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February 17 through February 24

From February 17th through February 24th, The American Shakespeare Center On Tour (from Staunton, Virginia) will come to Murray State's campus during their Rough, Rude & Boisterous Tour for three performances of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and one performance of Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont. The festival will also feature several events including films, lectures and workshops.

Tickets are available at the door or phone (270) 809-2397.

 

Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

"Passion lends them power." 2nd Chorus

With its ravishing language and uproarious comedy, Romeo and Juliet celebrates love’s triumph and its trivialities. Verona’s walls embrace the volatility of youth as well as the wisdom and restraint that often escape young and old alike. Dance, athleticism, and swordplay share the stage with sonnets, bawdy wit, and soul-searching speeches in this profoundly human and always surprising masterpiece.

Show information:

February 21 at 7 PM - in Lovett Auditorium
February 23, 24 at 10 AM - in Lovett Auditorium

$5.00 with MSU ID
$10.00 General Admission

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• Stuff that happens in the play
• Notes from the director
• Cast and artistic team
• Read the script

Knight of the Burning Pestle
by Francis Beaumont

"Let's preserve our mirth and we shall never feel hunger." IV.i

Imagine Homer and Marge Simpson buying tickets to a Chekhov play and then climbing on stage to redirect the show with Bart as the star, and you have some idea of the fun Beaumont unleashes in The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Loaded with laughter and song, this play is a celebration of the way Elizabethan audiences expected to be a part of the action.

Show information:

February 23 at 7 PM - in Lovett Auditorium

$5.00 with MSU ID
$10.00 General Admission

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Special Events

February 17	Opening Ceremony, Dr. Peggy Shrock, “From Portrait to History Painting to Narrative: How Shakespeare Helped Save English Art,” 4:30-6:00 PM, Fine Arts – Room 623
February 18 - 20	Cinema International Film: Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet, 7:30 PM, Curris Center Theater (IMDB Link)
February 18	Dr. Rusty Jones, “Wasn’t it Ironic? The First-Night Fiasco of The Knight of the Burning Pestle,” followed by a staging of Act One, scene one of Romeo and Juliet (MSU Theater Dept., MSU Fencing Club), 4:00-5:30 PM, Fine Arts – Room 623
February 19	MSU English Student Organization Roundtable Discussion, 4:30-5:30 PM, Faculty Hall – Room 208
February 22	Dr. Barbara Cobb, “Courting the Commoner in Romeo and Juliet,” followed by a staging of Act One, scene one of Romeo and Juliet (MSU Theater Dept., MSU Fencing Club), 4:00-5:30 PM, Fine Arts – Room 623
February 23	ASC Workshop, “Shakespeare in Your Mouth," 4:00-5:00 PM, Lovett Auditorium
February 24	ASC Workshop, “Shakespeare ‘s Staging Techniques,” 4:00-5:00 PM, Lovett Auditorium

"A Minute with Shakespeare" segments (Mp3):

"Sonnet 116, a perfect love poem"	"How should we love?"
"Sonnet 154, that little naked love god"	"Swounds, slids, snails and more swearing"
"The Knight of the Burning Pestle"	"Shakespeare's pirates"
"Beatrice and Benedick's merry war of wit"	"What's in a name?"
"The balcony scene"	"Rafe's Fourteeners"
"Was Shakespeare an honorable man?"	"Willy Wonka"
"Sonnet 130, a beautiful protestation"	"Rafe gets an arrowt through the head"
"Barbaroso, the evil giant"	"Are Jasper & Luce like Romeo & Juliet?"

Related Links

Check out the American Shakespeare Center on Facebook.

Visit the American Shakespeare Center web site.

See Murray State's Shakespeare Festival page.