Applied Shakespeare Weekend Comprehensive
Immersive weekend comprehensive designed to provide a deep dive into the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s summer season. Running Thursday evening through Sunday evening, August 3 - 6, 2023, participants can see five (5) CSF productions, attend dramaturgical classes and discussions about the season’s plays, and tour Norlin Library’s Special Collections with a focus on classical and Elizabethan texts. Sections include one with tickets included (NCTH 7004-750) and one without tickets included (NCTH 7004-751). Register here!
NCTH 7004-750: Comprehensive WITH tickets included: $500
Cap: 20 students
Enrollment closes: July 1
This section includes tickets to the five mainstage productions, on consecutive days from Thursday August 3 through Sunday August 6, 2023:
August 3, 2023 at 7:30pm: "Much Ado About Nothing," Rippon Theatre
August 4, 2023 at 7:30pm: "King Lear," Rippon Theatre
August 5, 2023 at 7:30 pm: "The Winter's Tale," Roe Green Theatre
August 6, 2023 at 2:00 pm: "One Man Two Guvnors," Roe Green Theatre
August 6, 2023 at 6:30pm: "Comedy of Errors" (Original Practices), Rippon Theatre
NCTH 7004-751: Comprehensive WITHOUT tickets included: $300
Cap: 75 students
Enrollment closes: July 25
This section does NOT include tickets to the five mainstage productions. This section is for those participants who have already purchased tickets for the season or would prefer the flexibility of seeing the productions on different nights.
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Section 7004-750 (with tickets) includes all the content below.
Section 7004-751 (without tickets) includes all the content below EXCEPT performances.
Thursday, August 3, 2023
5:50-6:30 pm: Meet in the Shakespeare Garden to receive your tickets!
6:45 pm: Prologue, "Much Ado About Nothing”
7:30 pm: Performance: "Much Ado About Nothing,” Rippon Theatre
Friday, August 4, 2023
10:00 am: Approaching Shakespeare as a Dramaturg: A Discussion of the CSF Season, Loft Theatre
12:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 pm: Special Collections Visit, Norlin Library
4:00 pm: Dinner Break
6:45 pm: Prologue, "King Lear"
7:30 pm: Performance: "King Lear,” Rippon Theatre
Saturday, August 5, 2023
10:00 am: CSF History / Backstage Tour, Loft Theatre
12:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 pm: Director’s Roundtable: Meet our Directors, Loft Theatre
3:00 pm: Sneak Preview: Original Practice Rehearsal, Rippon Theatre
4:00 pm: Dinner Break
6:45 pm: Prologue, “The Winter’s Tale”
7:30 pm: Performance: “The Winter’s Tale,” Roe Green University Theatre
Sunday, August 6, 2023
10:00 am: Introduction to Applied Shakespeare with Director Kevin Rich, Loft Theatre
12:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:15 pm: Prologue, "One Man, Two Guvnors”
2:00 pm: Performance: "One Man, Two Guvnors," Roe Green University Theatre
4:30 pm: Dinner Break
6:00 pm: Performance: “Comedy of Errors: OP Production,” Rippon Theatre
Any questions, please email appliedshakespeare@colorado.
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