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O Brave New World is a series of community programs surrounding Great Lakes Theater Festival’s spring production of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. This programming, held throughout Northern Ohio from March through October 2007, is designed for audiences of all backgrounds and ages. All Surround events are FREE and open to the public.
  
A FREE Outreach Touring Production
Written and Directed by: Daniel Hahn
What happened on Shakespeare’s charmed island before Prospero summoned forth The Tempest? In this imagined prequel to Shakespeare’s masterpiece, we see if Princess Miranda and the sprightly Ariel can transform a monstrous Caliban from beastly creature into redeemed hero, with the aid of Shakespearean scenes magically springing to life from Prospero’s enchanted book. Does art truly hold the power to transform? Before The Storm is designed for audiences of all background and ages. This Surround event is free and open to the public at all non-school venues.
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| Faye Hargate as Ariel in Before the Storm. |
Anne McEvoy as the witch Sycorax torments her son Caliban, played by Geoff Knox. |
Michael Regnier as Prospero holds his magic book, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, and his magic staff. |
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| Caliban (Geoff Knox) is transformed by playing the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene with Miranda (Lara Mielcarek). |
Lara Mielcarek as Miranda opens Prospero’s magic book for the first time. |
Geoff Knox as Caliban, holding the magic staff and standing over Prospero’s magic book, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. |
O Brave New World Outreach Tour Schedule
Friday, March 9, 8:00pm
The Alcazar
2450 Derbyshire Road
Cleveland Heights 44106
216.321.5400 |
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Sunday, March 18, 2:00pm
Akron-Summit County Public
Library - Main Library
60 South High Street
Akron 44326
330.643.9008 |
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Monday, March 26, 7:00pm
Clague Playhouse
1371 Clague Road
Westlake 44145
440.331.0403 |
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Sunday, March 11, 2:00pm
Cleveland Heights /
University Heights Library
2345 Lee Road
Cleveland 44118
216.932.3600 ext. 250 |
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Monday, March 19, 9:00am
Firestone High School
333 Rampart Avenue
Akron 44313
330.873.3315
Private School Performance |
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Tuesday, March 27, 1:00pm
Elyria Catholic High School
725 Gulf Road
Elyria 44035
440.365.1821
Private School Performance |
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Monday, March 12, 10:00am
Lake Ridge Academy
37501 Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville 44039
440.327.1175 ext. 275
Private School Performance
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Tuesday, March 20, 7:00pm
Fairview Park Public Library
21255 Lorain Road
Fairview Park 44126
440.333.4700 |
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Wednesday, March 28, 1:00pm
North Ridgeville High School
34600 Bainbridge Road
North Ridgeville 44039
440.327.1992
Private School Performance |
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Tuesday, March 13, 7:30pm
Lorain County Community College
Stocker Center Theatre
1005 Abbe Road North
Elyria 44035
800.995.5222 ext. 7120
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Thursday, March 22, 7:00pm
Nordonia Hills Branch /
Akron Public Library
9458 Olde Eight Road
Northfield 44067
330.467.8595
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Thursday, March 29, 1:00pm
Lorain Admiral King High School
2600 Ashland Avenue
Lorain 44055
440.282.9191
Private School Performance |
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Wednesday, March 14, 1:00pm
Northwest Akron Branch /
Akron Public Library
1720 Shatto Avenue
Akron 44313
330.836.1081 |
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Friday, March 23, 1:00pm
Cleveland Sight Center
1909 East 101st Street
Cleveland 44106
216.791.8118 ext. 226
Audio Described Performance |
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Friday, March 30, 2:00pm
Jennings Center for Older Adults
10204 Granger Road
Garfield Heights 44125
216-581-2900 ext. 2297 |
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Thursday, March 15, 7:30pm
John Carroll University
Marinello Little Theatre
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Heights 44118
216.397.4191 |
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Sunday, March 25, 3:00pm
St. Augustine Church
2486 West 14th Street
Cleveland 44113
216.781.5530
Sign Interpreted Performance
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Thursday, April 12, 3:30pm
The University of Akron Martin
University Center
105 Fir Hill Street
Akron 44325
330-972-7601 |
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Friday, March 16, 11:00am
Cleveland Public Library /
MLK, Jr. Branch
1962 Stokes Blvd.
Cleveland 44106
216.623.7018 |
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Monday, March 26, 12:30pm
Idea Center at Playhouse Square
Westfield Insurance
Studio Theatre
1375 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland 44115
216.916.6100 |
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MORE SURROUND EVENTS
BARDSTOCK F.M. 6.0 – A SHAKESPEAREAN SONGWRITING CONTEST AND RADIO BROADCAST
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 12:00 pm
WCPN 90.3 FM ideastream
Great Lakes Theater Festival, in partnership with 90.3 WCPN ideastream, proudly presents Bardstock F.M. – an innovative radio program that features original student music inspired by William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Hosted by Dee Perry of WCPN’s award-winning radio program Around Noon, Bardstock F.M. features student music, interviews with the student composers and musicians, as well as unique scholarly insights. Middle and high school student musicians may register for the competition by calling Daniel Hahn at 216.241.5490 ext. 307.
