“O, why should nature build so foul a den, Unless the gods delight in tragedies?”
A theatrical reading by professional actors from The Shakespeare Project of Chicago. Cast: Kamran Abbassian, Joe Bianco, Matt Bowdren, Josh Carptener, Aaron Christensen, Frankie DiCiaccio, Peter Garino, Kelly Lynn Hogan, Daniel Millhouse, Erin Neal, Bryan Wakefield, Brandon Wright. Crew: Michelle Shupe (director); Judy Blue (assistant director); Erin Sloan (dramaturge); George Zahora (sound design and original music); Savanna Rae, Christopher Vizurraga (understudies).
An informative talk by a dramaturg begins fifteen minutes before the performance, which is followed by a question-and-answer session with the director and cast. The Shakespeare Project was founded in 1993 and has performed at the Newberry Library since 2003.
Due to depictions of graphic violence, recommended for mature audiences only.
Download a PDF flyer for this year's Shakespeare Project of Chicago programs at the Newberry, to post and distribute, and explore the Newberry's collection of early Shakespeare editions.
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