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Join us as the El
Paso Public Library
as we celebrate
William Shakespeare's 445th Birthday
with
The Outrageous Fortune Theatre
Company’s
Wednesday,
July 11, 2007
6:30 pm
Westside Library
"Everything Shakespeare Ever Wrote
(except Hamlet)" |
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The
Outrageous Fortune Theatre Company's
(OFTC) Teaching/Artists will present
a new and uproarious introduction to
the work of William Shakespeare.
"Everything Shakespeare Ever
Wrote (except Hamlet)" romps
through 36 of Shakespeare’s plays
inspired by the Reduced
Shakespeare Company’s Compleat Works
of Wllm Shkspr ( abridged).
The interactive style of OFTC gives
children a wonderful imprint of the
famous playwright and classic
literature. This fast paced spoof
offers a contemporary glimpse of
Shakespeare’s canon geared for a
young audience. Modern references
abound, ranging from American
Idol to Nickelodeon, to
give relevance and understanding to
a new generation of Shakespeare
fans. |
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All of
the plays Shakespeare wrote are at
least mentioned by name during the
45-minute span of "Everything
Shakespeare Ever Wrote (except
Hamlet)". The most attention
is given to Romeo & Juliet,
Othello, Macbeth, and
Julius Caesar. Notably
missing from the action is
Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet,
which OFTC is planning to present
all by itself in 2009-2010. The
performance will be followed by a
question and answer session with the
actors, so you may wish to help
children prepare questions! OFTC’s
Teaching/Artist program wants to
give students a preview of all the
wonderful Shakespeare that lies
ahead of them and send them home
with a smile and a positive
impression. |
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About the Outrageous Fortune Theatre
Company |
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OFTC was founded in 2004 by group of
local theatre artists dedicated to
excellence in performance and arts
education to serve the community.
The company began performing in
schools and planned the first
Shakespeare in the Park, which was
performed free to the public in the
Union Plaza Park in downtown El Paso
in October of 2004. OFTC began
touring with a performance at the
Las Cruces Renaissance Faire and was
asked to return in 2005. The
company’s Teaching/Artist Program
collaborated with the Chamizal
National Memorial to bring children
to the theatre in 2005 to see the
outrageously funny TIS SHAKESPEARISH
and this program was selected for
the Texas Commission on the Arts
Touring Roster for 2006-2008. In
August 2006, the annual Shakespeare
in the Park found a new home at the
Chamizal National Memorial, El
Paso’s National Park and will
perform there again August 24, 25,
26,30 and 31, 2007. |
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