Festival! Stratford 2011
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COME FOR THE OPEN HOUSE
AND STAY FOR THE FESTIVAL!
Sponsored in part by the Town of Stratford, Stratford Arts Commission, Shakesperience
Productions, and Tech Theatrical Services, this year’s festival extended to
two weeks, from Thursday, August 11th through Sunday, August 21st, 2011.
It featured The Sister Cities Choir, the Players at Putney Gardens, Stratford
SquareWrights, Eastbound Theatre, Bridgeport Theatre Company, Hudson Shakespeare,
and more. Look for the Vaudeville style night of showtunes and Broadway
stars called Broadway Meets the Bard,
and a headline performance of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream by Shakesperience!
Check out www.festivalstratford.org
for the more information and photos, schedule, sponsor and program
ad forms, vendor opportunities, and other information. Or, you can help
us with our mission, right now, with your $20
donation!
It's Festival! Time. Enjoy these photos by Festival! Photographer
Ellen Cox:
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Festival! Stratford 2009 & 2010
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Thanks to
the Stratford Arts Commission and the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Shakesperience
enjoyed the privilege of headlining the Shakespeare portion of the festival
on the grounds of the historic Shakespeare Theater in both August 2009 and
2010. Working with the other groups and performances
was exhilarating. Please enjoy a few images
from the Festival.
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Nat Angstrom (Henry)
makes a point to the Willem Sandercox (Boy), as the traitors await their
fate in the background. Henry V,
August 2010
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Standing ovation
for Emily Mattina's Henry V, Saturday night of Festival! Stratford,
2010
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Artistic Director Emily
Mattina speaks privately with the cast before Hamlet
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Hamlet under the amazing tent erected
and lit by Tech Theatrical Services
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Hamlet (Tyler D. Hall) on stage |
Laertes (Ryan Gorton) in Hamlet |
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Ryan Gorton (at left) instructs students in the hand-to-hand porton of
Saturday's Stage Combat Workshop |
(at left & right) Tumnus (Tyler D. Hall) and Lucy (Danielle Tolles)
from The Lion,
the Witch, and The Wardrobe |
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Save the Dates
Upcoming Events
- Feb. 11
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra,
in cooperation with Shakesperience, presents
Forbidden Love,
the words and music of
Romeo & Juliet
NVCC Fine Arts Center
Waterbury, CT
- Mar. 17
Spring Acting Intensives
learn acting from actors
7 Saturday session
Shakesperience Studio
Waterbury, CT
&
TBD
Stratford, CT
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