Upcoming Productions

Now Rehearsing: Spring Shakespeare Workshop, "Shakespeare's One-on-One"

As the title indicates, the theme of this lively and fun workshop will be magnificent two-character scenes in Shakespeare — some light and comic, some deadly serious. The two-character format in each scene will simplify our staging and blocking and allow our Players to concentrate on their speaking and acting in an exceptionally focused way. It should have special appeal both to newcomers who want to try out understanding and acting Shakespeare, and to veterans of YSP who want the pure challenge of the two-person scenes to hone their skills. (And there will always be fresh one-on-one scenes for those who have done this Workshop before!) [begins March 1; performs in May]

Now Rehearsing: Caesar and Cleopatra by G.B. Shaw

This famous comedy is Shaw’s witty interpretation of Julius Caesar’s completing his conquest of Egypt for the Roman Empire while meeting a very young Cleopatra and helping her to learn how to become a queen (while she teaches him a thing or two as well!). [begins April 2; performs in June.]

Now Accepting Registrations: Shakespeare's Richard II and Richard III

This summer, we will "tell sad stories of the death of kings" — two of the most famous Shakespeare ever told. Early in the summer, YSP will again present King Richard II— the lyrical and intensely beautiful story of a bad II
king who becomes a great victim. This tale, told in some of the most beautiful language ever written, begins the era of history about which Shakespeare wrote most of his History Plays. The story that ends that historical era is the one we produce in the latter half of the summer: King Richard III. This will be a first for YSP — our first production ever of Richard III! Richard, the hunchback noble with lots of personality and absolutely no conscience, claws and kills his way to the kingship, before he is brought low. And the play is filled with many other very strong characters — female as well as male — who interact with him. [Richard II begins May 19; performs in late July. Richard III begins on June 30; performs in late August.]

Now Accepting Registrations: Shakespeare's The Tempest

Then, in the fall (rehearsing mainly on weekends) we will once again produce The Tempest — Shakespeare’s magical, beautiful story of Prospero, Arial, Caliban, Miranda, Ferdinand, and the "Men of Sin" who wrongly took over Milan. The Tempest, most likely Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, is about redemption and forgiveness -- and reminds us that "We are such stuff as dreams are made on." [begins September 13; performs in December]

Now Accepting Registrations: Brief, Focused Workshops