On April 3, 7:30 pm, at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (620 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa), Improbable Fictions will stage a selection of readings around the theme of strangers. Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm. As always, IF events are free and open to the public. Our inspiration piece for this event is Shakespeare’s monologueContinue reading “Early Modern Strangers, April 3”
Category Archives: Casting Call
Strode events, Spring 2019
We have an exciting slate of Strode-sponsored programs coming up this spring, compiled by program director and Hudson Strode Professor Michelle Dowd– please take note of these events and mark your calendars accordingly! Thanks to the abundance of early modern performances and films on offer this semester, Improbable Fictions is temporarily shifting focus away from ShakespeareContinue reading “Strode events, Spring 2019”
Shakespearean Boogaloo!
On Thursday, Feb 15, 7:30pm at the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center (http://cac.tuscarts.org/contactus.php), Improbable Fictions will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Henry IV part 2, Shakespearean Boogaloo, directed by Richard LeComte, (richard.lecomte@ua.edu). Free and open to the public. We’re still casting for this reading, so if you’re interested in participating, contact Richard soon!
IF’s Spring 2018 Season and Casting Call!
We’re still casting for all shows, so feel free to reach out to Nic Helms (nrhelms@ua.edu) or any of our directors if you’d like to participate! Thursday, Jan 18, 7:30pm at 205 Gorgas Library, a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, directed by Mark Hulse (mchulse@crimson.ua.edu). Thursday, Feb 15, 7:30pm at the Tuscaloosa Cultural ArtsContinue reading “IF’s Spring 2018 Season and Casting Call!”
Improbable Fictions’ 2017-18 Season
Fall 2017 casting calls! If you’re interested in reading for Titia Andronica, please contact Erin Hildebrand (eahildebrand@crimson.ua.edu) and Courtney Parker (caparker4@crimson.ua.edu). If you’re interested in reading for Samson Agonistes, please contact Nic Helms (nrhelms@ua.edu). If you’re interested in reading archival World War I materials at the Kentuck Festival of the Arts, please contact Deborah Parker (parkerburch@comcast.net). CastingContinue reading “Improbable Fictions’ 2017-18 Season”
IF presents Shakespeare’s *Antony and Cleopatra*, April 24
On Monday, April 24th at 7:30pm at the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center, Improbable Fictions will present Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Pre-show music begins at 7:10pm. As always, IF events are free and open to the public. The Facebook Event (The IF event will not star Sara Bernhardt as Cleopatra. Apologies.)
Restoring Summer, March 9th
Next Thursday, March 9th from 7:00 to 9:30pm, IF presents a cold reading workshop of Diamond Forde’s Restoring Summer, a play-in-progress with resonances from Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. We’ll meet in 205 Gorgas Library on UA’s campus, pass out scripts, and read through Diamond’s most recent draft. If you’re interested in reading or just in listening, drop by!Continue reading “Restoring Summer, March 9th”
Readers for *What Vicious Loves*
We’re still looking for a few good readers for Meredith Meredith Noseworthy’s What Vicious Loves: A Play, which we’ll be staging on February 26th in Gorgas 205. An adaptation of the myth of Romulus and Remus that casts the twins as women, What Vicious Loves is, to say the least, a timely piece. Here’s aContinue reading “Readers for *What Vicious Loves*”
Improbable Fictions, Spring 2017
I’m pleased to announce the spring 2017 lineup for Improbable Fictions! We’re organizing a wide variety of events this semester, including workshops on Shakespearean appropriations and two separate staged readings, one of Shakespeare and one of the early modern Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon. For the first four events, we ask that you RSVP to nrhelms@ua.eduContinue reading “Improbable Fictions, Spring 2017”
IF, Kentuck, and Augusta Evans Wilson
IMPROBABLE FICTIONS WANTS YOU! Why: We need readers! What: In collaboration with UA’s Hoole Special Collections Library, Improbable Fictions will be reading at the Spoken Word Tent of this year’s Kentuck Festival of the Arts. When: October 15 and 16, 2016 Where: Beautiful Kentuck Park in Northport, Al. What: We will be reading selections fromContinue reading “IF, Kentuck, and Augusta Evans Wilson”
Sprockets and Springes 