Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth

Mark your calendars for this summer's Shakespeare production and also an intriguing "warm-up" event:

May 1:
Macbeth reservations line opens:
302 475-3126

Reserve early for performances June 20-22 and June 25-28. Weekend performances fill up, so make a reservation to guarantee a seat on the benches at the outdoor Field Theater on the Arden Green. In case of rain, we will perform at the Gild Hall.

Friday, May 16
Annual Lois Potter Lecture,
plus dinner and a movie!

This year we present our favorite Shakespeare expert, U of D's Dr. Lois Potter, followed by a showing of Men of Respect, a brilliant mafia "translation" of Macbeth starring John Turturro and Rod Steiger. Admission will be a donation at the door.

Before the lecture we are hosting a dinner for Dr. Potter and the Shakespeare Gild. Non-gild members are also welcome to attend. The menu will be Beef Rouladen or (for vegetarians) Spinach Lasagna Especial, cooked by chef Edmond Bischoff. Reservations are required for the dinner; the cost is $24 per person. Reservations are at 475-3126. If you have questions, call Rhys McClure at 475-1010.

Macbeth performances at the Field Theater (Gild Hall if raining)
June 20, 21, 25-28, 7:30 p.m.

$10 general admission. $8 Club members. $5 children 12 and under. For reservations, call 302 475-3126.

Bargain Macbeth Matinee
Sunday, June 22, 2:00 p.m.

No reservations. All seats $5.

Our 2007 production was
The Taming of the Shrew

June 22-23, 27-30 at 7:30pm

Download a Poster for the show here.

What did the News Journal say?  Check it here :

What does it look like on a Sunday afternoon (thanks Linda K, our AD): Here  !

How do you get there?  Here  !

RESERVATIONS for bench seating: 475-3126

Director............Henry Porreca

 

PLAYERS

Baptista........... Henry Moncure III

Bianca............. Stephanie Collingwood

Biondello ......... David Hastings

Curtis............... Elizabeth Varley

Gremio............. Tim Donovan

Grumio............. Ron Ozer

Haberdasher..... Tom Wheeler

Hortensio........... Peter Hayes

Katherine.......... Nance Weber

Lucentio............ Alan Harbaugh

Pedant.............. Allan Kleban

Petruccio........... Sean Kelly

Prologue............ Betty Solway Smith

Tailor................ Tom Wheeler

Tranio............... Rob Tietze

Vincentio........... Stephen Harcourt

Widow............... Brooke Bovard

The “zanni” ensemble (servants, etc.):

Barbara Threefoot

Devin Morrison

Emily Ozer

Grace Kalmus

Jason Kleban

Lilah Kleban

Myles McDevitt

Nathan Borders

Rachel Tanzer

Tegan Harcourt

T-Shirt

"Ay, now am I in Arden, the more fool I. And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." Available wherever the finest luxury T-shirts are sold in Arden.

Shakespeare Gild Meetings

The Shakespeare Gild meets the first Wednesday of each month in the new room of the lower hall (“Bratten Hall”). Business meetings start promptly at 7:30 p.m., followed by informal scene readings starting around 8:00. NEW: scenes are now chosen from the “Big Box of Scenes” we have on hand. Anyone is welcome to prepare a favorite scene for reading and add it to our collection. Bring ten copies.

Click here to see Joe del Tufo's photos of the Feb 2007 Young Actors Workshop presentation.

Summer Production, June 2006
HAMLET

Directed by Mary Catherine Kelley. Poster by Cecilia Vore.

Click here to read Lois Potter's review of our production.

Click here to see a cast list.

Click here to see a map.

Shakespeare in the Library
Check out the new Shakespeare collection for all ages available from the Library Gild, which includes donations from the late Helen Gadsby.

Photos, Videos

• Young Actors Workshop 2007 by Joe del Tufo
• TWELFTH NIGHT, 2005: photos by Pat Toman
• OTHELLO, 2004
  17 Othello paintings on the website of Joan Zylkin.
• 98 Othello photos on the website of Danny Schweers.
• YOUNG ACTORS WORKSHOP
  2005 Photos
  2004 Photos
  2003 Photos
• MEASURE FOR MEASURE, 2003
  59 images.
• RICHARD THE THIRD, 2002
  Click here to see twenty photos of the cast and costumes.

Contact Information, Gild Officers
For details about the Shakespeare Gild, or call (302) 529-5846.

Gild officers as of September, 2006: Valerie Hutchinson, gildmistress; Mary Catherine Kelley, assistant gildmistress; Cecilia Vore, secretary; and Laura Wallace, business manager. Betty Solway Smith and Jan Westerhouse continue to share the office of Community Liaison.

The Arden Theatres
There are four theaters in the Ardens we will mention here, two of which are owned and managed by the Arden Club.

• The Gild Hall Stage
  is available for rental as part of upper Gild Hall. Seating for 250 indoors. Click here for details.
• The Moonlight Theater
  is available for rental outside Gild Hall. Seating for 100 outdoors in a grass-lined amphitheater. Click here for details.
• The Field Theater
  is the outdoor site for Shakespeare Gild productions and is available for rental by calling the Village of Arden Secretary at 302 475-3516. A typical fee for a wedding is $100.
• The New Candlelight Dinner Theater
  This is an entity separate from the Arden Club that offers dinner and plays throughout the year. Click here to see their website or call 302 / 475-2313.

Arden-Area Theatres

• Wilmington Drama League
  http://www.wdl.org

Arden Fair - (302) 475-7268
Ardensingers - (610) 459-0367
Concert Reservations - (302) 475-3126
Folk Gild - (302) 478-7257 or (610) 277-0844
Gild Hall & Kitchen - (302) 475-3126
Shakespeare Gild - (302) 593-7061
Swim Gild and Pool - (302) 529-1346

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