Shakespearean Update

The Shakespeareans of Tamanend Park
meeting
Saturday & Sunday 2-4
at the stage, weather permitting

Other times by appointment

Regarding postings;

• I am working to put labels on all Shakespearean Postings to make searching easier.
  

• I am approaching the Archive in two ways; 1) I am creating an Archive Heading for each posting which indicates everything spoken of under that heading is not current. That doesn't mean that portions of the archive material are not applicable. 2) I am gradually sorting through all the information and shifting the historical material into a Main Archive for each subject. Anything in the archive should not be considered as absolute policy, but may be applicable in the proper context.

• The postings which regard the specific time slots are applicable in terms of scheduling and procedure, however the current activity is not to be dictated wholly by previously posted information.

• Current programs will have their own information & schedules posted, although some of that information will be derived from past activities.
  

Current Status:

• I am adding thoughts to this listing from the top down as people discuss the upcoming programs with me.

• I have been inviting people to prepare their own material for Both Performance Schedules. In this way people can participate without the need to rearrange their lives around the stage in the park.
  

• As the time approaches for the April/May performance time slot, we will need to know who is planning on making a presentation. We have a limited time slot on each day, but we will have four days available. If you read the information provided here you will learn what has been done and understand what kind of programming we intend to pursue.

• A schedule will be posted to identify the time slots available.

• I am inviting other producers and organizations to prepare material for presentation in the park. The details of the modus operandi are open to discussion, but each program must generate it's own budget. Other details of this arrangement will be discussed in person, so interested persons should come to the park and check in at the office or the stage on the weekends.
  

• I am redesigning the seating to accommodate both paid and free seating. For various reasons, we cannot continue to make the all the seating entirely free.
  

• After the fall performances my inclination is take a hiatus, but we are still gathering at the stage and working on improving the Meadow Amphitheatre on Saturday & Sundays for those who care to join the effort or begin to study for performance.
  

• we have discussed presenting selections from a new opera of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" for the spring program, along with a film showing.

• study is continuing on "Loves Labor Lost" & "Much Ado About Nothing"
  

(look for a review of the Royal Shakespeare's national tour production of "Loves Labor Lost"
at Penn's Annenberg Center- performance on 11/31/09)

• we expect to have a performance and barbecue at the stage after the Southampton Days Parade this year and anyone wanting to join in the parade is welcome. Refer to the archive below for specifics pertaining to the 2009 parade. In all instances, each person is responsible for their own costume. This year's them is "Robin Hood & his Merry Men"
  

• a "Shakespeare for Kids" program is being prepared for the summer and we will be posting information about that when it is finalized.

• as always, assistance in planning, fund raising or managing the events is most welcomed.

• we need to to further refine, implement, and follow through on the sponsorship program. This means that we need to make a greater effort to stay in touch with our sponsors, keep them involved in what is happening, and offer them benefits for their support of the programs. Persons who are particularly good at this are invited to assist in this regard.
  

Read a report on the Fall 2009 Performances

A review of "Loves Labor Lost"
presented by the Globe theatre of London
at The Annenberg Centre

The Shakespearean Archive