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The Rude Mechanicals to perform "Pericles"

The Rude Mechanicals to perform “Pericles”

Katherine Metcalf • June 24, 2015

The Rude Mechanicals, a local Shakespeare in the park company, will soon return to the Park at Manderson Landing for the second show of their summer season with nothing less than sword fighters and pirates.The...

American Shakespeare Center comes to campus

American Shakespeare Center comes to campus

Drew Pendleton • February 25, 2015

William Shakespeare’s famous play “Hamlet” will come to life at The University of Alabama campus on Sunday as the American Shakespeare Center’s “Method in the Madness” tour will perform the...

Improbable Fictions hosts stage reading of 'The Tempest'

Improbable Fictions hosts stage reading of 'The Tempest'

Matthew Wilson • January 12, 2015

In Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” a defunct Duke of Milan conjures a massive storm and mighty plot to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful position. The classic play will be performed as a...

Operas deserve respect from musical theatre fans

Luke Haynes • November 23, 2014

It’s hard to believe “Miss Saigon,” a musical about prostitutes in Vietnam, “Aida,” a musical about slaves in Egypt and “RENT,” a musical about Bohemians in New York City all drew from the...

'Twelfth Night' offers adaptation

'Twelfth Night' offers adaptation

Margaret Wilbourne • November 17, 2014

By Margaret Wilbourne | Contributing Writer The University of Alabama’s Department of Theatre and Dance will offer a twist on classic Shakespeare in its upcoming production of “Twelfth Night,”...

Shakespeare adaptation series to hit Bama Theatre

Drew Pendleton • September 6, 2014

The Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies will bring a taste of 16th century England to Tuscaloosa with its film series showcasing adaptations of William Shakespeare’s various plays at the Bama...

Group brings theater outdoors

Group brings theater outdoors

Abbey Crain • July 2, 2012

Lawn chairs and picnic blankets lined the edge of the river at sunset to watch a local theater troupes' rendition of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” this past weekend at Manderson Landing. The Rude...

UA Theatre brings Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” to UA

CW Staff • February 7, 2010

It’s not an easy thing to take a nearly 400-year-old Shakespearean play and transform it into a show for a modern audience. It also isn’t easy to turn a four-and-a-half-hour tragedy into a one-and-a-half-hour...