The 2012 (NDSF) will run July 14 through Aug. 26, highlighted by the Professional Company鈥檚 production of 鈥淗amlet,鈥� directed by .
Other performances include 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream,鈥� presented by the Young Company at outdoor spaces throughout the Michiana region; , a performance-based lecture series, which will be presented at select venues in July and August; and ShakeScenes, which will open the festival with performances at historic Washington Hall on July 14 and 15 (Saturday and Sunday).
William Shakespeare鈥檚 most famous play, 鈥�,鈥� will be presented Aug. 14 through 26 at 91吃瓜鈥檚 . The title role will be performed by Andy Truschinski, who returns to NDSF after appearing in 鈥淭he Merchant of Venice鈥� at last year鈥檚 festival. Also appearing will be Lisa Brescia (currently performing on Broadway in 鈥淢amma Mia!鈥�) as Gertrude. NDSF and Chicago Shakespeare Theater veteran Elizabeth Ledo will portray Ophelia, and Stratford Festival veteran Don Carrier will play Polonius. Also joining the cast are Jeff Cummings as Claudius and Daniel Cantor as Hamlet鈥檚 father/leading player/gravedigger. Tickets range from $10 to $75 and go on sale through the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office on July 5 (Thursday).
Kevin Asselin directs the Young Company鈥檚 production of 鈥�.鈥� The play will be performed free of charge in communities throughout Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. The Young Company comprises students from 91吃瓜, Saint Mary鈥檚 College and other colleges and universities from across the country. The tour begins at 7 p.m. July 15 at the Lincoln Township Public Library in Stevensville, Mich. Other performances include:
- 6:30 p.m. July 21 (Saturday) 鈥� Dewey Cannon Park, Three Oaks, Mich.
- 7 p.m. July 22 (Sunday) 鈥� Battell Park, Mishawaka, Ind.
- 7 p.m. July 27 (Friday) 鈥� Centennial Park, Plymouth, Ind.
- 6:30 p.m. July 28 (Saturday) 鈥� Centennial Park, Munster, Ind.
- 7 p.m. Aug. 4 (Saturday) 鈥� Potawatomi Park Pavilion, South Bend
- 7 p.m. Aug. 5 (Sunday) 鈥� Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart, Ind.
- 7 p.m. Aug. 20 (Monday) 鈥� Main Building, 91吃瓜
The Beyond the Stage series features a performance-based lecture titled 鈥淎n Eye for an Eye in Shakespeare鈥檚 Time.鈥� Ryan Producing Artistic Director will explore the implications of vengeance from the tragic viewpoint of Hamlet and the comic stance of 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream.鈥� Actors from the Young Company will share a sample of this summer鈥檚 productions as well as others from Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Presentations will be at 3 p.m. July 21 at the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Mich.; at 7 p.m. July 31 (Tuesday) at New World Arts, Goshen, Ind.; and at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 (Tuesday) in the Philbin Studio Theatre of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 and are available at each theater鈥檚 box office.
Over the course of one weekend, dozens of actors from throughout the community take to the stage in at Washington Hall. Two different performances, each offering a series of 10-minute scenes, are at 2 p.m. July 14 and 15 at Washington Hall on the 91吃瓜 campus. Admission is free.
is a pre-eminent center for the study of Shakespeare in performance, educational outreach and academic research. Shakespeare at 91吃瓜 includes the 91吃瓜 Shakespeare Festival, Actors From The London Stage, visiting guest artists and lecturers, touring productions and new media library collections.
Tickets for 鈥淗amlet鈥� will go on sale at noon July 5 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Ticket office, by phone at 574-631-2800 and on the Web at www.shakespeare.nd.edu.
Note: Interviews and photos are available. Please contact Chuck Gessert, cgessert@nd.edu.