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50-Minute Hamlet & 50-Minute Romeo and Juliet

  • January 18, 2015
  • 2:00 PM
  • The Highland Park Public Library

Come see the Shakespeare Project of Chicago'stwo education outreach productions on a single bill!  These are productions, not readings.  

"50-Minute Hamlet” presents Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy. Utilizing just two actors, “50-Minute Hamlet” is a highly theatrical staging of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy that illuminates the play's most important scenes and characters. The Shakespeare Project of Chicago has presented it to numerous Chicago area schools since its premier in 2002. It has won the acclaim of students and teachers alike each time it has been presented. 

 “50-Minute Romeo and Juliet” which premiered in 2011, presents an abridged telling of Shakespeare’s most enduring love story and places an enhanced emphasis on the journey of the star-crossed lovers. Utilizing four actors, two who play Romeo and Juliet and two who play all other supporting roles, “50-Minute Romeo and Juliet” contains many of Shakespeare's most famous lines and speeches while retaining the saga's pathos, poetry and passion.

Featured actors include James Krag and Gail Rastorfer in "50-Minute Hamlet" and Judy Blue, Peter Garino, Christian Gray and Erin Neal in "50-Minute Romeo and Juliet."
 

Friday, January 16, 2015 at 7:00PM, The Niles Public Library*, 6960 W. Oakton Street, Niles, Illinois
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00AM, The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 2:00PM, The Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois
Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00PM, The Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois

An introduction to the play commences 15 minutes prior to curtain.
Admission is free, seating is limited.

* Pre-registration required at Niles Public Library


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