Staged Reading – Page 6 – Sprockets and Springes

The Generosity of Timon

IF presents Timon of Athens

@ The Greensboro Room of Bama Theatre Pre-show music at 7:10pm Staged reading at 7:30pm Free Admission ($1 donations to the Bama Theatre Restoration Fund appreciated) Come see IF’s staged reading of Shakespeare’s unfinished work *Timon of Athens*, a parable of generosity, greed, and the ancient Greek economy. More importantly, it also has some ofContinue reading “IF presents Timon of Athens”

A Mid-October Night’s Dream

Demi-gods, fairies, kings and lovers from all those categories and more mingle, dance, fight, enchant and fall witlessly love in the Improbable Fictions’ staged reading of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Two performances will be given, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 in the Bama Theatre’s Greensboro Room, and at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21Continue reading “A Mid-October Night’s Dream”

IF presents Euripides’ Hecuba

Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Hecuba, Euripides’ other great tragedy about Hecuba and the women of Troy, written before Trojan Women, and taking place about three days after the events of the second play. A timeless and terrifying tale of loss, betrayal, and revenge by a group of powerless, voiceless prisoners after the cataclysmicContinue reading “IF presents Euripides’ Hecuba”

Hearing the Human: Empathic Listening and Theater of War’s Ajax

In a recent American Repertory Theater article, Brian Doerries makes a bold claim about Theater of War, a staged reading series of Sophocles’ Ajax and Philoctetes funded in part by the Department of Defense. Doerries writes, “People who live lives of mythological proportions, who confront the darkest aspects of our humanity and face life andContinue reading “Hearing the Human: Empathic Listening and Theater of War’s Ajax”

Mark Me

Staging Hamlet for Improbable Fictions posed a problem: how do you depict the ghost of Hamlet’s father? Special effects often fall flat at this moment: various combinations of white sheets, eerie green lights, and zombie makeup. And certainly, the special effects budget of an IF production totals about $0.00. I trust our audiences to haveContinue reading “Mark Me”

Hamlet: April 21st, Farrah Hall 214

Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a play that needs no preamble: the play’s the thing. The rest is silence. April 21st, 2011, 7:30 pm. Pre-show music at 7:00. Farrah Hall 214, just southeast of the Quad. There’s plenty of parking behind Farrah Hall after 6:00. Free and open to the public.Continue reading “Hamlet: April 21st, Farrah Hall 214”