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2013 INAUGURAL FESTIVAL SEASON
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Petronia Paley
Waterfront Amphitheater at Riverbank State Park
August 27 – September 1, 2013
CORIOLANUS: The African Warrior
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jeffery V. Thompson
Poet’s Den Theater
October 31 - November 10, 2013
SHAKESPEARE ON FILM
Shakespeare Behind Bars
Ray Finnes CORIOLANUS
Romeo & Juliet In Harlem
film festival curated by Tony Howard
presented in partnership with the East Harlem Film Festival, New Heritage Films/Harlemwood Film Festival & the Royal Shakespeare Company
October 19 - October 25, 2013
OTHELLO: The Moor of Venice
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lisa Wolpe
City College Center for the Arts
December 15, 2013
2014 FESTIVAL SEASON
THE SABLE SERIES: The History
of Black Shakespearean Actors
Written by Debra Ann Byrd & Dathan B. Williams
Directed by Dathan B. Williams
Hosack Hall/New York Academy of Medicine
August 11, 2014
FREEDOM SUMMER
Written, Produced and
Directed by Stanley Nelson
Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
August 29, 2014
JUST ABOUT LOVE
Written by Leah Maddrie
Directed by Dathan B. Williams
Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
August 30, 2014
All-Female Concert Performance
JULIUS CAESAR
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Petronia Paley
Musical Direction by Kelvyn Bell
My Image Studios Theater
June 8, 2015
ShakespeareOnFilm
JULIUS CAESAR
Directed by the RSC's artistic director, Gregory Doran
My Image Studios Theater
June 22, 2015
2015 FESTIVAL SEASON
THE SABLE SERIES: The History
of Black Shakespearean Actors
Written by Debra Ann Byrd & Dathan B. Williams
Directed by Dathan B. Williams
My Image Studio Theatres
presented in partnership with the MIST/Harlem and CommunityWorks NYC
August 10, 2015
OTHELLO:The Moor of Venice
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Trezana Beverley
Dorothy Maynor Theater
November 6th thru 22nd, 2015
UP NEXT FROM THE FESTIVAL
ShakespeareOnFilm
Film No. 1 // OTHELLO
Starring Laurence Fishburne & Kenneth Branagh
1995 (123 mins)
Dorothy Maynor Theater
November 14th, 2015
ShakespeareOnFilm
Film No. 2 // OMKARA
International Bollywood Othello
2006 (155 Mins)
Dorothy Maynor Theater
November 14th, 2015
Mrs Warren's Profession
Written By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Kevin Connell
Much Ado About Nothing
Written by Williams Shaespeare
Directed by Dathan B. Willams
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Nominated for 5 AUDELCO Awards
Nominated for 4 AUDELCO Awards
Performed to sold out house
Performed to sold out house
Performed to sold out house