Ringplay Productions

Shakespeare in Paradise is pleased to announce the first three productions for its second annual Theatre Festival, opening October 1st and running through October 11th, 2010.
Our signature Shakespeare production this year is the comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It portrays the adventures of four young lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions [...]

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Over the past eight days, dream became reality.
Shakespeare in Paradise, an international theatre festival, opened on October 5th, and closed on the holiday Monday. As far as we can tell, it’s the first festival of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, featuring seven productions over the eight-day period, taking place in seven separate venues, and [...]

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The idea for a theatre festival has been knocking around in Ringplay’s repertoire for the better part of 10 years. I’ve blogged about it here already, so no need to go into all of that. It’s become a reality, though, because it was time.
In our country, where we welcome millions of tourists annually (from the [...]

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These were taken yesterday, at the second workshop. Participants were learning the fine art of stage managing. The location: the back studio of the National Dance School.

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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.
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And meantime, Craig Pinder’s rehearsals for The Tempest are [...]

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Twenty-five people have been admitted into the Production Workshops (how exciting is that?!), which means that unless someone drops out, Mikey has his hands full.
You can still email him at mreiach (at) gmail (dot) com if you are interested and he will let you know if a space opens up.
We have got a place for [...]

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Shakespeare In Paradise Production Workshops start on Monday August 17, 2009.
Bahamian theatre technician Michael Reiach, graduate of the Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning’s theatre programme and veteran lighting and sound operator, will share his expertise with interested students in preparation for the Shakespeare in Paradise theatre festival.
The workshop will cover the following:

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Title: Music of The Bahamas Auditions
Location: St George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue
Description: Auditions for Music of The Bahamas – looking for singers & dancers
Start Time: 16:00:00
Date: 2009-08-15

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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 [...]

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