The Park Theatre and Project Shakespeare Present
Wm. Shakespeare's Most Popular Comedy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Rehearsals June 25 - July 25
Performances at 7:00 P.M.July 26, 27, 28, and 2:00 P.M. July 29, 2007
Jaffrey Civic Center Law
Project Shakespeare founder and program director Deborah Shakespeare Thurber calls Project Shakespeare, "A dynamic theatre education program for middle and high school students." Founded in 1994 by Thurber, Project Shakespeare is an intensive theatre experience offering professional instruction in acting, dance, and movement as well as critical analysis of Shakespeare's text and language. From the printed page to the stage, students face the challenge of learning how to translate the written word to an exciting theatrical experience alive with personal meaning for both the performer and the audience. No prior theatre experience is necessary, but all students interesting in participating in Project Shakespeare should be highly engaged and motivated.
For further information concerning instruction, application to the project, tuition, scholarship awards, and May, 2007 interview/audition scheduling in Jaffrey, Peterborough, or Sharon, call Deborah Thurber at 603-532-6607. Applications for Project Shakespeare Summer 2007 must be submitted to her at 51 Harkness Road, Jaffrey, NH 03452 by April 20, 2007.
Here are some comments from former Project Shakespeare students: "Project Shakespeare has been one of the most powerful and valuable experiences of my life." (Alexandra Hanson, Age 17, 5th year student). "This program alwaus remionds me how important being part of an ensemble is to theatre." (Emily Galen, Age 16, 3rd year student). "I learned to let myself become more comfortable with who I am." (Diane Saker, Age 14, 1st year student)."We really went into depth about Shakespeare, his language, and his theatre. I loved how we all worked together to perform two plays in repertoire and how the rehearsals were really serious and used to perfect the final performance." (Nafkote Tamirat, Age 15, 1st year student).
Deborah Shakespeare Thurber, Founder and Director, has 30 years of experience as a professional actor, director, theatre administrator and educator. As an actor Deborah portrayed such roles as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Kate in The Taming of The Shrew, Lady Anne in Richard III, Jenny in Quilters, and Alma in Eccentricities of A Nightingale. She served as Executive Director of The Publick Theatre, a professional equity company in Boston for almost 20 years. In 1995 Deborah received her MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College and has taught and directed at many schools including The Lincoln School in Brookline, Andover High School, Waltham High School, Stonehill College, American Stage Festival, Pennichuck Middle School, Nashua High School North & South, Conant High School and Cushing Academy. Deborah founded Project Shakespeare as her thesis project at Emerson College and since its beginning in 1994 has directed and/or produced seventeen Project Shakespeare productions.
Previous Project Shakespeare Productions: 1994 - 2005
in partnership with The Publick Theatre, Boston:
The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo & Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Macbeth
As You Like It
The Tempest directed by Clifford M. Allen
Twelfth Night
Much Ado About Nothing directed by Peter A. Carey
Hamlet
in partnership with the Lyric Stage Company of Boston:
As You Like It directed by Peter A. Carey
Richard III
Coriolanus directed by Peter A. Carey
The Merchant of Venice
The Taming of the Shrew by Peter A. Carey
Measure for Measure
in partnership with Nashua High School:
Romeo and Julilet
As You Like It
(Directed by Deborah S. Thurber unless otherwise indicated)
