Philip on Dec 09 2010 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions
Stirring, but not much of a dramatic play… by Travis Carroll If you ask any Bahamian on the street who Michael Pintard is, you’ll get a resounding, “He’s one playwright and a poet ya see.” If you ask anyone in theatre who Michael Pintard is, you’ll get a, “He’s one of the most serious and [...]
Ringplay on Aug 19 2009 | Filed under: Festivals, Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise, Workshops
Mikey Reiach’s production workshops began Monday night at the National Dance School. I (Nicolette) caught the end of the workshop, and I can tell you that those people who are enrolled in it are getting great exposure to what it takes to create live theatre. *** And meantime, Craig Pinder’s rehearsals for The Tempest are [...]
Ringplay on Aug 11 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise
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 [...]
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: Annoucements, Productions
We’re still looking for a few good men. All the female parts have been cast, but we’re still looking for some men for The Tempest. We’ll be auditioning at the Hub, Bay and Colebrooke, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday August 8th, 2009. Audition pieces may be downloaded here.
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 Aug 02 2009 | Filed under: Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise
Yesterday we held the first auditions for The Tempest, Ringplay’s signature production for Shakespeare in Paradise. Running the auditions was our guest director Craig Pinder, a Bahamian actor whose career on London’s West End includes featured performances in Les Misérables and Mamma Mia! as well as numerous productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Craig’s co-directing [...]
Ringplay on Jul 31 2009 | Filed under: Festivals, Productions, Ringplay Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise
The first auditions for The Tempest by William Shakespeare, adapted and dramaturged for a Bahamian setting by Nicolette Bethel, Travis Cartwright-Carroll, Reva Sharma, and Toni Francis, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, August 1st. The Tempest is the signature piece of this year’s Shakespeare in Paradise theatre festival (October 5th – 12th, 2009). Auditions will be [...]
Ringplay on Jul 07 2009 | Filed under: Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise
Three things maybe you should know about Shakespeare in Paradise. It’s happening in Nassau, Bahamas, 5-12 October, 2009. The founders met through the month of June, collecting volunteers of various kinds and hearing from all sorts of well-wishers, and have come out with some solid goals and tasks to take us through to October. We [...]
