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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (abridged) Will Make New Hampshire Premiere

Cue Zero Theatre Company brings the laughs with the New Hampshire premier of William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged). This bard-inspired parody piece plays the Arts Academy of New Hampshire in Salem June 21-23.
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup

Merrimack Repertory Theatre has announced its slate of productions for the 2024-2025 season. The 46th season will include seven plays. Learn more about the lineup here!
Review: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED) at DreamWrights

Playing themselves with a minimal set design, the actors utilized an improv style packed with pop culture references to takes us through the big moments in history. I was especially impressed with their use of impersonations, accents, and physical comedy. They kept the show going at a fast clip, and I was feeling out of breath right a long with them. Comedy is hard physical work!
DreamWrights Center for Community Arts Reveals 2024 Season

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts unveils its highly anticipated 2024 America Season on this momentous Election Day. Embracing the spirit of democracy, DreamWrights invites audiences to join in for an enlightening and entertaining exploration of American history through a diverse and captivating series of productions.
Oceanside Theatre Company Gives Back With Military Matinee For GOOD PEOPLE Sunday, May 14

Veterans and active members of the military can sign up for two free tickets to OTC's Military Matinee performance of Good People on Sunday, May 14 at 2 pm at the Brooks Theater in downtown Oceanside.
GOOD PEOPLE, WELCOME TO SLEEPY HOLLOW And More Announced for Oceanside Theatre Company 2023 Subscription Season

A musical farce full of miscreants. A heartwarming dramedy exploring hard choices. Trills, thrills, and romance. A hilarious holiday experience. Oceanside Theatre Company's 2023 season offers a chance to smile and laugh over life's absurdities, hardships, horrors, and traditions with a splash of comedy in every show.
Stage Coach Theatre Announces 42nd Season

Stage Coach Theatre, located in Boise, ID, has announced their 42nd Season. Running from 2022-2023, the season 42 shows include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, First Date, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and more.
Shakespeare In Detroit Emerges In New Home At Marygrove With THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE {ABRIDGED} [REVISED]

After four years away from professional programming as the company focused on educational work, Shakespeare in Detroit (SiD) is back with a new team and vision, beginning with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare {abridged} [revised]. 
Photos: FIRST LOOK at THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) by Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse

Here is your first look at cast members Michael Mullen, Randy Oppenheimer and Bruce Schroffel in THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) by Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse. This festive and fun holiday comedy revue by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, directed by Alison Boole with Assistant Director Jeremy Palmer, and produced by Rhonda Yeager-Hutchinson by special arrangement with Broadway Publishing Inc., opens Friday, December 3 through Sunday, December 19 on Friday/Saturday at 8pm and Saturday/Sunday at 2pm.
ThinkTank Theatre Announces 2021/22 Season Of Partnerships

The season includes five exciting titles, ThinkTank's International TYA Playwrights Festival, and collaborations with The Tampa Repertory Theatre, Stageworks Theatre, The Straz Center and Dark Door Spirits.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (ABRIDGED) Will Be Performed at Melville Theatre Next Month

Shakespeare's long-lost first play, written when he was 17, is coming to Melville Theatre after being found in a treasure-filled English parking lot. 
BWW Feature: THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) Auditions at Westchester Playhouse

Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged), a holiday comedy revue by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, on Saturday, October 16th from 11am to 2pm and Monday, October 18th from 7pm to 9pm. Callbacks will be held on Thursday, October 21st at 7pm by appointment only. This is a non-equity/non-paid production directed by Alison Boole, with Assistant Director Jeremy Palmer, for Kentwood Players by special arrangement with Broadway Publishing Inc.Auditions will be held in person at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045 with rehearsals to begin on Saturday, October 23rd.  Show run dates are December 3rd to December 19th, 2021, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. 
African-American Shakespeare Company Presents THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)

Originally scheduled for the company's 2020 Season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged is a sharp, agile and hilariously take on the works of the Bard, all of which find their way onto the stage at one moment or another. So, yes, 75 characters from 37 plays, performed by 3 actors in approximately 97 minutes.
San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company Announces Full Live-and-in-Person 2021-22 Season

The African-American Shakespeare company is elated to announce what Artistic Director L Peter Callender is a calling a season of “splendor and renewal” featuring 4 productions, live-and-in-person: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged); Cinderella; The Glass Menagerie; and Richard II. There will also be a special streaming-only edition of Twelfth Night. 
Stage Coach Theatre Announces 40th Season Including BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS & More

During this time of COVID 19, we all need something to look forward to. With optimism that this crisis will be behind us, Stage Coach Theatre presents this amazing Season 40 lineup in the sincere hope that it provides a sense of joyful anticipation that we will once again be able to gather together to be entertained by great theater.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society Will Present THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (ABRIDGED)

Jefferson Performing Arts Society presents Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor's 'The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)' at Teatro Wego! in Westwego, LA. Authoring titles such as 'The Complete History of America (abridged)' and 'The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)', Martin and Tichenor deliver another fast-paced reduction of a huge topic, The Art of Comedy.
Patchogue Theatre Presents THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)

The not-for-profit Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company's comedic production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
20 Best Shakespeare Monologues For Auditions

What are the best monologues to do from Shakespeare for an audition? We've got 10 monologues for men & women picked by our experts to help you pick what monologue to do including both comedic and dramatic options!
Hartford Stage Presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company In THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (ABRIDGED) In June

Who knew that cavemen told a?oerock rocka?? jokes or that Molière was a comedian? Audiences will discover these untold secrets and more when Hartford Stage presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged), written and directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, for a limited engagement run, June 11-21. Tickets will go on sale Friday, November 29.
The Mendocino Theatre Company Will Present WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (ABRIDGED)

Hear ye, hear ye, good gentlefolk of the Mendocino coast! The Mendocino Theatre Company presents WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (Abridged) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, directed by the venerable Ricci Dedola (The 39 Steps, Bob: A Life in Five Acts), in which three actors play over forty-seven characters in just ninety minutes! This hilariously irreverent mash-up of the beloved Bard's entire canon has witches, wizards, masters, servants, lovers, fairies, lasses, perverts, monarchs, twins and even a bear. Watch the mischievous fairy Puck (Mija Biggie) and the airy spirit Ariel (Nicole Traber) use Shakespeare's characters as chess pieces in an epic battle of magic. Will Puck out-fairy Ariel? Will Ariel out-Puck Puck?

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