Festival@First 7: Shaken Up Shakespeare
directed by Erika Reinfeld
Theatre@First presents its seventh annual festival of one-act plays. Festival@First: Shaken Up Shakespeare features creative adaptations of scenes from Shakespeare's canon and short plays inspired by this work.
Performances
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3pm
Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 8pm
Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 8pm
Location
Festival@First 7: Shaken Up Shakespeare was presented at Unity Somerville, 6 William Street, Somerville.
The performance space is not wheelchair-accessible.
Parking on William St is by permit only. General parking is available on College Ave. Please read signs carefully to avoid ticketing.
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
by Cole Porter
directed by Melanie Arzt
music directed by Jessica Raine
rehearsal assistant J. Deschene
Vinnie Pliers
Switchblade Sal
Doug Miller
Alex Nemiroski
To Be or Not To Be Her
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Liz Adams
rehearsal assistant Nell Pepper
Maiden
Mother
Crone
Nellie Farrington
Gilly Rosenthol
Bobbi Woodward
Shakes vs. Shaw
by George Bernard Shaw
directed by Stephanie Clarkson
rehearsal assistant Aubrey McPhail
William Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw
Macbeth
Rob Roy
Shotover/Virgin
Marleigh Norton
J. Deschene
Ariel Faulkner
Andy Lebrun
Aubrey McPhail
Food of Love
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Tara Krueger
William Shatner
Michael Dewberry
Daniel Dolinov
Jon Taie
A Nice Danish Boy
by Mark Harvey Levine
directed by Mare Freed
rehearsal assistant Jay Sekora
Hamlet
Gertrude
Ghost
Polonius
Andy Lebrun
Jude Shabry
Lev Makhlis
Katherine Bryant
Harriet IV
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Shelley MacAskill
rehearsal assistant Nick Bennett-Zendzian
Queen Harriet
Harry, Princess of Wales
Doris, Duchess of Clarence
Warwick
Cindy Bell
Jericho Bicknell
Ariel Faulkner
Lisë Stern
Godzilla vs. Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Tom Russell
Porter, a scientist
Macbeth, a politician
Macduff, a general
Lennox, an officer
Banquo, a reporter
Lady Macbeth, the love interest
Voices
Marty Seeger
Helen Edgar
Julia Tenney
Katie DiMarca
Kari Ann Ponto
Jenny Gutbezahl
Michael Dewberry
Mindy Klenoff
Jon Taie
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
by Tom Stoppard
directed by Jess Viator
rehearsal assistant Amy Lee Bennett-Zendzian
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. New York City
Hamlet
Claudius/Polonius
Gertrude
Horatio/Laertes
Ghost/Gravedigger
Ophelia
Leslie Drescher
David Policar
Alyssa Osiecki
Jen Giordano
Brian Rust
Natasha Mogilevskaya
Production Team
Festival Director
Producer/House Manager
Stage Manager
Technical Director
Master Carpenter
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Lighting Assistant
Sound Designer
Sound Board Op
Props Coordinator
Hair & Make-Up Coordinator
Costume Designer
Graphic Designer
Stagehands
Erika Reinfeld
Chris DeKalb
Wendy Fields
Briavael O'Reilly
James Scheffler
Jo Guthrie
Giles Hall
Heidi Clark
Michael Dewberry
Erin Rhode
Melissa Dixon
Arwen Miller
Cara Chiaramonte
Gilly Rosenthol
Peter DeGlopper
Nell Pepper
Jenn Sagotsky