Water Works Fundraiser Moves to the Royal Oak Farmers Market, 6/19

Water Works Theatre Company has announced a change in venue for its annual fundraiser event. Previously scheduled for the Milking It Productions Brewery, Ale's Wellwill now take place at the Royal Oak Farmers Market on Friday, June 19 beginning at 6:30pm.

Theatre fans across southeast Michigan are invited to Water Works Theatre Company's annual fundraiser event, Ale's Well Friday, June 19 beginning at 6:30pm. The event has been moved to the Royal Oak Farmer's Market to accommodate a larger crowd than its previously scheduled location could contain. Milking It Productions (MIP), the city's first micro-brewery and the official supplier of Water Works' ShakesBeer since 2012 had offered to host the annual event, however the expected crowd and special performances at the fundraiser precipitated the need for a larger venue. This year's event will feature a special performance by Water Works Theatre Company veterans, a selection of handcrafted food, with a cash bar featuring wine & beer. Special games and a silent auction will round out the evening's festivities. Tickets for this fundraiser event are $35 and may be reserved online at www.shakespeareroyaloak.com, by emailingAdmin@waterworkstheatre.com or calling (248) 399-3727. The Royal Oak Farmers Market is located in downtown Royal Oak at the corner of 11 Mile & Williams Street in front of the 44th Disctrict Court. More information is available online at www.shakespeareroyaloak.com/support-2/.

Shakespeare Royal Oak
"At 15, Shakespeare Royal Oak is looking back and forward at the same time," says Water Works founder and executive director Ed Nahhat. "Gathering local veterans with the rising young talent in our area, in a professional show, is what Water Work has always been about. Terry W. Carpenter returns to us from Meadow Brook to helm All's Well and Travis Reiff debuts as director of As You Like It. Meanwhile we have two immensely strong and rising young women actors leading each show, Meredith Deighton for All's Well, and my former student, Anna Marck in As You Like It. This year we will also be adding a new "Third Show," Romeo and Juliet, that will be performed by students in our high school program, Water Works Academy."

All's Well That Ends Well
Water Works veteran Terry W. Carpenter returns to direct Shakespeare Royal Oak's 15th annual main stage production in Starr Jaycee Park. All's Well That Ends Well will take audiences to World War I Europe in the time period and style of the popular PBS series Downtown Abbey. Helena, a commoner, saves the King's life, so he grants her a choice of a husband; she chooses high-society Bertram, who would rather go off to war and chase women than settle down. Undeterred, Helena follows Bertram to the war and befriends Diana, who Bertram is trying to woo. Together the women concoct a hilarious and enigmatic Shakespearean scheme to make all end well, much to Bertram's surprise. Love, war, seduction, betrayal, and bed-hopping all come together in this comedic love story. All's Well That Ends Well will play at 8:00pm Thursday, Friday, andSaturday night and at 5:00pm on Sundays July 30 - August 9. Tickets ($20) are on sale now at www.shakespeareroyaloak.com. A complete cast list and schedule follows this release.

As You Like It
Water Works Theatre Company presents its seventh annual daylight family show, an abbreviated and family friendly version of Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by Water Works veteran Travis Reiff. After the man she loves is banished by his evil brother, Rosalind disguises herself as a man and flees along with her cousin Celia to the forest. There they encounter a merry and mad bunch of exiles, including Orlando, who is still heartsick for his Rosalind. Alas, Rosalind can't reveal that she is really a she, now; leaving herself exposed to wooing by another woman (who also thinks she is a man), and the mere "friendship" of the man she loves. Hilarious sweet torture of the heart follows all the characters, even the evil brother, through Shakespeare's most luscious love comedy. Great for the whole family, As You LIke It runs about 90 minutes, including an intermission. Performances are at 2:00pm Saturday and Sunday August1, 2, 8 and 9, and 7:00pm on Tuesday, August 4 and Wednesday, August 5. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.shakespeareroyaloak.com.

Since 2001 Water Works has presented Shakespeare Royal Oak and other award-winning productions. Water Works enhances the quality of life in the community by offering Michigan's only outdoor professional Shakespeare event in Royal Oak's Starr Jaycee Park. Water Works' mission is to provide a place to call home for local professional actors, designers, directors, teachers, and other artists in a dynamic collaboration with skilled professional volunteers and other community supporters. Learn more at: www.waterworkstheatre.com.

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