Lipscomb Theatre kicks off its new season Friday with 'The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr'
Lacey Klotz |
Lipscomb University will kick off its 2015-16 theater season with London’s longest-running comedy, “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr,” beginning this Friday, Sept. 18.
This fast-paced comedy, directed by Nat McIntyre, features 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in only 97 minutes. It runs Sept. 18-20 and 25-27 in Lipscomb’s Flatt Theater adjacent to the Bennett Campus Center. Community members of all ages are invited to come and enjoy a modern and comical take on Shakespeare.
The play was written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield and was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987. It has become one of the world's most popular shows, playing frequently in a variety of languages, and is most notable for holding the (self-proclaimed) world record for the shortest-ever performance of Hamlet, clocking in at just 43 seconds.
The cast is made up of only three actors playing all of the roles. Anne Marie Bagge, a junior theater education major from Wheaton, Ill.; Andrew Johnson, a senior acting major from Nashville; and Nelson Tilley, a junior acting major from Lafayette, Ind., comprise the main cast. Freshmen Anna Elizabeth Micksch, a musical theatre major, and J.T. Friend, an acting major, both from Franklin, Tenn., also provide support for the show.
The play begins at 7:30 p.m. each night of the engagement. Tickets are $17 for individuals, $12 for university faculty/staff and Lipscomb alumni, and $5 for students of any age. They may be purchased by calling the Lipscomb Box Office at 615.966.7077 or purchase online.
Lipscomb Theatre exists to provide quality entertainment for the Nashville community and has a mission to provide invaluable training to aspiring artists in a Christ-centered environment. It is part of Lipscomb's College of Entertainment & the Arts.
Beki Baker, chair of the theater department, explained how significant it is to involve the community in Lipscomb’s theater season.
“One of our missions as a department and part of Lipscomb University is to provide service to our community,” said Baker. “This year we are hoping to help instill educational values in our local elementary, middle and high school students. Although this is a short production, the audience will learn about Shakespeare’s plays and that is relevant because you also learn about them in school.”
For more information about the 2015-16 Lipscomb Theatre season, click here.