Charlotte Shakespeare
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| Charlotte Shakespeare | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2006 |
| Type | Theatre Company |
| Purpose/focus | production of plays by Shakespeare and other playwrights |
| Region served | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Official languages | English |
| Executive/Artistic Director | Elise Wilkinson |
| Managing Director | Joe Copley |
| Website | charlotteshakespeare.com |
Charlotte Shakespeare is a professional, non-profit theatre company in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specializes in intimate and accessible performances of traditional and modern classics, with an emphasis on the plays of William Shakespeare and with a mission of presenting plays "that reflect timeless truths about the human condition and honor Shakespeare’s genius for storytelling and language".
History
The company was founded by Elise Wilkinson and Joe Copley in 2006 under the name Collaborative Arts Theatre. It was granted status as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 2008. The name was changed to Charlotte Shakespeare in 2012.[1] Charlotte Shakespeare has never had a performance venue of its own. In its first two years productions took place in a tavern, in a series of apartments, and on the Green. Since that time all plays have been produced in theaters at Spirit Square or on The Green.
Production history
2012 Season
- The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare August McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare June outdoors at The Green
- Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck March Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square
2011 Season
- Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies November Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square
- King Lear by William Shakespeare August McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
- Tartuffe by Moliere June outdoors at The Green
- Women of Will Shakespeare’s heroines March Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square
2010 Season
- Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger November Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square
- Othello by William Shakespeare August McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
- The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare June outdoors at The Green
2009 Season
- Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare August McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare May-June outdoors at The Green
2008 Season
- Sitcoms Live! Classic television sitcom episodes performed live September Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare August McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare June outdoors at The Green
- Closer Than Ever by Richard Maltby and David Shire March Duke Power Theatre at Spirit Square
2007 Season
- The Sublet Experiment by Ethan Youngerman October various venues
- As You Like It by William Shakespeare June outdoors at The Green
- Fiction by Steven Dietz March Duke Power Theatre at Spirit Square
2006 Season
- Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck September A luxury apartment at 1315 East Condominiums
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare May outdoors at The Green
- Tavern Shakespeare by Jocelyn Rose and Elise Wilkinson March Ri-Ra Irish Pub, near 208 N Tryon St
Charlotte Shakespeare Festival
Each summer Charlotte Shakespeare produces the Charlotte Shakespeare Festival which begins in June with a show presented outdoors on The Green, an uptown pocket park.[2] Charlotte Magazine described the annual return of Shakespeare on the Green as, "one of the best cultural gifts Charlotte will get all year".[3] Admission is free and the company depends on voluntary donations. A second show is presented in August at Spirit Square. Most productions are from the Shakespeare canon, but an exception was made in 2011 when the outdoor summer play was Tartuffe by Moliere.
Awards & reviews
Metrolina Theatre Association awards
The Metrolina Theatre Association (MTA) is a Charlotte organization which gives awards each year to support and advocate for local theatre, and these awards are a major source of public recognition for theatres, shows, and individuals. A selected list of MTA awards won by Collaborative Arts is shown below.
- 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actor - Female - comedy: Meghan Lowther (Dorine) - Tartuffe [4]
- 2011 Outstanding Costume Design - drama: Suzy Hartness - King Lear[4]
- 2010 Outstanding Production - comedy: Incorruptible[4]
- 2010 Outstanding Direction - comedy: Peter Smeal - Incorruptible[4]
- 2010 Outstanding Supporting Actor - Male - comedy: Joe Copley (Brother Martin) - Incorruptible[4]
- 2010 Outstanding Costume Design - comedy: Erin Dougherty - The Comedy of Errors[5]
- 2010 Outstanding Cameo: Alan England (Duke/Musician) - Othello[5]
Creative Loafing's Annual Charlotte Theatre Awards
Creative Loafing (CL) is a publisher of newsweeklies and their associated websites focusing on local affairs, including arts and entertainment. A selected list of CL awards won by Collaborative Arts is shown below.
