CAPE MAY — Cape May Stage, Cape May’s premier professional Equity theatre, with the generous support of PNC Arts Alive, is proud to announce a spectacular evening of live theatre on Fri., Nov. 19.
Theatrical interpreters for the Deaf Celeste Herse and Anne Maselli will interpret the Stage’s 8 p.m. performance of one of London’s longest-running plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). The ASL signed performance will take place at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse at Bank and Lafayette Streets.
Herse, a local interpreter in the South Jersey area, is thrilled to return to the Stage this fall after previously interpreting several of the Stage’s productions last season. “I love theater because it takes you to different places and signing performances is such a unique experience. As an interpreter, not only do you have to listen, but also translate and communicate each emotion like an actor to make the story come alive,” explains Herse.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) was written and performed by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1987. Complete Works is a madcap romp through everything ever written by the greatest writer of the English language. Three actors perform each of Shakespeare’s plays in the first act, in styles wildly divergent from their original: Titus Andronicus, for example, is performed as a cooking show and Othello is told through gangsta rap.
PNC Financial Services Group is the presenting sponsor of Cape May Stage’s ASL Interpreted Performance.
The support is part of PNC Arts Alive, a five-year, $5 million investment from The PNC Foundation to help area residents gain access to the arts, and help arts organizations expand and engage audiences.
Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. through Nov. 20. Tickets are $35 adults ($40 on Saturday evenings), $30 seniors, and $12.50 students. Call (609) 884-1341 for reservations and information or visit the theatre’s Web site, www.capemaystage.com
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