Updated 6/24/08
- Congratulations to the winners of our 2008 Raffle: Andrew Garbade is going to the Caribbean and Judy Gordon won a Flex Pass! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket!
- You are invited to the performances for the June Session of the Third Annual
Shakespeare Intensive for Teens production of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST
Directed by Troy Willis and Mary Russell
Performances:
*Saturday, June 28th and *Sunday, June 29th House opens at 1:30pm, curtain at 2:00pm.
-Snacks will be available for purchase at matinees.
*Monday, June 30th.
House opens at 6:00pm, curtain at 7:00.
-Full Tavern menu for purchase
Starring: Alia Abdul-Jalil, Courtney Bergman, Rachel Greene, Jacob Holewinski, Kelly Johnson, Sara Loden, Garrett Mann, Eric Morphis, James Nolan-Ingham, Emily Reed, Christian Roughton, Ian Schwaner, Jennifer Seaman, Natalya Zmudzin
*Special thanks to the sponsors of: The Lord Chamberlain Award and the Friends of the Bard Award.
- Traffic Challenges
We wanted to be sure that you know about all of the traffic issues that may make coming to The Shakespeare Tavern a challenge this weekend and for the next few months.
From ajc.com:"Six ramps serving the southbound Downtown Connector will be closed the weekend of June 6-8, according to the state Department of Transportation, shutting down access to drivers trying to enter the southbound highway at those points.
· 10th Street on-ramp
· North Avenue off-ramp
· Williams Street off-ramp
· Spring/Williams streets on-ramp
· Courtland Street off-ramp
· Freedom Parkway on-ramp"
View the entire article here.
And even when these off ramps open back up, do note that the 10th and 14th St off ramps remain closed until winter of 2009. Read the article here.
The Downtown Resurfacing Project is going on now through November 2008. Read more about it here.
We have noticed that this construction is affecting the number of latecomers to our shows, so please keep informed and give yourself plenty of time. If you arrive early, you can always relax in our beautiful air-conditioned foyer until we open the lobby (5:45pm Thurs-Sat; 4:45pm on Sundays).
Safe driving!
- Our 2008-09 Season
A Midsummer Night's Dream July 10-Aug 3 (Tickets on sale now)
(for the following shows, dates are TBA and tickets go on sale in July)
August and September: Our Shakespeare Repertory!
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
King John
October: Antony and Cleopatra
November: Henry VI parts 1, 2, 3
December: A Christmas Carol
January: Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
February: Romeo and Juliet (all new cast and director)
March: The Canterbury Tales
April: Hamlet
May: The Tempest
June: Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music (Rights Pending)
- Starting May 9, we're introducing Half Price Pint Fridays! (say that three times really fast)
- NEW! Upgrade your Shakespeare Tavern experience!
- Congratulations to Laura Cole, named Lexus Leader of the Arts for November 2007
- Good News!
The Suzi Bass Awards nomination ceremony was held here at the Tavern on Monday September 10 and we received TEN nominations, including:
Best Musical - Cabaret
Best Director of a musical - Heidi Cline for Cabaret
Best Musical Direction - Renee Clark for Cabaret
Best Choreography - Jeff McKerley, Cabaret WON!
Best Lead Actor in a musical - Jeff McKerley, Cabaret WON!
Best Lead Actress in a musical - Agnes Harty, Cabaret
Best Featured Actress in a musical - Ellen McQueen, Cabaret
Best Featured Actor in a musical - Jeff Watkins, Cabaret
Best Lead Actress in a play - Veronica Duerr, Romeo & Juliet
Best Featured Actress in a play - Valerie Payton, Romeo & Juliet
The Suzi Bass Awards were created to recognize and foster professional theatrical excellence in the Atlanta area, to honor the late and beloved actress Suzi Bass, and to provide a valuable regional and national marketing tool for individual theatres and for the Atlanta professional theatre community as a whole.
The Suzi Bass Awards ceremony took place Monday evening, November 5, 2007 at 8:00 pm in the
grand and stately Egyptian ballroom at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.
www.suziawards.org.