[Childfree] FW: Announcing CSF's 2011 Summer Season

Mon Nov 22 14:35:13 MST 2010

Ya agree - both Shakespeares sound good, non-Shakespeares not so good.
Le Petit Prince - it's only a best-seller because so many schools REQUIRE
students to buy a copy, we read a Spanish translation in spanish class in
high school.  It wasn't memorable... I'll pass.
Sue

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:18 PM, <sellers66 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  Well, I'm up for the two Shakespeare plays, but I'm boycotting the
> others. Helooooo, it's a SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, yanno??? :D
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> Ann
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> From: "Keith C Schwols" <keith.c.schwols at intel.com>
> To: childfree at lists.robsims.com
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 7:17:26 AM
> Subject: [Childfree] FW: Announcing CSF's 2011 Summer Season
>
>  Hmmm, Colorado Shakespeare Pops!
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> ]<eith
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> "Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one." - Goethe
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> *From:* ebounce at vendini.com [mailto:ebounce at vendini.com] *On Behalf Of *Colorado
> Shakespeare Festival
> *Sent:* Monday, November 22, 2010 2:32 AM
> *To:* Schwols, Keith C
> *Subject:* Announcing CSF's 2011 Summer Season
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> *Philip C. Sneed, Producing Artistic Director*
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> *2011 Season Announcement*
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> From the Producing Artistic Director
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> Thank you for attending our fourth annual holiday production - we’re
> delighted to be able to offer this to our community again this year, and I
> hope you enjoy the play.  Since I’ve written elsewhere in this program about
> *A Christmas Carol*, I’d like to use this space to tell you about our
> upcoming summer season (it seems like it’s just around the corner – we’ve
> been planning it for several months now!).
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> We will again be presenting two Shakespeare plays in the Mary Rippon
> Outdoor Theatre – *Romeo and Juliet* and *The Comedy of Errors*.  It’s
> been seven years since audiences have seen either of these plays, and given
> how popular both are, we feel that it’s time to take another look at them.
> I’m pleased to announce that *Romeo and Juliet* will be presented in a
> full period production - a gorgeous and romantic Italian Renaissance
> setting, completely true to the period.  We haven’t decided on a setting for
> *The Comedy of Errors*, but we know it’ll be true to Shakespeare’s intent.
> (We’re looking for a period that suits the material, of course – Shakespeare
> based his play on an earlier work by the Roman playwright Plautus, and set
> it in ancient Ephesus, so that’s one possibility).  However we decide to
> approach the play, I can guarantee it’ll be funny – it’s perhaps
> Shakespeare’s most hilarious work, and we’re looking for ways to ensure that
> you’ll all be rolling in the aisles (well, maybe not all of you; that could
> get crowded!).  And, it’s perfect for the kids!
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> We have two special treats for you indoors next summer.  Thanks to a
> $40,000 gift from The Opaline Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund in
> San Francisco, as well as an additional $15,000 in grant support, we are
> able to present one of the great comedies of world theatre – Nikolai Gogol’s
> 19th-century Russian farce, *The Inspector General* (sometimes called *The
> Government Inspector*).  In keeping with our desire to bring you classics
> from many countries, involving artists from those cultures, the play will be
> directed by Efim Zvenyatsky, esteemed artistic director of Vladivostok’s
> Maxim Gorky Theatre (the largest theatre in eastern Russia), with scenic and
> costume designs by Moscow designer Vladimir Koltunov.  In addition, selected
> performances will be bi-lingual (with some actors speaking English and some
> speaking Russian), featuring actors from the Gorky Theatre, all of whom hold
> national titles (such as “Honored Artist of Russia”), conferred on them by
> the President of the Russian Federation. Some of you may know the play from
> the 1949 film musical it inspired, starring Danny Kaye.  But whether you
> know it or not, don’t miss it – this is a very funny play which is also very
> timely.
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> Our fourth offering of the summer is another classic intended for adults
> and children alike – a stage adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s
> much-loved novella, *The Little Prince* (*Le Petit Prince*), one of the
> best-selling books of all time.  This magical adaptation is true to both the
> text and to the author’s own illustrations from the original edition, and it
> offers a message for both children and adults – as the title character says,
> “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is
> invisible to the eye.”
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> Lastly, I am happy to be able to announce that we have received special
> funding of $60,000 to allow us to purchase a full amplification system for
> the Mary Rippon Theatre, including “body mikes” for all actors!  We have
> heard from many of our patrons who, despite some improvements in recent
> years, have still had trouble hearing all of the actors, all of the time.
> With this generous gift, we believe those times are behind us.
>
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> Thanks again for your support of CSF, now and in the past – and Happy
> Holidays to you all!
>
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> Philip C. Sneed
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> Producing Artistic Director
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> *Colorado Shakespeare Festival to Host Shakespeare Theatre Association of
> America*
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> *Boulder, Colorado—*Under the auspices of the Colorado Shakespeare
> Festival, the first week of January (5-8, 2011) will bring producers of
> Shakespearean theatre to Boulder. More than 100 artistic and administrative
> leaders (artistic directors, casting directors, marketers, publicity
> managers, and others whose “behind the scenes” work brings Shakespeare’s
> work to life on the stage) will attend the 21st annual conference of the
> Shakespeare Theatre Association of America (STAA).  These professionals
> represent as many as 100 theatres in this country and abroad—including
> Shakespeare’s Globe in London and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in
> Canada.
>
> Alphonse Keasley, STAA executive committee member-at-large, and chief
> organizer of the conference, explains,  “The value of meeting to discuss
> current trends and best practices, problems and solutions cannot be
> overestimated. Virtually all aspects of producing Shakespeare are included
> in formal sessions, as well as in the collegial give and take over meals and
> between sessions.”
>
> Philip Sneed, producing artistic director of CSF and former STAA president
> (2008-2009), said: “One constant of many of our conferences is the
> presentation of a significant artistic performance. This year, CSF will
> stage Shakespeare’s *Timon of Athens* for attendees in the Theatre and
> Dance Building’s University Theater. This is a rare opportunity for
> producers and for a limited number of patrons to see this seldom-produced
> play. The play will run for one night only – Twelfth Night, as it happens:
> January 6, 8:00 pm. (Tickets at www.coloradoshakes.org.)”
>
> The theme of the January 2011 conference is “Wild and Whirling Words”  (a
> reference from *Hamlet*).* *Tina Packer, founding artistic director of
> Shakespeare & Company, in Lenox, Massachusetts, will deliver the keynote
> address. Breakout sessions throughout the conference include topics on
> social media, dynamic pricing, race and Shakespeare, video production, stage
> combat, gender and Shakespeare, text and pronunciation, and “consequential
> Shakespeare.” Focus Group sessions will address questions of artistic
> quality, Shakespeare education, inclusivity, theatre management, and more.
> There will also be daily optional warm-up sessions, including a frigid
> session on the Colorado Shakespeare Festival Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
> stage!
>
> Conference guests will be housed at the Millennium Harvest House in
> Boulder, and most sessions will take place in the Theatre & Dance Building
> on CU’s campus.
>
> Conference sessions are not open to the public; however, as mentioned
> above, a limited number of tickets to the January 6 production of *Timon
> of Athens* may be purchased. Also, volunteers helping with the conference
> will receive a free ticket to *Timon* and will be able to attend the
> break-out sessions when off-duty.
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> *Volunteers who can donate two or more hours to hospitality work at the
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> *Subscriptions On Sale, February 2011*
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> *Single Tickets On Sale, Spring 2011*
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