Empty Chair Theatre: Titus Andronicus Review

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jamie

Anyone who’s ever visited this web site knows that  I love seeing Shakespeare live. From the huge lavish productions of the Shakespeare Theatre Company,  to well – The Empty Chair Theatre of Alexandria, who’s budget is far exceeded by their talent. Well’ I had the pleasure this weekend to see Empty Chair perform Titus Andronicus [...]

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Jul 14th – 30th: Empty Chair Theatre takes on Shakespeare’s Bloodiest Play – Including a performance at the Folgers in DC!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Jamie

Titus is a tough, violent, and bloody play. After seeing it for the first time I had to hit the keyboard and put down my thoughts about who were Shakespeare’s most evil characters, with Aaron from Titus being right at the top  (link: Shakespeares evil). Now that I’ve seen it few times, I’m always interested [...]

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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – $15 tickets at Groupon – VERY LIMITED!!!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jamie

$15 for One Ticket to Outdoor Theater Performance (Up to $36 Value) Groupon has limited tickets  for $15, you get one adult admission to an outdoor Shakespeare performance from the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company at the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park in Ellicott City (up to a $36 value). Children younger than 18 are admitted for [...]

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Reminder: Two Opening Nights for Tonight and Tomorrow – Don’t forget to support your local groups!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Jamie

Opening Nights for Tonight and Tomorrow. TWO GENTLEMAN FROM VERONA performed by Brave Spirits Theatre tomorrow night (June 16th) -  This is the first night of their very first production, so I plan to be there early for a good seat! As I had said in a prior post, even though it’s a new company [...]

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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Open’s Today

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jamie

June 10th to July 24th the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will be performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream. If you have never seen this play, it is one of Shakespeare’s most amazing and magical plays, and should never be missed. I can’t even count how many times I’ve seen it live, and can’t wait to catch it [...]

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ALERT-FREE: STC Preview this Sunday for “The Merchant of Venice”

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jamie

Just got this email – The Shakespeare Theatre Company will be performing a  free preview this Sunday of “The Merchant of Venice” at the Sidney Harman Hall. It’s just my luck I’ll be in Staunton at the Blackfriars watching As You Like it, but if I had the time I would most definitely be there. [...]

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona this Month. Performed by Brave Spirits Theatre: DC’s Newest Shakespeare Company!

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jamie

This is awesome, there’s a new  theatre company with an obvious passion for Shakespeare in Washington DC called “Brave Spirits Theatre”. They’ll be starting out their first season with The Two Gentlemen of Verona on June 16 – 18, 23 – 25. There’s a couple of reasons why I am excited to see the Brave [...]

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MEETUP.COM: Read Shakespeare aloud! This Weekend at the National Mall in Washington DC

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jamie

This is another DC-area Shakespeare explorer Meetup.com event for local Shakespeare enthusiasts. Come on, you know you want to practice your chops by reading some Shakespeare out loud. And if you don’t feel like reading, come out for the discussion, or simply for the pleasure of being in the company of others who feel the [...]

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Shakespear​e in Arlington!: Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jamie

Shakespear​e in Arlington!: Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus Hey’ Someones been holding out and not telling me about the ” Empty Chair Theatre Company” based in Arlington Virginia! They’ve been around for about 4 years, doing 7 Shakespeare plays in that time. Turns out this month they’re doing Twelfth Night, and next month Titus Andronicus, [...]

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LIVE from DC! The Audio Worlds a Stage, and The Lean & Hungry Theater are the Players

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jamie

I just got this email from the Lean & Hungry Theater about their upcoming broadcast of “Romeo and Juliet”, and their LIVE broadcast of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. And by live I mean you are invited to sit in the audience where the audio worlds a stage, and The Lean & Hungry Theater perform Shakespeare [...]

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