FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2016
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Shakespeare theatre’s SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES brings a chilling classic to life!
MADISON, NJ —The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present theseventh annual Something Wicked This Way Comes – a popular one-night-only event – on Monday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. The performance kicks off Halloween week and will be held at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave. in Madison. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at or by phone by calling the Box Office at 973-408-5600.
Titled from a line in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Something Wicked This Way Comesis a delightfully bone-chilling evening, featuring esteemed actors from The Shakespeare Theatre company as well as guest artists.
This season’s event, directed by Brian B. Crowe, offers a staged reading ofFrankenstein by Victor Gialanella, based on the classic horror novel by Mary Shelley. The evening will still feature the haunting music of the theremin, played by our annual musical guest, John Hoge.Company members Clark Scott Carmichael and Jeffrey M. Bender of this summer’s Coriolanus and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) respectively, return for this one-night event; Mr. Carmichael will play Victor Frankenstein and Mr. Bender will play The Creature.
In December, The Shakespeare Theatre will also host Something Merry This Way Comes. This annual holiday gift to our patrons will be a very special one this year with a staged reading of the radio play version ofIt’s a Wonderful Life.Something Merryis appropriate for all ages, and provides a refreshing antidote to the commercial glitz and blitz that invades our lives each year at holiday time.
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The acclaimed Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is an independent, professional theatre company located on the Drew University campus. One of the leading Shakespeare theatres in the nation, serving approximately 100,000 adults and children annually, it is New Jersey’s largest professional theatre company dedicated solely to Shakespeare’s canon and other world classics. Through its distinguished productions and education programs, the company strives to illuminate the universal and lasting relevance of the classics for contemporary audiences.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s programs are made possible, in part, by funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional major support is received from The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the F. M. Kirby Foundation, The Edward T. Cone Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The CTW Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and Drew University, as well as contributions from numerous other corporations, foundations, government agencies and individuals.