Well, we at 810 had a pretty restorative week off last week, although we still had classes, rehearsals, meetings and paperwork to keep us plenty busy. We hope that you all had a wonderful week, too, and before we go on, can we get a WHO DAT?! and a big congratulations to UL Lafayette who defeated Tulane during the ULL homecoming weekend!
Now, down to business: This weekend at Theatre 810 is the Acadiana Repertory Theatre's reading of Cody Daigle's Stratford Boy. This piece is the first in a trilogy of plays exploring the
life of William Shakespeare and his fictional sister Judith (a creation
of Virginia Woolf in "A Room of One's Own"). The second play, The
Elizabethans, is coming soon; and of course, we all remember the third, William & Judith, which was produced at 810 almost exactly one year ago, to much acclaim.
In Daigle's own words, Stratford Boy presents William Shakespeare "...as a beleaguered young man trying
to find his purpose in life. His shotgun marriage to Anne Hathaway has
already produced a child and another is on the way. And he's been
secretly teaching his sister Judith to read -- and write. When a
childhood friend, Will Kemp, comes through Stratford with a band of
traveling players, a door opens in Will's life that could take him away
from Stratford. It's a door Judith wants to walk through as well..."
We can't wait to get a glimpse of Cody Daigle's new work, but in addition to the reading, ART will be discussing the plans for their upcoming 2013 season. The reading/season preview is free of charge, and is only happening twice this weekend, so make your reservations pronto. See you there -
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