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress - drama: Christine Dougan (Emilia) - Othello[8]
- 2011 Top 20 Shows: Othello[8]
- 2011 Top 20 Shows: Incorruptible [8]
- 2010 Outstanding Costume Design - comedy: Erin Dougherty - The Comedy of Errors[9]
- 2010 Outstanding Cameo - drama: Alan England (Duke/Musician) - Othello[9]
Selected Reviews
- Tavern Shakespeare[13]
- Tavern Shakespeare[14]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream[15]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream[16]
- Bad Dates[17]
- Bad Dates[18]
- Fiction[19]
- Fiction[20]
- As You Like It[21]
- As You Like It[22]
- The Sublet Experiment[23]
- The Sublet Experiment[24]
- Closer Than Ever[25]
- Romeo and Juliet[26]
- Romeo and Juliet[27]
- Much Ado About Nothing[28]
- Much Ado About Nothing[29]
- Sitcoms Live![30]
- Sitcoms Live![31]
- Twelfth Night[32]
- Julius Caeser[33]
- Julius Caeser[34]
- The Comedy of Errors[35]
- The Comedy of Errors[36]
- Othello[37]
- Incorruptible[38]
- Incorruptible[39]
- Women of Will[40]
- Women of Will[41]
- Tartuffe[42]
- King Lear[43]
- King Lear[44]
- Time Stands Still[45]
- Time Stands Still[46]
- Bad Dates[47]
- Bad Dates[48]
- The Tempest[49]
- The Tempest[50]
- The Merchant of Venice[51]
- The Merchant of Venice[52]
- Opus[53]
- Opus[54]
References
- ↑ Charlotte Shakespeare Festival on the Green in Uptown
- ↑ CarolinaSmallTownLiving! Fun Things to Do in Charlotte NC--Shakespeare at The Green
- ↑ Director Matt Cosper talks about Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Annual Metrolina Theatre Awards: 2010-2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Annual Metrolina Theatre Awards: 2009-2010
- ↑ Metrolina Annual Theatre Awards: 2008-2009
- ↑ Annual Metrolina Theatre Awards: 2007-2008
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Creative Loafing, A full list of all the winners, by Perry Tannenbaum, May 24, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CL's 2010 Annual Charlotte Theater Award winners
- ↑ Creative Loafing: Best of Charlotte 2007
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 CL's 21st Annual Charlotte Theater Awards
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 CL's 20th Annual Charlotte Theatre Awards
- ↑ Rough-edged fun at uptown pub, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, March 14, 2006
- ↑ Excavating For A Bard, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 15, 2006
- ↑ 'Midsummer Night' makes delightful free debut in uptown park, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, May 13, 2006
- ↑ Kicky Bard on The Green, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, May 17, 2006
- ↑ Unusual Location suits collaborative Arts' funny 1-woman show, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, September 9, 2006
- ↑ Better Than Jefferson? Surviving the Nazis in pearls and a dowdy dress, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, September 19, 2006
- ↑ Open Diaries Reveal Lies of Love, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, March 10, 2007
- ↑ Two Dire Diaries, Plus, A Beauty of a Ballet, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 14, 2007
- ↑ Shakespeare, down to earth, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, May. 31, 2008
- ↑ Bushels of bard: Summer theater in the city, by Perry Tannenbaum, Loafing, May 30, 2007
- ↑ Sitcom reruns, live – theme songs, too, Collaborative Arts restages classic TV: ‘Three's Company,' ‘The Facts of Life' and ‘Married With Children.', by Julie Reed, Charlotte Observer, September 12, 2008
- ↑ A Den of Identity Thieves, Plus, Murder most fun, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, October 10, 2007
- ↑ 7 lean women, Plus, Collaborative Arts' first musical, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 05, 2008
- ↑ Shakespeare, down to earth, by Julie Reed, Charlotte Observer, May. 31, 2008
- ↑ What the Puck? Sympathy for the jobless: Taking chances with Shakespeare, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 11, 2008
- ↑ Shakespeare, down to earth, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, May. 31, 2008
- ↑ Theatre Review, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 06, 2008
- ↑ Single mom dives into the ‘Date’ pool, by Julie Reed Bell, Charlotte Observer, March 16, 2012
- ↑ Ted Bundy crafts a toilet, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, September 23, 2008
- ↑ A pentameter picnic with Collaborative Arts' Twelfth Night, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 02, 2009
- ↑ A Very Modern Julius Caesar, by Emily Williams, charlotteviewpoint, August 11, 2009
- ↑ Gender bending in Collaborative Arts Theatre's Julius Caeser, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 11, 2009
- ↑ These 'Errors' add up to a run - Shakespeare's shortest, silliest comedy races by in a version well suited to its outdoor space, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, June 11, 2010
- ↑ Theater review: The Comedy of Errors, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 08, 2010
- ↑ The green-eyed monster returns in Othello, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 10, 2010
- ↑ Corruptible characters, 'Incorruptible' vision - Comedy at Duke Energy Theater asks us to contemplate faith, cynicism and possible miracles, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, Nov. 03, 2010
- ↑ eBay goes medieval: Incorruptible, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, November 09, 2010
- ↑ To her, Bard looks like a lady - In 'Women of Will,' Tina Packer uses Shakespeare's words to trace his increasing understanding of females, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, March 15, 2011
- ↑ Theater review: Women of Will, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 23, 2011
- ↑ Theater review: 'Tartuffe' - Hypocrisy à l’Anglais, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 8, 2011
- ↑ Older Smith, younger company do 'Lear', by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, August 03, 2011
- ↑ Theater review: King Lear, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 12, 2011
- ↑ 'Time' marches forcefully on, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, November 22, 2011
- ↑ Days of guns and roses: Ethics debated in provocative new play, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, November 22, 2011
- ↑ Single mom dives into the ‘Date’ pool, by Julie Reed Bell, Charlotte Observer, March 16, 2012
- ↑ Universal appeal to ‘Bad Dates’ - One-woman show touches every emotion, by Ryanne Persinger, Charlotte Post, March 8, 2012
- ↑ ‘Tempest’ transformed in uptown, By Julie Reed Bell, Charlotte Observer, June 01, 2012
- ↑ Shakespearean sea-change: The Tempest - Outdoor production from Charlotte Shakespeare whips up a storm, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 07, 2012
- ↑ ‘Merchant’ means business - Charlotte Shakespeare’s show finds comedy but sticks to the hard truths of a tricky play, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, August 16, 2012
- ↑ Theater review: The Merchant of Venice, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, Aug 27, 2012
- ↑ Musical chairs at the White House - The violin's the thing in Charlotte Shakespeare's latest production, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, October 18, 2012
- ↑ 'Opus' takes us behind the scenes of music and life, by Julie Reed Bell, Charlotte Observer, October 11, 2012
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