Theatre Amanda Chamberlain Arts A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet But the Utah Shakespearean Festivals Festival's touring production group has a distinct sweetness that proves beyond replication This acting troupe stands out above any other acting posse because of the multi-faceted multi traits unique to its style and execution of timeless Shakespearean classics This years year's troupe called the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools Productions will be performing their session of thee and thou recitations in form of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew The production hitting 14 schools in Utah alone also tours through neighboring states Arizona Nevada and Idaho The Shakespearean Festivals Festival's touring group kicked off their acting and teaching tour on Jan 21 which will end on April 22 The troupe is scheduled to perform at on Wednesday and Thursday March 30 and 31 in the Grand Theatre Were very excited to be doing this play commented Michael Don Bahr Festival education director In The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare connects even with young youn g audiences in a tale about the sacrifice an and d dr compromise that are necessary in order r for people to really learn to love each other Live theatre can be a life changing g experience and were we're thrilled that nearl nearly y students will have that opportunity ty through this years year's program The Taming of the Shrew performed d by the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools Productions is is part of the program program program pro pro- Shakespeare in American Communities Shakespeare gram to designed for a New Generation a mentoring program incorporate the audience with the actors in in an effort to spread therewith knowledge about Shakespeare and the culture can participate in in During these production events patrons workshops teaching stage combat improvisation and Shakespeare's text A post-play post discussion and QA session with the acting group is is also included These knowledge- knowledge expanding tendencies of the plus play-plus-more activities provide the audience with some helpful background of the masterpieces masterpieces masterpieces master master- pieces they witness on the stage We have hired great actors who are also dynamic teachers and are able to provide life-changing life to face-to-face workshops for the hundreds of students whose lives they touch said Bahr The Tony winning Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival receives sponsorship from The Fine Arts and Lectures Fee Committee and the fine arts and English departments Separately sponsor National Endowment parents The Taming of the Shrew production for the arts in in cooperation with Arts Midwest The association with the NEA has brought more avid funds to bring the play u u. u L playe TI 10 to even more towns this year L iii e grant that comes with the NEA sponsorship didn't hurt either We are one of 22 theatre companies across the country to receive this grant said Bahr We are now one of the NEA flagship programs in the country This money will allow us to get into rural schools we couldn't afford to go to before and will make us more affordable for several other small school districts View The Taming of the Shrew at the Grand Theatre 1575 S. S State Street Salt Lake City at 11 am a.m. on March 30 and 31 The production is free and open to the public To find out about other performance performance performance per per- dates and locations in the area call or inquire via email to or |
