Huntington to present ‘Shakesperience!’ outdoors
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Huntington, Ind.-The Huntington University Department of Theatre Arts will present its educational traveling show "Shakesperience!" on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. on the dock adjacent to the Huntington Union Building. If it rains, the show will be brought inside to the Studio Theatre in the Merillat Centre for the Arts. David Shamburger, assistant professor of theatre arts, will direct the show.
"'Shakesperience!' is a series of monologues, songs and scenes put together in a montage that spans the cannon of Shakespeare while adding the contemporary element of musical theater based on Shakespeare's works," Shamburger said.
Dr. Jack Wann, former chairman of the Theatre Department at Northwestern State University, La., developed this simple concept show that brings together today's musical theatre with the lively and robust theatre of Elizabethan England to create "Shakesperience!"
This will be the first time that the show has been brought outside at Huntington. Shamburger explained the reason of performing outside in daytime is that the actors and audience are more likely to experience something closer to the Elizabethan style.
"As a director," Shamburger said, "I prefer presenting a show in the controlled environment of a theatre with lights and sound. But I also understand the value of the outdoor experience and how it brings you humbly back to the core of art... storytelling."
The public is welcomed to join the Huntington University community for this free presentation of "Shakesperience!"
