The Taming of the Shrew – Summer 2011
Bianca’s suitors persuade the fortune seeking Petruchio to woo Katherine, agreeing to pay for all his expenses and luring him with the promise of her large dowry. Meanwhile Lucentio, a visiting student, has also fallen in love with Bianca and disguises himself as a tutor to deceive her suitors and win her heart. Mayhem, romance, mistaken identity and ultimately love are all wrapped up in this whirlwind of a comedy.
On the Verge – Spring 2011
In 1888, three experienced American lady adventurers armed with umbrellas, a picnic and pith helmets, set out on their greatest trek that takes them through the wilds of the jungle, the mountain heights of the Himalayas and through time itself.
IRL (In Real Life) – Fall 2010
When the four characters in “i r l (in real life)” arrive in Los Angeles for a convention of their favorite online game, they are thinking of more than just swords and dragons. Longtime friends online, they’ve decided to use this convention as an excuse to meet for the first time “in real life.” What they find at the convention hall is sometimes more and sometimes less than what they’d hoped, and they all must struggle to come to grips with the differences between their idealized online personas and their more complicated real-life selves.
Twelfth Night – Summer 2010
Shipwrecks, identical twins, cross dressing, unrequited love, relentless drinking… everything Shakespeare ever wanted to put on stage, and more! Shadows and Dreams Theatre Company is proud to present Twelfth Night; from its unforgettable opening line to its deliriously comic conclusion, Twelfth Night is a masterpiece of disguise, deception and desire.
The Comedy of Errors – Summer 2009
When Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse set out to find their long lost twin brothers, they expected a family reunion, not a family disaster. But when they find their brothers without realizing it, and are mistaken for them by a whole town, a disaster is exactly what they have. Before long they’ve misplaced a thousand marks, they’ve accidentally stolen a gold chain, and have suddenly acquired wives (and children!) that they have never met before today. And soon both pairs of brothers are on the run, from the law, the mobsters, their wives, a sultry jazz singer, and a sinister mountebank, all the while racing against time to save a father that none of them even know is in danger.
Romeo and Juliet – Spring 2009
Two star crossed lovers take their lives. Shadows and Dreams Theatre company presents Shakespeare’s classic tragedy in the luxurious setting of Beverly Hills. Juliet and Romeo are the children of feuding studio executives in L.A. Goth Juliet thinks that a relationship with the preppy Romeo would be the ultimate way to torment her parents. Childish rebellion turns into real love and results in tragedy for everyone involved in the feud.
A bold retelling with a little bit of Gossip Girl, a little bit of L.A. and a whole lot of Shakespeare.
Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief – Fall 2008
Paula Vogel’s provocative retelling of Othello is a darkly comic meditation on class, sex, power, violence, and friendship (or lack thereof) between women in a man’s world. Performed at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver, BC.
As You Like It – Summer 2008
Hippies, lovestruck shepherds and a variety of other star-crossed lovers romp around the forest, sparring about love and melancholy in this family friendly production.
Performed at Queen’s Park New Westminster as part of the New Westminster Parks and Recreation’s Summer Sunday Revue .
Hamlet – Winter 2007
Betrayal, Madness and Revenge, in Ninety Minutes…Presented by just seven actors in an uninterrupted hour and a half, this production strips Shakespeare’s longest play down to it’s dark heart of sorrow, anger and sudden tragic violence.
Performed at the Beaumont Studios in Vancouver, BC and at Glenbrooke Middle School in New Westminster, BC.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Summer 2007
Chaos and hilarity ensue as a pair of star-crossed lovers, a spurned maiden, some fighting fairies and a band of amateur actors are caught up in the magic of a mischievous sprite
Performed at Queen’s Park New Westminster as part of the New Westminster Parks and Recreation’s Summer Sunday Revue.