Shakespeare in Love

Regional Premiere

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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE by Lee Hall, adapted from the screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman
June 18 - July 16, 2022
Playwright
Lee Hall
Adapted From
screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard
Co-Director
Ricky Drummond
Co-Director & Dance Choreographer
Douglas Dubois
Music Director
Tiffany Holmes
Fight Choreographer
Ryan Sellers
Sponsored by Dingus Whaley and Susan & Jay Finkelstein
Regional Premiere

Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block… the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he’s in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play.

Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming, and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece.

Special Performances
Audience Talkback: Meet the Artists

July 3, 2022 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons

Audience Talkback with CHALLENGING RACISM: The Intersection of Race & Education

July 10, 2022 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHALLENGING RACISM
Press

Washington City Paper Review

“[SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE] is funny, loving, an overt ode to live theater, so poignant as the world — just as Elizabethan London — continues to battle sickness, racism, and greedy, fearful political leaders who…”

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DC Theatre Arts Review

“It’s an exuberant, overstuffed production that plays like one of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti with four or five featured instruments that are supported by an oversized orchestra or two. The three lead actors…”

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Cast
Will Shakespeare
Terrance Fleming
Viola de Lesseps
Ashley D. Nguyen
Queen Elizabeth I / Molly
Bianca Lipford
Kit Marlowe
Duane Richards II
Henslowe
Ryan Sellers
Richard Burbage
Robert Bowen Smith
Ned Alleyn / Instrumentalist
Taylor Witt
Nurse
Karen Kelleher
Robin / Frees / Heavy 1 / Dance Captain
Patrick Casimir
Sam / Instrumentalist
Stephen Kime
John Webster / Instrumentalist
Moira Todd
Timothy H. Lynch
Wabash / Boatman
Timothy H. Lynch
Lord Wessex / Lambert / Proteus / Fight Captain
Jon Townson
Tilney / Sir Robert de Lesseps
Valerie Adams Rigsbee
Kate / Mistress Quickly / Waiter / Barman / Instrumentalist
Nina Andjelic
Rebecca Ballinger
Hugh Fennyman
Rebecca Ballinger
Ralph / Nol / Guard 1
Scean Flowers
Peter / Valentine / Abraham
Christion ``Ty`` Edwards
Adam / Catling / Guard 2 / Heavy 2
Cristian P. Bonilla Lainez
Swing
Lily Burka
Swing
Jeremy Crawford
Lucas Wookiedog Hartwick
Spot
Lucas Wookiedog Hartwick
Production Team
Co-Director
Ricky Drummond
Co-Director & Dance Choreographer
Douglas Dubois
Music Director
Tiffany Holmes
Set Designer / Master Carpenter
Matthew J. Keenan
Lighting Designer
Venus Gulbranson
Sound Designer
Cresent Haynes
Costume Designer
Elizabeth Morton
Hair / Makeup Designer
Tiesha Cooper
Properties / Set Dressing Designer
Cindy Landrum Jacobs
Fight Choreographer
Ryan Sellers
Intimacy Choreographer
Mallory Shear
Dialect Coach
Sarah Nichols
Co-Stage Manager
Shee Shee Jin
Co-Stage Manager
Gabrielle Busch
Assistant Stage Manager
Sarah Daniel
Assistant Stage Manager
Kate Goldberg
Writers
Lee Hall
Playwright
Lee Hall
Marc Norman
Screenwriter
Marc Norman
Tom Stoppard
Screenwriter
Tom Stoppard
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