SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Sponsored by:
BRITTA & DENIS J, NAYDEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LTD

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - THE KWESKIN THEATRE
February 1 thru 23

Directed by Gordon Casagrande
Stage Combat/Choreography by Karen Casagrande
Music Direction by Peter Randazzo

Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block... the deadline for his new play - “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter” - is fast
approaching but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece. Based on the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, this exuberant theatrical "love letter" is no less a joy than the original screen version. Filled with music and a huge cast of colorful characters, the play captures the Bard as he struggles with writer's block and a forbidden romance with the woman who inspires some of his greatest work. An epic Elizabethan extravaganza, it is rousing, bawdy, funny, and a beautiful homage to love, art, and Shakespeare himself. (Rated NC17 for implied sexual activity.)

CAST (in alphabetical order)

(Red denotes Curtain Call debut.)
Michael Bonarrigo
Tim Brandt
Catherine Cavender
Victoria Clougher
Stephen DiRocco
Tommy DeSalvo
Natasha Fenster
Scott Ferrara
Bob Filipowich
Eli Foodman
Robert Geils
Eric Hu
Tessa Kurtz
Joey Macari
Daniel Mann
Chris Miller
Celine Montaudy
Jim Muthersbaugh
Michael Okulski
Kyle Runestad
Gregorio Santa
Wiiliam Squier
Parke Stevenson
Alexandra Stewart
Marc Ursone
Amy Wade
Meredith Walker
Bill Warncke
Paul William
Jerusha Wright
Michael Wright