SAN DIEGO – Following a sold-out showing in June, The Old Globe will offer an encore presentation of Thinking Shakespeare Live!, a 90-minute exploration of the language of Shakespeare, Saturday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. Led by Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and assisted by three professional classical actors, this special program based on Edelstein’s book, Thinking Shakespeare: A How-To Guide for Student Actors, Directors, and Anyone Else Who Wants to Feel More Comfortable with the Bard, reveals a performer’s approach to Shakespearean language so audiences may easily understand the poetry of the Bard. This encore presentation will also feature new material and insights designed especially for Globe audiences. An ideal introduction to Shakespeare for families and young audiences, Thinking Shakespeare Live! will take place on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Tickets are currently available to subscribers only and will go on sale to the public Friday, July 12 at 12 noon. Tickets are $10 for subscribers and full-time students and $15 for general audiences and can be purchased online at TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at 619-23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.
“San Diego boasts a huge and hungry audience for Shakespeare, and one of the Globe’s most important responsibilities is to continue finding innovative ways to serve it,” said Edelstein. “The response to Thinking Shakespeare Live! was extremely gratifying, and I am very happy to be able to present an encore. I’ll do anything I can to spread the Shakespeare love.”
