Get thee to Albany Civic Theater (http://www.albanycivic.org/) for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged. This wild and wacky comedy has 3 people performing all of Shakespeare's plays in two short hours, with a 15 minute intermission. The fabulous Pamela, John and Jonathan dance, sing, recite, opine, sword fight, and make puppets commit unspeakable acts all in the service of the Bard and the funny bone of the audience. I have never laughed so hard. The play runs through August 23rd, I think, so don't waste any time.
For those of you who are not local, pick up a copy of Shakespeare and read one of his plays, or even just a long speech or two from any one of his plays. His use of language is truly unparalleled, the poetry breathtaking.
The beauty of Shakespearean language came through even in that riotous ACT production. The script is an really an homage to Shakespeare. While you don't need to know anything about his plays to appreciate The Complete Works, the more you know, the funnier the ACT play is. For $10.00 you can have a night out you will never forget. Can't beat that.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
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Thanks for this! I sent the link on to our cast and everyone was most grateful for your kind words and free publicity. Jonathan wasn't clear on why you thought it was wacky...
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