Archive for the 'General Theatre' Category
Ringplay on Aug 10 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise
As noted before, The Tempest has been cast. And here’s the cast:
Prospero – Craig Pinder
Ariel – Dana Ferguson
Caliban – Kennedy Storr
Miranda – Nicole Fair Bhatti
Ferdinand – Gene (Lucas) Cage
Gonzalo – Gordon Mills
Michaela Alonso – Jane Poveromo
Sebastian – Mik Bancroft
Antonio – David Jonathan Burrows
Stephano – Anthony K. T. Roberts
Trinculo – Mark Redgrave
Adrian – Roger Gibson
The Captain [...]
Ringplay on Aug 09 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre
A very special thanks to all those who came out to audition for The Tempest over the past two weekends. We were impressed both with the level of interest and of talent, and we’ve found something to do for everyone who came out.
Now begins the hard work. Co-directors Craig Pinder and Patti-Anne Ali will [...]
Ringplay on Aug 08 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions
Auditions were held for men today, and the missing parts have been cast. Thanks to all who came out and auditioned — and also to all who told us they were willing to be put to work in different ways. Have no fear. We’ll be putting you to work!
Ringplay on Aug 07 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, SidenotesOne
Title: The Tempest Auditions (2)Location: The Hub, Bay and ColebrookLink out: Click hereDescription: Auditions for The Tempest – MEN ONLYStart Time: 11:00:00Date: 2009-08-08End Time: 13:00:00
Ringplay on Aug 05 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions
In 2001, the inaugural Ringplay production was the Bahamian Macbeth. An adaptation of Shakespeare’s original play for a Bahamian setting and audience, it had been created originally during the 1970s by the late Rosanna Seaborn (aka Todd), and in 2000, the newly-formed Ringplay Productions modernized it for the 21st century. In it, Macbeth was transformed [...]
Ringplay on Jul 07 2009 | Filed under: Events, General Theatre, Shakespeare in Paradise, SidenotesOne
Title: Shakespeare in Paradise
Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Link out: Click here
Description: A theatre festival for Nassau and the world
Start Date: 2009-10-05
Start Time: 10:00
End Date: 2009-10-12
Ringplay on Jul 07 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, SidenotesOne
Title: Da “Recession” Spot
Location: Nirvana, West Bay Street, Nassau
Link out: Click here
Description: Thoughtkatcher’s annual improv, every Tuesday from June 30-August 17, 2009
Start Date: 2009-06-30
Start Time: 20:00
End Date:
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Ringplay on Jun 04 2009 | Filed under: Festivals, General Theatre, Shakespeare in Paradise
So what possesses a group of people to up and decide to create a theatre festival with no money to speak of, nothing but a dream?
For us, it all began just over ten years ago. Back then, Ringplay was just about a twinkle in the founders’ eyes. The Dundas Repertory was still going — it [...]
Nico on Feb 28 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions, Reviews
Track Road Theatre (which goes by the initials TRT these days) is back on its game with this evening of two one-act plays by European writers from the first quarter of the twentieth century. It’s one of the few times TRT has ventured outside The Bahamas for its material, and certainly the first I can [...]
Nico on Feb 12 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Miscellany
I got the idea for our Day of Absence from Douglas Turner Ward’s play.
Lo and behold, on YouTube I found a clip of a staged reading of that play. The above is from close to the end.
Note how the actors are playing the white characters in whiteface — a reversal of the traditional blackface that [...]
