It’s hard to believe the life that Improbable Fictions has had thus far: twenty five separate staged readings since 2010, covering Shakespeare, Aeschylus, Euripides, Elizabeth Cary, and Terry Pratchett, readings that have drawn on actors and audience members from the University of Alabama and the community of Tuscaloosa. It’s my pleasure today to announce aContinue reading “Lucky Number Seven”
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Forbidden Planet, Wednesday!
Join us this Wednesday, March 11th at 7:30pm in Tuscaloosa’s Bama Theatre for Forbidden Planet! If you consider yourself a film or science fiction geek and haven’t seen Forbidden Planet before, consider this Wednesday your chance to get right with the world before your geek license is revoked. This movie sets up so many tropes that will come toContinue reading “Forbidden Planet, Wednesday!”
Hamlet!
On Sunday, March 1st, the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies will host the American Shakespeare Center’s Method in Madness Tour. The ASC will be performing Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Morgan Auditorium that night at 7:30pm with pre-show music beginning at 7:00pm. The show will be free and open to the public. Seating is limited and available onContinue reading “Hamlet!”
West Side Story
For those of you who came to see The Tempest last night, thanks so much for supporting what we do! Now, take a deep breath. Release it. That’s about how much time you have before our next offering: the 1962 film West Side Story at the Bama Theatre, Monday, January 19th at 7:30pm. Here are the program notesContinue reading “West Side Story”
IF presents William Shakespeare’s *The Tempest*
Jan 15th, 2015, 7:30pm at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa. Starring Michael Witherell as Prospero. Our script can be downloaded here: The Tempest, adapted by Steve Burch and Emily Pitts Donahoe RSVP to the Facebook event!
Dec 16th’s Shakesfilm: To Be or Not To Be
This year the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies begins a Shakespeare on Film series at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. All films are free and open to the public. We’ve scheduled a range of films, some you’ve no doubt seen and loved, others you’ve not. Next up is To Be or NotContinue reading “Dec 16th’s Shakesfilm: To Be or Not To Be”
As You Like It!
Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s As You Like It on Thursday, December 4th, 7:30pm, at the Dinah Washington Black Box Theatre. The reading is directed by Deborah Parker, assistant directed by Jacob Crawford, and the cast includes students and faculty from UA and members of the Tuscaloosa community. If you missed our show,Continue reading “As You Like It!”
Next week, UA Theatre presents Twelfth Night
Shakesnews: Events for October 13th and 16th
The staged reading of Richard III was a great success, and I’ll have some audio posted from it later this week. First I have an announcement about two Shakepseare events happening next week. Shakespeare Behind Bars Hudson Strode’s next Shakespeare On Film offering will be Shakespeare Behind Bars, next Monday, October 13th, at 7:30pm at the Bama Theatre. Here’sContinue reading “Shakesnews: Events for October 13th and 16th”
Richard III
At 7:30pm on Wednesday, Oct 1st, Improbable Fictions will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Richard III at the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center (just down the block from the Bama Theatre). Pre-show music begins at 7:00pm. This reading is free and open to the public. The Facebook Event If you’re interested, you can find ourContinue reading “Richard III”
Sprockets and Springes 