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...Project, which kicked off its sixth season on Wednesday with “The Taming of the Shrew,” is a local theater company dedicated entirely to intimate and engaging productions of Shakespeare??s plays. Unlike many companies who operate out of one theatre, the Project’s productions crop up in unexpected locales, bringing the spirit of Shakespeare to myriad unconventional spaces. These temporary theatres foster an intimate connection between the players and the audience and work to eliminate the common stigmas of inaccessibility and intellectualism that surround Shakespeare...
...constant process of relocation with each new show aids the Project’s driving mission to spread Shakespeare??s insight and power by bringing his works to communities that possess few opportunities for local performance...
Driven by a commonly held belief in Shakespeare??s position as the greatest playwright of all time, the Project is unwavering in its conviction that, despite their mission to fundamentally change the way his plays are presented, the man’s work is eternally and transcendentally significant...
Through several educational programs based around theater and Shakespeare, the Project counters the persisting belief that Shakespeare??s works are inapplicable to modern times with a focus on the ways that the themes and the language of the plays tap into essentially human issues. “Even though he talks about sweeping things,” Evett says, “what he really understands better than any other writer is the intimate, personal struggles between people...
...minute game, scores of spectators watched as Libonati awarded the winner free tickets to “The Donkey Show,” an interactive, dance club-inspired rendition of Shakespeare??s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” co-directed by Paulus...