Listen to the winning songs from Bardstock 6.0.
VIRTUE IS BOLD: A STUDENT DESIGNED LOBBY EXHIBIT
October, 5-21, 2007 Ohio Theatre Lobby
Playhouse Square Center
In March 2007, Great Lakes Theater Festival provided a three-hour
student workshop for art students enrolled at the Firelands Association
for the Visual Arts (FAVA) in Oberlin. This workshop provided an
in-depth exploration of William Shakespeare’s Measure
for Measure
utilizing improvisation, theater exercises and actual scenes from the
play. At the conclusion of the workshop, students were asked to read
Measure for Measure and spend the coming months creating an original
piece of artwork inspired by something in the play that personally moved
them. Seven months later, we proudly display the grand prize winning
portrait, composed by Wellington High School eleventh grade artist
Abigail Conklin. Special thanks to Lorain County’s Gifted Program
Coordinator Mary Ellen Carras for her coordination of and dedication to
this project.
-Daniel Hahn, Director of Education, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Measure for Measure: My Version
After Daniel Hahn’s student workshop, when I thought about what I could
make as a piece of art representative of Measure for Measure, so many
characters, thoughts and ideas flashed through my mind in instant
pieces… so many bits of art that could be potentially beautiful, but
one subject that connected most with me was Juliet. Although she did
not have a very big role in the play, her character and struggle sparked
enough emotion in me to create this portrait. The piece of art is
virtually identical to what I saw in my head, and I was very pleased
with it: the downward angle, her soft eyelashes, her quiet smile, and,
of course, her lace-wrapped hands resting contentedly on her swollen
belly. Her love for her unborn child, taboo as it was, was not atypical
in the least, but for some reason, it struck me as poetic and worthy of
depiction.
-Abigail Conklin, Wellington High, grade 11, Lorain County Gifted Art
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A FREE TEACHER WORKSHOP: BUT ONLY HOPE
Monday, April 23, 2007
(on William Shakespeare’s birthday!)
Playhouse Square Center
Area educators celebrated William Shakespeare’s 443rd birthday on April 23, 2007 by exploring the Bard’s Measure for Measure with keynote speaker and Shakespearean scholar Betsy Shevey.
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| Shakespeare took a contemporary twist when these teachers created an “American Idol” themed improvisation, using Shakespearean quotations throughout. |
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“If music be the food of love, play on!” |
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| A Shakespearean birthday cake topped off an exciting full-day workshop exploring Measure for Measure. |
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Keynote speaker Betsy Shevey shares a laugh with local educators. From left to right: Allison Morris (Sandy Valley High), Tom Morris (Dover High), Betsy Shevey, Carol Butler (Sandy Valley High). |
LCCC STUDENT PLAY WRITING CONTEST: WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE
Thursday, April 26 & Monday, April 30, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Lorain County Community College
Stocker Center, Studio Theater, 1005 Abbe Road North, Elyria
Don’t miss this thrilling series of original short plays written and presented by the students of the Lorain College Community College theater department. This program offers a talk-back with the student playwrights and a panel of distinguished professional Cleveland theater artists. The students’ plays are presented and adjudicated on April 26. The winning play is staged by GLTF’s Daniel Hahn and performed by professional actors on Monday, April 30, 2007.
This program is free and open to audiences of all backgrounds and ages. For more information, call 1-800-955-5222 ext. 7120.
 Susan Hutner (mother of the bride), Kelly Elliott (maid of honor) and Lauren Smith (bride) appear in LCCC student Jennifer Hoholski’s first place winning play “Wedding Drama,” directed by GLTF Education Director Daniel Hahn.
O Brave New World is a community collaboration between:
Great Lakes Theater Festival and…
Akron-Summit County Public Library System
The Alcazar
Clague Playhouse
Cleveland Heights / University Heights Library
Cleveland Public Library System
Cleveland Municipal School District
Cleveland Sight Center
Cuyahoga County Public Library System
Elyria Catholic High School
Fairview Public Library System
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA)
ideastream
Jennings Center for Older Adults
John Carroll University
Lake Ridge Academy
Lorain County Community College
Lorain Public Schools
Mary Ellen Carras, High School Coordinator, Gifted Program, Lorain County
Nordonia Hills Public Library
Playhouse Square Center
St. Augustine Church
The University of Akron
90.3 WCPN ideastream
Our Education Programs and this touring production of Before the Storm are presented through the generous support of:
The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
The George W. Codington Charitable Foundation
The Collacott Foundation
The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County
The Alton F. and Carrie S. Davis Fund
Eaton Corporation
The Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation
The GAR Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Laub Foundation
The Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust
MBNA Foundation
The Amanda Ford Morris Charitable Lead Trust
David and Inez Myers Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
The Nordson Corporation Foundation
The Ohio Arts Council
Laura and Alvin Siegal
The Stocker Foundation
The Thomas H. White Foundation |
