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The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Sep 19 - Oct 03, 2021
Sept 19 at Lafayette Art and Wine Festival (outdoors); Oct 3 at Warriors Thrive City in SF (outdoors); additional date in the South Bay at the Apple Campus TBA
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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.
Described by AASC Artistic Director L Peter Callender as "part Marx Brothers, part Three Stooges, part poetry and part vaudeville," The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) marks the first in-person performances by the company since December of 2019.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
African-American Shakes presents two Bay Area performances of the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s hilarious, much-loved comedy in which three local actors perform truncated versions of 37 plays by the Bard—in 97 minutes. Directed by Reed Martin, the actors depict 75 different characters. The show hit the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1987 and has since become a worldwide phenom. Did we mention these performances are free?
Jean Schiffman
Contributing Writer, Theater
African-American Shakespeare Company
The company was introduced in 1994 to open the realm of classic theatre to a diverse audience; and provide an opportunity and place for actors of color to hone their skills and talent in mastering some of the world’s greatest classical roles.
The company was introduced in 1994 to open the realm of classic theatre to a diverse audience; and provide an opportunity and place for actors of color to hone their skills and talent in mastering some of the world’s greatest classical roles.