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Stone Soup Shakespeare's Tour 2021 is almost here! The play that took us two years to create has been crafted and curated and starting Wednesday, September 8 will be on the road and headed to your "backyard." When you're prepping your back to school lists remember to add picnic snacks to it, and picnic with us.
Thanks to science and vaccines and neighbors and sonnets for getting us back to performing. For more information on how you can join us on tour just visit our tour page. AND for more information on how you can get vaccinated just ask! #VaxToGetBack |
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Season 11: Ebb and FLOW
Stone Soup Shakespeare headed HOME in theme in Season 10. Our anniversary season however was altered as the world shifted in unexpected ways. As we navigate with our neighbors near and far to continue telling stories and keeping community we acknowledge that there are ups and downs, ins and outs, an ebb and flow to each moment. And so we are honoring that by creating content for the continued time we have to spend at a distance, in anticipation of moments when we will again be able to travel to your "backyard."
a note from the Artistic Director |
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Tour 2021: Hamlet
In Stone Soup Shakespeare's early 2021 Fall tour of Hamlet, a decadent party swirls around the prince as he encounters ghosts, wrestles with his inner demons, and seeks revenge for the mistakes of the past generation. Featuring new music by Chicago musicians, Hamlet explores a young person finding his way in a dangerous world.
Counter Expedition
This PLAY-BY-MAIL adventure was part scavenger hunt, part choose your own adventure, and part pen pal fun. Every choice made (or not made) in response to mailings leads to a different play, a different character, and a different exploration of Shakespeare's world. Missed it? We had so much fun being pen pals this past year, we might just have to do it again!
Community Rehearsal
In December we held daily "rehearsals" online. We provided ways to stretch, move, speak, and discover Shakespeare with ensemble members and friends via video clips. If you missed this, don't worry - we'll working on a library of all of our virtual offerings and these learning videos will be part of that fun!
REVERSE TOUR | RUOT ESREVER
Part telephone, part exquisite corpse this video project begins with footage from a walk in the shoes of artists and friends within our normal tour region which will offer inspiration for writers, directors, actors and other film artists across the globe. The final product will be available first to audiences, and then we will unveil the layers one by one until we return to the initial footage, providing inspiration ever step of the way.
In Stone Soup Shakespeare's early 2021 Fall tour of Hamlet, a decadent party swirls around the prince as he encounters ghosts, wrestles with his inner demons, and seeks revenge for the mistakes of the past generation. Featuring new music by Chicago musicians, Hamlet explores a young person finding his way in a dangerous world.
Counter Expedition
This PLAY-BY-MAIL adventure was part scavenger hunt, part choose your own adventure, and part pen pal fun. Every choice made (or not made) in response to mailings leads to a different play, a different character, and a different exploration of Shakespeare's world. Missed it? We had so much fun being pen pals this past year, we might just have to do it again!
Community Rehearsal
In December we held daily "rehearsals" online. We provided ways to stretch, move, speak, and discover Shakespeare with ensemble members and friends via video clips. If you missed this, don't worry - we'll working on a library of all of our virtual offerings and these learning videos will be part of that fun!
REVERSE TOUR | RUOT ESREVER
Part telephone, part exquisite corpse this video project begins with footage from a walk in the shoes of artists and friends within our normal tour region which will offer inspiration for writers, directors, actors and other film artists across the globe. The final product will be available first to audiences, and then we will unveil the layers one by one until we return to the initial footage, providing inspiration ever step of the way.
How We Bring Shakespeare to Life
Stone Soup Shakespeare presents the plays of Shakespeare as if they are brand new stories because to many people they are. We hope that our audiences' first experience with Shakespeare will be lively and entertaining. For those already acquainted with Shakespeare, we hope they can come and see these plays as new stories told again for the first time.
Shakespeare's plays were meant to be seen and heard— not read in a classroom. We strive to mimic the energy and inventiveness of the troupes of players popular in Shakespeare’s day making them accessible to a modern audience.
Our performances are free to the public to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience these plays as they come to life.
Shakespeare's plays were meant to be seen and heard— not read in a classroom. We strive to mimic the energy and inventiveness of the troupes of players popular in Shakespeare’s day making them accessible to a modern audience.
Our performances are free to the public to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience these plays as they come to life.