The Shakespeare Players of Rochester, a program of the Rochester Community Players, will present The Tragedy of Macbeth at MuCCC (the Multiple-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Avenue (corner of Faimount St., three blocks east of University Ave.), opening October 28, 2010 and running three weekends to November 13.
Tickets prices:
$15.00 General admission
$10.00 Seniors (anyone over age 65)
$5.00 Juniors (anyone under age 25.)
To purchase tickets in advance, without any service charge, please mail a check for the total amount, payable to "Rochester Community Players", to 1110 Park Avenue, Rochester NY 14610. Please include your name, the number of tickets, the type of tickets (General, Senior, Junior) and an email address where we may email a confirmation of receipt. Please mail ticket request at least one week in advance.
STUDENT GROUP SPECIAL! For Thursday night performances only (10/28, 11/4 & 11/11), school groups, including college groups, of ten or more students: $2.00 per student, $10.00 per adult accompanying students. Reservations must be paid for at least two weeks in advance. For student groups only, please call 585-261-6461 to arrange for student group reservations.
Performance dates for Macbeth:
Thursday, October 28 8:00 PM
Friday, October 29 8:00 PM
Saturday October 30 8:00 PM
Sunday October 31 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 4 8:00 PM
Friday November 5 8:00 PM
Saturday October 6 8:00 PM
Thursday, November11 8:00 PM
Friday November 12 8:00 PM
Saturday November 13 8:00 PM.
The cast is as follows (in order of appearance):
[The witches]
Crone - Kim Niles
Mother - Stephanie Paredes
Maiden - Shannon Laverty
Duncan - Terrance Brennan
Malcolm - Aubrey Eaton
Lennox - Carl Girard
Ross - Meghan Rose Tonery
Macbeth - Mark Casey
Banquo/Ghost of Banquo - Jeffery Jones
Angus - Katharine Sanford
Lady Macbeth - Liz Porta
Seyton - Suzanne Bell
Macduff/First Apparition - Jonathan Ntheketha
Company 1 (Donalbain/2nd Apparition/Callum) - Megan Steron
Company 2 (Fleance/Gentlewoman) - Rachel Solomon
Company 3 (A Porter/Messenger/Mentieth) - Roger Gans
Company 4 (First Murderer/Young Siward) - Kate Sherman
Company 5 (A Sergeant/Second Murderer/A Scottish Doctor) - Jonathan Wetherbee
Company 6 (Third Murderer/Siward) - Ken Dauer
Company 7 (Lady Macduff) - Jillian Christensen
Company 8 (An Old Man/Caithness) - Ira *Jack* Simel
July 1 to 16, 2011: or 15th annual free Shakespeare at the Highland Park Bowl (1200 South Avenue
 Much Ado About Nothing: 2010 show at the Bowl: We have now completed our free Shakespeare at the Bowl production of Much Ado About Nothing, performed
July 2 to 17, 2010. Thanks to a great cast and crew and a wonderful audience (turnout up 30%!) This production was directed by Jean Ryon and
produced by Patrick Niles-White. This production was presented with the
cooperation and support of the Monroe County Parks Department and with the support of the Law Firm of Boylan, Brown.
Pictured here: featuring two main characters: Trish Annese portraying Beatrice and
Mark Casey as Benedick. Photo credit is Peter Scribner; Costumes by
Karen Noske.
Eleven performances are scheduled for the following dates (all performances start at 8:00):
Friday July 2 and Saturday July 3
Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday July 7
Friday July 9, Saturday July 10, and Sunday July 11
Tuesday July 13 and Wednesday July 14
Friday July 16 and Saturday July 17
This is the fourteenth annual Shakespeare at the Bowl production of the
Shakespeare Players of Rochester. RCP's Shakespeare Players program is
a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America (STAA).
Online resources about the play:
Wikipedia
1993 Kenneth Branagh movie
Opening scene of 1993 movie on YouTube
Spark notes
Cummings study guide
Full text(and another)
Cast list for Much Ado About Nothing
Don Pedro: Jonathan
Ntheketha
Don John: Jeffery
Jones
Antonio: Roger
Gans
Claudio: Kevin
McGinn
Benedick: Mark
Casey
Borachio: James Heath
Leonato: Tom
Bohrer
Hero: Shannon
Laverty
Beatrice: Trish
Annese
Dogberry: Greg Byrne
Verges: Darrell
Lance
Balthasar: Jerry
Jones
Conrad: Andy
Cowen
Margaret: Katharine
Sanford
Ursula: Amy
Canfield
Friar Francis/Messenger 1 Brad
Craddock
Constabulary Force Wayne
Dunbar, Mark Block, Ken Dauer, Jeff Lure
Ensemble: Julia Eddy, Beth Faraone, Evan McArthur, & Megan Steron
Performances will start at 8:00 PM. The Highland Park Bowl is at 1200 South Avenue, Rochester NY (Corner of South and Reservoir; click here for map) Note: there is no performance July 4. The Thursday night Movies at the Bowl series starts July 8 (see our Movies at the Bowl page.)
Light refreshments will be served at the Bowl at each performance.
Normal Monroe County Parks Department rules apply as to bringing food
and beverages to the Highland Park Bowl. It is advisable to bring a
lawn chair or a blanket, and be prepared with bug repellent.
Since 1997, RCP's Shakespeare Players program has produced a dozen Shakespearian epics. Many from the cast of last year's epic Hamlet
return to this production, including Trish Annese (last year's
Gertrude, this year's Beatrice). This year marks a return to an old
favorite as Much Ado was the first performance we put on in the Bowl in 1997.
This production is co-sponsored by the Monroe County Parks Department. This production is supported in part by the law firm of Boylan Brown.
The Shakespeare Players of Rochester program is a proud member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America.
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