CT FREE SHAKESPEARE HOPSCOTCHES THROUGH SHAKESPEARE!!

Until Sunday, August 4 outdoors at the Bernhard Arts and Humanities Center, 84 Iranistan Avenue on the campus of the University of Bridgeport, CT Free Shakespeare  at 7 p.m. is offering up a tongue-in-cheek speedy survey of the Bard's collective works.   With song, dance, improvisation, slapstick, horseplay, puppets and even a little mime, a talented  trio of actors -  Uma Incrocci, Ian Eaton and Eric Brian Nyquist - skip at warp speed through all of Shakespeare's tragedies, comedies and histories in "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised)" created by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield.

 In the fair environs of Verona, we meet Romeo and
 Juliet, the most famous star-crossed lovers who
 are doomed by the long standing feuding  by their families.  Before
the bottles of poison are even drained, we are quickly swept into 
a television cooking show led by Dr Phil reminiscent of "Sweeney Todd" 
as Titus Andronicus, chief chef, seeks revenge by concocting 
tasty human treats.

 The tale of the dark and brooding Othello who becomes jealouswhen
 his best pal Iago deceives him about
Othello's wife Desdemona and her faithfulness is spotlighted next.
 The green-eyed witch is revealed .If one of the Bard's comedies is good,
 then all  sixteen of them must be better. Watch  the three  go off and 
running when they tackle this mix and match mash up with identical
 twins, tempests and tons of mistaken identifies. Dukes, donkeys and 
fairies have  a no holds barred free for all in this delightful tangle of tales.
 Be careful or you might find yourself shipwrecked on Gilligan’s Island.


 Golfers play through as we go all Scottish on the heath as Macbeth takes
 center stage in this glorious blood and death story that quickly morphs
 into the Ides of March and Julius Caesar and football and Troilus and
 Cressida and ends with the Prince of Denmark himself, Hamlet.  The 
audience gets to jump into the fray and shout out a few appropriate
 phrases . Ellen Lieberman directs this out of control madness and
 frivolity, all designed for pleasure.

  Bring the family, a picnic, a lawn chair or take advantage of the
 200 chairs already on site.  Donations are most welcome.  Even 
the intermission is stuffed with fun and song. Watch for their future 
performances in Stratford.

Come have fun and enjoy the theatrical antics as all of Shakespeare's 
works are dusted off and hung on the line for exploration, 
examination and evisceration, all in the name of enjoyment.