The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents
LEND US YOUR EARS: CORIOLANUS
The “Lend Us Your Ears” series features prestigious actors and provides audience members the opportunity to offer opinions on plays under consideration
WHEN: Monday, July 15, at 7 PM
WHERE: Shakespeare Theatre’s Main Stage, the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave. (at Lancaster Road) in Madison.
TICKETS: $15 for adults; student tickets are $10 each.
For tickets or more information, call the box office at 973.408.5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org or e-mail boxoffice@shakespearenj.org.
This script-in-hand reading will be followed by a talk-back session with the director, cast, and audience that will provide valuable feedback on the play and its potential for future production.
In Coriolanus, one of Shakespeare’s most astute and complex political plays, the Bard examines the mentality of the masses, the political “animal,” and the torment of a noble soldier turned reluctant politician whose unyielding hubris brings about his tragic downfall.
by Jean GiraudouxWHEN: Monday, August 19 at 7:00 PM
TICKETS: $15
Giradoux’s eerily prescient, eccentric, post-war comedy pits the common people of Paris against a conglomerate of financiers determined to destroy the City of Lights in order to profit from the reputed oil fields lying beneath the its streets.
The Tragedy of Mister Morn
by Vladimir Nabokov
WHEN: Monday, September 30 at 7:00 PM
TICKETS: $15
This recently discovered and translated play by the Russian master provides a very special theatrical and literary gift for our audiences. This reading marks the first time the play will be heard in America! A special panel discussion with Nabokov experts will precede the reading.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Main Stage, the 308-seat F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, is conveniently located in Madison at 36 Madison Avenue (Route 124) at Lancaster Road (on the Drew University campus), just minutes from routes 287, 78 and 10. Parking is free.
The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre is barrier free with access into the Theatre via a ramp and elevator access to all floors. Wheelchair seating and transfer seating is available. Braille and large print programs are available. Infrared listening devices are available free of charge. Some performances are audio described. Contact the Theatre for more information. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 973.408.5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.
The acclaimed Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is an independent, professional theatre company located on the Drew University campus. One of the leading Shakespeare theatres in the nation, serving 100,000 adults and children annually, it is New Jersey’s only professional theatre company dedicated solely to Shakespeare’s canon and other world classics. Through its distinguished productions and education programs, the company strives to illuminate the universal and lasting relevance of the classics for contemporary audiences.
