NAKED SHAKESPEARE
"Everyone's favorite Elizabethan entertainment group"
- Portland Press Herald, 10/21/09
The mission of Acorn's Shakespeare Ensemble is to encourage audiences to re-experience Shakespeare's language and imagery . The "Naked Shakespeare" series showcases the Bard's text through performances presented without sets, lights and costumes, allowing the audience's imagination to take center stage.
FOOLS FOR LOVE
A cabaret-style scene night showcasing hilarious reversals of fortune, fast-talking con men, betrayal, and passion. If you missed us at SPACE due to the storm, come for a island getaway with your Valentine!
February 13 at 8 p.m.
take the 7:15 boat from Portland (or earlier for dinner)
return on the 9:40 (or later)
The Inn on Peaks Island
Admission free ($10 suggested donation)
Naked Shakespeare in performance at the Wine Bar
PART 1
PART 2
Fools for Love contains the following scenes:
All's Well That Ends Well, I.iii.
The Countess' clown entertains her with bawdy talk of love
Henry IV, II.iii
Lady Percy urges her husband Hotspur to be honest with her about his plans
King Lear, IV, vi
The mad king plays the fool with blinded Gloucester on the heath
Measure for Measure, II.i
A bawd talks his way out of trouble
A Midsummer's Night Dream, III,i
Titania awakes only to find she is in love with an ass
Much Ado About Nothing, III.iii
Dogberry gives orders full of malapropisms to the nightwatchmen
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Henry IV, II.iii
Lady Percy urges her husband Hotspur to be honest with her about his plans
King Lear, IV, vi
The mad king plays the fool with blinded Gloucester on the heath
Measure for Measure, II.i
A bawd talks his way out of trouble
A Midsummer's Night Dream, III,i
Titania awakes only to find she is in love with an ass
Much Ado About Nothing, III.iii
Dogberry gives orders full of malapropisms to the nightwatchmen
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
King Lear, IV, vi
The mad king plays the fool with blinded Gloucester on the heath
Measure for Measure, II.i
A bawd talks his way out of trouble
A Midsummer's Night Dream, III,i
Titania awakes only to find she is in love with an ass
Much Ado About Nothing, III.iii
Dogberry gives orders full of malapropisms to the nightwatchmen
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Measure for Measure, II.i
A bawd talks his way out of trouble
A Midsummer's Night Dream, III,i
Titania awakes only to find she is in love with an ass
Much Ado About Nothing, III.iii
Dogberry gives orders full of malapropisms to the nightwatchmen
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
A Midsummer's Night Dream, III,i
Titania awakes only to find she is in love with an ass
Much Ado About Nothing, III.iii
Dogberry gives orders full of malapropisms to the nightwatchmen
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Much Ado About Nothing, III.iii
Dogberry gives orders full of malapropisms to the nightwatchmen
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Richard II, V,i
Richard bids farewell to his queen on his way to prison
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Richard III, I,ii
The charismatic hunchback woos the woman whose kin he has recently killed
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Twelfth Night, II,v
Malvolio is gulled into thinking his employer loves him
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
The Winter's Tale, II.i and III.ii
Hermione proclaims her innocence against charges of adultery
Directors
Michael Howard
Michael Levine
2009/10 Members
Keith Anctil
Harlan Baker
Karen Ball
Seth Berner
Maggie Gish
Laura Graham
Paul Haley
Chris Hoffmann
Patricia Mew
Deborah Paley
Joe Quinn
Kerry Rasor
Jeffrey Roberts
Stephanie Ross
April Singley
Johnny Speckman
Nate Speckman
Randall Tuttle
Rachael Weinstein
Eric Worthley
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SONNET AND SOLILOQUIES
A celebration of vine and verse
This month's performance features 16 selections from As You Like It, The Tempest, Measure for Measure, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Two Gentleman of Verona, and 2 short scenes!
Monday, March 1 at 8 p.m.
continuing the first Monday of each month
Wine Bar at 38 Wharf St.
Admission free ($5 suggested donation)
MACBETH
A rare public performance of our high school touring version of Shakespeare's classic tragedy
Tuesday, February 16
7:30 p.m.
SPACE Gallery, Portland
Admission FREE (suggested donation $5)
THE TEMPEST
A shortened version of Shakespeare's exploration of mankind's imperfections.
March 18 and 19 - USM, Portland
Admission free ($5 suggested donation)
