Original Practice
Shakespeare Festival
For Immediate Release DATE 5/13/2009
For more information, contact: Brian Allard, Artistic Director – opsfest@gmail.com
EVENT RELEASE
Show dates for the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival (Ops Fest) announces the dates for the summer tour of shows in the Portland area:
Saturday, June 13, 2:00 pm - Cathedral Park, Portland
Sunday, June 14, 2:00 pm - Peninsula Park, Portland
Saturday, June 20, 2:00 pm - Laurelhurst Park, Portland
Sunday, June 21, 2:00 pm - Washington Park, Portland
Saturday, July 11, 6:00 pm - Somerset West Park, Beaverton
Sunday, July 12, 2:00 pm - Pacific Park, Vancouver, WA
Saturday, July 18, 2:00 pm - Gabriel Park, Portland
Sunday, July 19, 2:00 pm - Esther Short Park, Vancouver
Guest artists from New York, Atlanta and LA will be combining with local performers to present A Midsommer Night's Dreame in a way that Portland area residents have likely never seen before.
Ops Fest is dedicated to bringing a new style of Shakespearean performance to the Portland area by reviving the old. When Shakespeare originally penned and performed his plays, theatrical practices were very different than modern audiences are accustomed to.
First Folio editions of Shakespeare’s plays include all the cues an actor needs to perform his or her role without rehearsal. This allows the truest reaction to the story as it progresses. The Ops Fest performs using the same performance techniques as they did in Shakespeare's own time, which means limited rehearsal, an onstage prompter, and changing roles each performance. This lends a much more immediate, organic, improvisational feel to the performances.
All performances are free but donations are happily accepted.
Further information regarding Ops Fest can be found on the website at http://www.opsfest.org.
Shakespeare Festival
For Immediate Release DATE 5/13/2009
For more information, contact: Brian Allard, Artistic Director – opsfest@gmail.com
EVENT RELEASE
Show dates for the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival (Ops Fest) announces the dates for the summer tour of shows in the Portland area:
Saturday, June 13, 2:00 pm - Cathedral Park, Portland
Sunday, June 14, 2:00 pm - Peninsula Park, Portland
Saturday, June 20, 2:00 pm - Laurelhurst Park, Portland
Sunday, June 21, 2:00 pm - Washington Park, Portland
Saturday, July 11, 6:00 pm - Somerset West Park, Beaverton
Sunday, July 12, 2:00 pm - Pacific Park, Vancouver, WA
Saturday, July 18, 2:00 pm - Gabriel Park, Portland
Sunday, July 19, 2:00 pm - Esther Short Park, Vancouver
Guest artists from New York, Atlanta and LA will be combining with local performers to present A Midsommer Night's Dreame in a way that Portland area residents have likely never seen before.
Ops Fest is dedicated to bringing a new style of Shakespearean performance to the Portland area by reviving the old. When Shakespeare originally penned and performed his plays, theatrical practices were very different than modern audiences are accustomed to.
First Folio editions of Shakespeare’s plays include all the cues an actor needs to perform his or her role without rehearsal. This allows the truest reaction to the story as it progresses. The Ops Fest performs using the same performance techniques as they did in Shakespeare's own time, which means limited rehearsal, an onstage prompter, and changing roles each performance. This lends a much more immediate, organic, improvisational feel to the performances.
All performances are free but donations are happily accepted.
Further information regarding Ops Fest can be found on the website at http://www.opsfest.org.