Opening Up Possibilities for Women through Cross-Gender Casting

JSC has been invited back to an Actor's Equity special event in honor of Women's History Month & SWAN Day. Conceived and produced by company member Gael Schaefer, our very own Joanne Zipay is the lead director of this event. Also directing are Rebecca Patterson, Artistic Director of The Queen's Company and Emily Davis, Artistic Director of Messenger Theatre Company. Scenes with cross-gender casting will be presented, followed by a Q&A session.

March 19th, 7pm

Actor's Equity Building

Enter through Times Square Visitor Center

Free! And Open to the Public

Refreshments will be served

For reservations or further information:

judithshakes@gmail.com

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Support Our Ongoing Efforts
While Saving Money!

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or contact Antonio del Rosario directly by e-mail: Adelrosario@ADRnewyork.com or text: 917-680-3382

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Arts in Education
Spring Semester

JSC returns again this year to the NYC public schools with a residency and an ongoing series of workshops.
IS-201, in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, has featured JSC Shakespeare workshops in their 7th-8th Grade English classes for over a decade, and this spring we'll be back. In a six-week residency, our skilled Teaching Artists will be guiding students to their own performances of scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream!

And at the Academy of American Studies, in Long Island City, Queens, JSC continues a tradition that began when this magnet high school first opened its doors in 1997 - the school's annual Shakespeare Day! - when JSC Teaching Artists take the entire freshman class on a journey from watching a Shakespeare performance to creating their own group performance - all in under two hours! This is our 17th year of AAS Shakespeare Day (wow!), and every student who has ever been a freshman at this school has participated in our workshop, which introduces them to Shakespeare just as they're beginning to study one of the plays in their English curriculum - This year it will be Macbeth!

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People Like Us!

Read Broadway Legend Merle Louise's powerful testimonial about the value JSC brings to the NY theatre scene

The wonderful thing about Judith Shakespeare Company is that it makes the plays not only enjoyable for the Shakespearean scholars in the audience but also accessible to the novices. Under the expert direction of Joanne Zipay it is a vibrant and dynamic company, where the seasoned actor as well as the beginner can learn, grow, and hone her craft. It is a company of great comradery and love and I am proud to be a member of it!

JSC has also just received a $2500 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and a $1000 grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

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CYMBELINE

Artwork by David Huber

This beautiful fairytale ran July 17th-19th 2012 to sold out houses. Audiences loved it! Here's what they had to say:

"Outstanding show! Congratulations!!"
"Really wonderful performances last night! "I am so greatly impressed with the grasp of the language. Definitely something to see." "So much fun! I'll definitely check out more Judith Shakespeare productions."
"A great show, and an outstanding cast."
"BEAUTIFUL SHOW!!!!!
An absolute treat. Thank you JSC!"

More information: Cymbeline

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SHAKESPEARE-A-THON II

Comedy Tomorrow, Tragedy Tonight!

Shakespeare's Birthday
Celebration Benefit

Ran April 21-22, 2012 and has raised almost $17,000 for Judith Shakespeare Company's future productions!

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In The News

Judith Shakespeare Company has been featured on Backstage.com

"It's A Drag for Women" by Frank Nestor

and in The Brooklyn Rail

"Women Play Two Gents (And More) with Judith Shakespeare Company"
by Ginny Hack

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