Shakespeare
Behind the Scenes: Much Ado About Nothing
This week, we’re diving behind the scenes of Shakespeare’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and into the world of Messina, Georgia with Director Jennifer Pennington and the cast of YASF!
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: The Comedy of Errors
This week we’re going behind the scenes with Director Jessica De La Rosa, Music Director/Composer Jon Becraft, and the cast of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. Don’t miss the 2021 Young American Shakespeare Festival: Running May 6-16th, tickets on sale soon! 🎟
Read MoreThe Making of YASF: Part One
We’re going behind the scenes to see how the 2021 Young American Shakespeare Festival is made! Do you or your band/group/ensemble want to perform? Want your company logo on display? Allie, Hallie and Gerry are here to show you how you can get involved both on & off the stage through partnership and sponsorship opportunities!…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2021 Young American Shakespeare Festival
Commonwealth Theatre Center is excited to announce that this year’s Young American Shakespeare Festival (YASF) will serve as our return to live and in-person theatre, and that for the first time in over forty years, we’ll be performing Shakespeare outside – by converting our parking lot into a brand-new stage! YASF will feature the following Shakespeare…
Read MoreHenry V (2019) – Vault Series
As the next installment of our #ThrowbackThursday Vault Series, CTC proudly presents: our 2019 mainstage production of Henry V, featuring actors in the Walden Theatre Conservatory with Nevertheless Arts Ensemble! Special thanks goes to Republic Bank Foundation and Fund for the Arts for bringing this presentation to new audiences as part of their Cultural Pass series. Henry V (2019)…
Read MoreYoung American Shakespeare Festival 2019
May 9-19 at CTCThree Plays by William Shakespeare The nation’s largest and longest-running Shakespeare Festival by and for young people returns May 9-19 at Commonwealth Theatre Center. Three plays, three kings, three fresh looks at familiar stories and characters – all brought to the stage by CTC’s talented directors and featuring casts of young actors drawn from…
Read MoreESU Shakespeare Competition – Zoë Peterson
Walden Theatre Conservatory actor and playwright Zoë Peterson was the state winner of the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition that’s held each spring. Winning at the state level meant she was selected to travel to Lincoln Center in New York City for the national competition in early May. Walden Theatre Conservatory students have a…
Read MoreYoung American Shakespeare Festival 2018
Here, here for deceptions! Commonwealth Theatre Center is proud to present three plays by William Shakespeare in the annual Young American Shakespeare Festival: Richard III directed by Heather Burns May 12 @ 2:00, May 13, 16, 18 @ 7:30, May 20 @ 12:30 Measure for Measure directed by Charlie Sexton May 11, 17, 19 @ 7:30,…
Read MoreRenaissance Faire!
Celebrate the completion of the Shakespeare canon of plays with us on May 13, 3-7pm for a pop-up Renaissance Faire! Renaissance Faire May 13, 3-7pm 1123 Payne Street Please join us for this free event! We’ll have circus performers from Cirque Louis on stilts and eating fire and tumbling, larger-than-life puppets from Kentucky Shakespeare (made…
Read MoreLouisville luminaries salute the canon completion!
We were very proud to work with a host of Louisville’s brightest lights on a video saluting the amazing work of 41 years of Walden Theatre Conservatory students. Take a look at the video below, and stay to the closing credits for a fun treat! Thank you to so many people on this…
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