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Greetings Educators!
The Glass Menagerie (Mar. 16). Directed by Monica White Ndounou
The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams’s poetic account of the Wingfield family during the Great Depression in St. Louis Missouri. Within their one-bedroom tenement, they cope and comfort each other while the absent Mr. Wingfield smiles at them from his larger than life-size photograph. Each family member seeks a remedy for their malaise, but their respective antidotes are at odds. From laughable measures and throwing caution to the wind as well as finding refuge in the simple things, they all want to escape their respective, although, shared situation. It’s a precarious arrangement with heightened stakes as the non-traditional casting offers an expanded view of each member’s motivations and limitations of the time.
DISCLAIMER: This play has strong language around race and use of tobacco. This show is meant for an audience age 12+.
RSVP Here: https://forms.office.com/r/EAD3ZXsWu4
We need to know the number of students and chaperones by Friday, Mar. 3.
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Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet...Ends Wells (May 18 & May 25) Directed by L. Peter Callender
Romeo & Juliet is one of the most prolific love stories of all time, this newly conceptualized production of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers is reimagined in a contemporary setting. It’s love at first sight, for teen Romeo when he meets the enchanting Juliet at a party. They discover the other is from an ancient family rival. How strong is their desire to go against all encounters and remain true when the unimaginable happens? Leave your “already-seen-it” minds behind, for this production is different from all others.
DISCLAIMER: This play has mature themes and staged violence. This show is meant for an audience age 12+
- RSVP Here: https://forms.office.com/r/8VADaK83A6
- We need to know the number of students and chaperones by Friday, Apr. 28. This is an amazing field trip opportunity, and we would love for your students to be witness to these educational and impactful productions. After each show there will be a talk-back with the actors (please ensure that students have the time to stay 20 minutes post-show). Please have teachers reach out as soon as possible to reserve seats. Our max capacity per show is 530 seats.
The performance location is: Marines Memorial Theatre 609 Sutter Street. San Francisco, CA
Please contact Director of Education & Engagement, Dallas Thomas at dallas@african-americanshakes.org if you have any questions or concerns.