Annapolis Shakespeare Company Announces 2018-2019 Season

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Jan. 31, 2018 - PRLog -- Annapolis Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Sally Boyett announced the Company's upcoming 2018-19 season today.  Boyett said, "From the classics to modern adaptations of classic works, to Broadway musicals and original adaptations, Annapolis Shakespeare Company presents an exciting line-up of nine Main Stage productions.  Annapolis Shakespeare Company has quickly built a solid reputation for presenting Broadway-quality, bold, re-imagined, entertaining and accessible interpretations of classical works, contemporary plays, and musicals.  We are a destination for professional theatre in the region with nine Main Stage productions and a uniquely experienced creative team (Broadway, National and International Tours and major regional theatre companies) and an aesthetic to match.  Additionally, audiences can look forward to an expansion of our Concert and Cabaret Series with more terrific artists and musical groups performing throughout the season in our 75-seat intimate and atmospheric Cabaret space.  I'm so proud to share this 2018-2019 Main Stage season with our audiences."

The Comedy of Errors
By William Shakespeare
September/October 2018

Cabaret the Musical
Tony Award for Best Musical Revival with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff
November 2018

A Christmas Carol
ASC's Helen Hayes Awards Recommended production
By Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken, based on the novel by Charles Dickens
November/December 2018

A Broadway Holiday in Annapolis
A new musical review featuring the best of Broadway holiday music and show stopping dance numbers
December 2018

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
By Tom Stoppard
January/February 2019

Pride and Prejudice ~ a world premiere adaptation
By Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken, based on the novel by Jane Austen
March/April 2019

Oliver!  The Musical
Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
May/June 2019

Tartuffe
By Molière
May-September 2019

A Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare
July 2019

Ticket prices range from $38-$65 with discounts for seniors, students and groups.  FLEX PASS Season Subscriptions provide additional savings.  Please call the box office at 410-415-3513 or visit AnnapolisShakespeare.org for ticket details.  All performances are accessible for wheelchair patrons.  Please call the box office to arrange any special seating needs. 


About Annapolis Shakespeare Company:
Annapolis Shakespeare Company (ASC) is a Broadway quality, professional regional theatre Company with multiple Helen Hayes Awards recommendations, offering over 200 live performances annually with a mission is to produce bold, re-imagined, entertaining and accessible interpretations of classical works, contemporary plays, and musicals with a core commitment to the works of Shakespeare and other major dramatists.  ASC is committed to promoting the highest level of artistic excellence, to cultivating the widest possible audience, and to contributing to the economic and cultural growth of our community, state, and region.  The Annapolis Shakespeare Company enriches the human community through the revelation of beauty and the illumination of fundamental truths of human experience.  ASC is a member of theatreWashington/Helen Hayes Awards and is a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing extensive educational programming.

Website:  http://www.AnnapolisShakespeare.org
BOX OFFICE:  410-415-3513

ASC is currently presenting a continuing 2017-18 season including:

BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward and directed by Sally Boyett runs January 26 - February 25, 2018.  Experience what happens when a comfortable marriage in a peaceful English village is turned upside down by a seance and a visitor from the other side.  Blithe Spirit is Noel Coward's comic masterpiece!

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams and directed by Donald Hicken runs March 16 - April 15, 2018.  The Glass Menagerie is a modern American classic of great tenderness, charm and beauty.  Tennessee Williams' most personal work for the stage continues to fascinate audiences around the world.

KISS ME KATE with Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter and directed/choreographed by Sally Boyett with music direction by Marc Irwin runs May 4 - June 3, 2018.  With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes high jinks, Kiss Me Kate combines the irreverent humor of two brilliant writers: Cole Porter and William Shakespeare.


Outdoor experiences include:


THE MISER by Moliere runs May 15 - September 25, 2018.  Moliere's Commedia-inspired masterpiece centering around the classic conflict between love and money.  ASC's sixth annual production to be presented Tuesdays in the outdoor courtyard at Reynolds Tavern.


LOVE'S LABOURS LOST by William Shakespeare and directed by Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken runs for three weekends in July 2018, Friday-Sunday at 7:30pm.  Love's Labours Lost is a delightful comedy about young love with a surprise ending, performed under the stars.  The production is ASC's third annual epic outdoor Shakespeare!