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Measure For Measure by William Shakespeare
Directed by Peter Garino
"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall."
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will commence its 16th Season with Shakespeare's dark comedy Measure For Measure. In a world of debauchery and vice, an upstanding man is condemned to death for an illicit crime. Fair government has gone missing and a precise and unforgiving substitute has decided to make the accused man an example to his people. In the midst of a hopeless situation, a holy sister fights valiantly for her brother's life against seemingly insurmountable odds. The reading will feature Shakespeare Project veteran Gail Rastorfer in the role of Isabella, joined by many of your favorite Shakespeare Project actors.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 10:00AM, The Newberry Library, Chicago
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 2:00PM, The Wilmette Public Library
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 2:00PM, The Highland Park Public Library
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Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller
Directed by Jeff Christian
"Truly I never hated her -- but force of circumstance made her my enemy..."
Culminating their six-season exploration of the history plays, The Shakespeare Project of Chicago brings to life Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart. On the heels of last season's adaptation of King Henry VIII, the incendiary historical drama examines the relationship between Henry's daughter, Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots.
Saturday, January 15, 2011, 10:00AM, The Newberry Library, Chicago
Saturday, January 15, 2011, 2:00PM, The Wilmette Public Library
Sunday, January 16, 2011, 2:00PM, The Highland Park Public Library
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The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
Directed by Barbara Zahora
"What tempest, I trow, threw this whale, with so many tuns of oil in his belly, ashore at Windsor? How shall I be revenged on him?"
In Shakespeare's middle-class comedy set in suburban Windsor, two respectable married women are propositioned simultaneously by the penniless and unscrupulous Sir John Falstaff. Will he succeed in using the women for his financial gain, or will the wives and the community - teach him a lesson he won't soon forget?
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 10:00AM, The Newberry Library, Chicago
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 2:00PM, The Wilmette Public Library
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 2:00PM, The Highland Park Public Library
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Directed by Peter Garino
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on, rounded with a little sleep."
The crowning jewel in the group of romances composed at the twilight of Shakespeare's career, The Tempest presents some of his most personal reflections on the cycle of life. A banished Duke and his daughter have been exiled to a remote, mysterious island. Over the course of twelve years, the Duke develops magical powers to lead his enemies to the island. The confrontation that ensues meditates on themes of vengeance and forgiveness, death and resurrection. Shakespeare project veteran Fredric Stone is slated to portray Prospero, the banished Duke with magical powers.
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 10:00AM, The Newberry Library, Chicago
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 2:00PM, The Wilmette Public Library
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 2:00PM, The Highland Park Public Library
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