August 24 - September 16
EVENT DATES:
Friday, August 24 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Preview Performance
Saturday, August 25 at 8pm SOLD OUT
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Performance
Sunday, August 26 at 2pm
PRESS Preview Performance
Friday, August 31 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, September 1 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Sunday, September 2 at 2pm
Friday, September 7 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, September 8 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Sunday, September 9 at 2pm
Sunday, September 9 at 7pm
Friday, September 14 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Saturday, September 15 at 8pm SOLD OUT
Sunday, September 16 at 2pm SOLD OUT
Sunday, September 16 at 7pm SOLD OUT
TICKETS
(PREVIEW PERFORMANCES $15)
GENERAL ADMISSION $25
STUDENTS $15
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Members of the PRESS are invited to our
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Performance as well as our Sunday Preview Matinee.
To reserve to complimentary Press Seats contact Jeff Church, Artistic Director, at
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ABOUT SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
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.
“Funny, often genuinley moving, and generates a glow you could warm your hands by...The best British comedy since One Man, Two Guvnors and deserves equal success.”
– Daily Telegraph
"Marvelously fluid, riotously funny, and often intensely, even startlingly poignant...This may be, in part at least, a comedy about Shakespeare falling in love; but joking aside, it could just make you fall, all over again, in love with Shakespeare.”
– Chicago Tribune
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
directed by Jeff Church
CAST
Will, Dillon Medina
Viola, Alison Russo
Marlowe, Jeff Church
Mr. Henslowe, Roger Lemelin
Fennyman, Andrew Stigler
Nurse, Cassidy McCartan
Mr. Tilney, Aaron Blanck
Burbage, Nicolas Menna
Queen Elizabeth, Rae Mancini
Wessex, James Lucey
Ned Alleyn, Patrick Keeffe
Ralph, Brian McGuirk
Sam, Gabe McCauley
Webster, Nick Griffin
Wabash, Jack Clarke
Kate, Gabrielle McCauley
Molly, Helena Tafuri
Adam, Brian Kozak
Nol, Andrew Iacovelli
PRODUCTION CREW
Stage Management/Lighting Design, Jessica Winward
Set Design, Trevor Elliot
Operations Manager, Andrew Iacovelli
Costume Coordination, Morgan Clark
Production Assistant, Liz Hallenbeck
Photos
All photos by Maggie Hall
Press/Reviews
September 1, 2018
Providence Journal - Burbage Theatre's 'Shakespeare in Love' worthy of the Bard
In its unofficial quest to make Shakespeare more accessible to local audiences, Burbage Theatre launches its 2018-19 season with a rollicking romantic comedy that goes behind the scenes...
August 27, 2018
Broadway World - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Delights at Burbage Theatre Company
It may seem a bit odd to base a play on a movie, but when one considers that SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE was co-written by Tom Stoppard and won him an Academy Award, it becomes a no-brainer. Under the capable direction of Jeff Church this witty and heart-warming story comes alive in a new...
September 3, 2018
Motif RI - AUDIENCES ARE IN LOVE WITH SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
Shakespeare in Love has had an interesting journey to the stage. It's not uncommon for movies to get theatrical adaptations, and in this case, the film was written by Tom Stoppard an deals with the greatest playwright of all time - so in that sense, it's a natural fit.
September 4, 2018
Edge Providence - Shakespeare in Love
"Shakespeare in Love," Burbage Theatre Company's 2018-2019 season opener, is a creative triumph. This past year has featured several stellar adaptations of Shakespeare's works, including "As You Like It," "Othello," "Much Ado About Nothing," and Burbage's "Twelfth Night."
August 30, 2018
Pawtucket Times - Burbage's 'Love' is a strong one
PAWTUCKET - The Burbage Theatre Company opens its eighth season - its first full season in Pawtucket - with the entertaining escapism of "Shakespeare in Love."
August 31, 2018
Johnston Sunrise - Burbage sets the bar high with 'Shakespeare in Love'
Burbage Theatre Company gets a head start on the fall theatre season with a late-August production of the delightfully funny “Shakespeare in Love.” The original movie by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard was adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. Both movie and play have received a great reception from Shakespeare lovers...