"Shakespeare's Brother" July 29, 2008

Celebrationworks Theatre Company
presents
Shakespeare’s Brother
an original play by Carol Roper

FREE COMEDY TONIGHT: A summer’s evening of comedy performed as it was in Shakespeare’s time, outdoors. On Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura Street in Littleton, Celebrationworks Theatre Company presents “Shakespeare’s Brother,” (the story of Will Shakespeare’s lost teen years as told by his younger, better-looking brother, Gil) a theatrical comedy for kids, teens and adults.

“Shakespeare’s Brother” weaves together real life people from young Shakespeare’s life with fictional characters from his plays as the fiercely opposite teenage Shakespeare brothers band together to fight pirates, learn martial arts and crash a wedding party, before returning home to save their father from a vicious creditor in a hilarious courtroom scene.
Directed by Sarah Roshan, and written by award-winning writer, Carol Roper, who has written for Academy Award-winning actor, Robin Williams, the cast includes notable Denver actors; Andy Anderson, Ed Cord, Hannah Marie Hines, Haley Johnson, Robert Kramer, Lisa Mumpton, Carol Rust, Reynelda Snell, and three outstanding young actors from the Denver School of the Arts: Zachary Cantor as Will; Adam Lane as Gil; and Akil LuQman as young Othello.


Bring comfortable seats and a picnic and enjoy a summer’s evening of comedy performed as it was in Shakespeare’s time, outdoors and with natural light, Tuesday, July 29th at 7:00 P.M. on the Bemis Public Library’s front lawn 6014 S. Datura Street Littleton, Colorado 80120. Cross Street Littleton Blvd.
Volunteers for crowd, street and courtroom scenes are sought, as well as a sign language interpreter. Contact Carol before July 20 at Celebrationworks: 303 282 5391.
Celebrationworks Theatre Company presents
“Shakespeare’s Brother”
The story of Shakespeare’s lost teen years as told by his younger, better-looking brother, Gil.
A theatrical comedy for kids, teens and adults.
Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m.
Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura Street in Littleton
Cost: Free
Appropriate for all ages.
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In keeping with our mandate to bring theatre to more people, Celebrationworks, a small company, supported entirely by volunteers and donations, brings plays into theatres, churches, offices, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, recreation centers and businesses at no cost to the audience.