Lend Us Your Ears
Play Reading Series
Lend Us Your Ears provides patrons the opportunity to join the Shakespeare Theatre's directors, actors and artistic staff to explore three diverse and exciting plays. These script-in-hand readings will feature members of The Shakespeare Theatre's esteemed company of actors as well as prestigious guest artists. Following the reading will be a talk-back session with the director, cast and audience which provides valuable feedback on the play and its potential for future production.
Adults $15 each or $36 for all 3
Students: $10 each or $24 for all 3
This year's selections include:
Eve of Ides
by David Blixt • Monday, March 12th at 7:00
Eve of Ides imagines Caesar, Brutus, and Mark Antony on the night before Caesar's assassination, debating politics, family, history, and the future. A Chicago resident, playwright David Blixt is the author of the historical novel "The Master of Verona." He is also an accomplished classical actor and has appeared on stage at Michigan Shakespeare Festival, First Folio Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Shadow Theatre Company, and the Goodman Theatre. Eve of Ides will be directed by famed Broadway fight director and Shakespeare Theatre company member Rick Sordelet.
This reading of Eve of Ides was originally scheduled for September 19, 2011. If you are holding a ticket for the September 19 reading, or for more information, please contact the box office at 973-408-5600 or email boxoffice@ShakespeareNJ.org.
Henry IV, Part Two
By William Shakespeare •
Monday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Following on the heels of The Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage production of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One will be a reading of the rarely-done Henry IV, Part Two which continues the story of the young Prince Henry and Falstaff where Part One leaves off, and leads to the prince's ascension to the throne
Wittenberg
By David Davalos •
Monday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m.
This clever and irreverent comedy portrays Doctor Faustus and Reverend Martin Luther as rival college professors vying for the attention of a star pupil – Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
All titles subject to change.
All readings are at 7:00 p.m.
