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2 • POSTED ON June 28, 2008
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Come Watch Fools Fall in Love
The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Come Watch Fools Fall in Love
The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and
Juliet
This summer A Company of Fools proudly presents The Most
Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet for their annual
Torchlight
Shakespeare series happening in Ottawa City Parks throughout
July.
Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare's classic story of
love and
adversity, family and fate. It is arguably one of his best
and most
popular plays, beloved by generations worldwide.
The selection of Romeo and Juliet is a new direction for the
Torchlight
Shakespeare series from previous years as it will be the
first time the
company presents one of Shakespeare's great tragedies. But
knowing those Fools, it can't be completely serious the whole way through.
This play is also the directorial debut for Ottawa actor AL Connors. AL
has been with the company since 1999 and is a valuable
member of the
Ottawa
performing arts scene. In November 2007 he was presented with a United Way Community Builders Award for his work with the
Canadian
Improv Games. This production of Romeo and Juliet is a
full-circle turn
for Connors as it was the first production he ever saw
produced by A
Company of Fools.
"Romeo and Juliet is a fantastic story" says Director
AL Connors "it has
everything you could want out of a play - vibrant
characters, blinding
love-at-first-sight, stinging death scenes, brilliant
wordplay and
fierce swordplay - all of which ultimately serve to make the
world a
better place."
We're really working local actor Jesse Buck hard this year
by giving him
five different parts to play in Romeo and Juliet. This is
Jesse's first
time working out of doors for The Fools so he's really
hoping he won't
get chased through the park by a groundhog.
As always, the Torchlight Shakespeare series is adapted to
suite all
ages from four to forty to four hundred.
Directed by AL Connors, Romeo and Juliet features local
actors Jesse
Buck, Aaron de Casmaker, Nick di Gaetano, Richard Gélinas
and Emmanuelle Zeesman. Costumes designed by Lou Hayden, Scott Florence
Artistic Director and Producer.
The play takes place outdoors in parks across the city of Ottawa (see
schedule on our website at www.fools.ca) at 7 pm every evening Monday to Saturday from July 3rd - August 4th. Admission is
pass-the-hat and pay-what-you can ($10 suggested donation).
Bring your lawn chairs and watch "star-cross'd"
lovers under the stars
with us this summer.
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More About The Fools
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A Company of Fools is a family and community-minded
organization that
provides a valuable arts and culture experience as Ottawa's only professional summer Shakespeare troupe. Using physical
theater
techniques such as clown, mask and puppetry with the
classical text, we
make Shakespeare accessible to audiences of all ages with
affordable
"pass-the-hat" donation price during our
Torchlight Shakespeare series.
More than 5,000 residents and visitors to communities in and
around Ottawa attend The Fools Torchlight Shakespeare event each and every
year and the numbers are growing. Park locations are sometimes based
on request from members of the community.
The Fools also mount shows year-round and perform at
numerous festivals, in schools, and at corporate events. Our award winning shows
have also been delighting audiences - from Halifax
to Vancouver to Yellowknife and back - since 1990.
The Fools are active in the field of education and the
theater
community. The Fools provide workshops and performances for
elementary and high school students and program professional
development workshops for emerging and established artists in the region. This
year The Fools will be taking part in a special benefit performance for the
Actor's Fund at the Great Canadian Theater Company.
A Company of Fools is a not-for-profit incorporation and a
registered
charity. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the
Community
Foundation of Ottawa, MASC,
The City of Ottawa and the Ontario Arts Council
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