<![CDATA[Storefront Shakespeare - Nora's Blog]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:33:16 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Hamlet Update]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:52:12 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/05/hamlet-update.html
Rehearsals are going well. I have photos up of our Hamlet, Nicole Bartodziej, and our Laertes, Ashtyn Foster, learning fencing from Bruce Wothel. Also in the photos, a promotional shot of Hamlet and our Ophelia, Holly Robison.

In other news, we have a fundraiser tonight at the Johnny Rockets in the Promenade Mall in Bolingbrook. From 5-8pm 20% of the profits will go to Storefront Shakespeare's production of Hamlet. Here is the Facebook event: Drink a Milkshake for Hamlet!
]]><![CDATA[Happy 448th Birthday Shakespeare!]]>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:23:50 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/04/happy-448th-birthday-shakespeare.html
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Today is Shakespeare's birthday! We will be celebrating at rehearsal tonight with cake and all of Chicago is celebrating with Talk Like Shakespeare Day! Every year Chicago's mayor proclaims Shakespeare's birthday "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" and there are fun Shakespeare events all around the city.
Some of the tips that TalkLikeShakespeare.org recommends are:
  • Instead of you, say thou or thee (and instead of y’all,
    say ye).
  • Rhymed couplets are all the rage.
  • Men are Sirrah, ladies are Mistress, and your friends are all called Cousin.
  • Instead of cursing, try calling your tormentersjackanapes or canker-blossoms or poisonous bunch-back’d toads.
  • Don’t waste time saying "it," just use the letter "t" (’tis,t’will, I’ll do’t).
  • Verse for lovers, prose for ruffians, songs for clowns.
  • Have a wonderful day celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday!
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    Here is the official cast list, I gave most of the actors multiple roles so that we could have a small ensemble instead of a huge cast.  


    Nicole Bartodziej - Hamlet
    Lydia Rusnak - Ophelia, Francesca, Ambassador
    Eric  Gronkiewicz - HoratioSutton Skowron - Gertrude 
    Alan Kortas - Claudius 
    Bruce Worthel - Polonius, Messanger, Servant, Priest, Osric 
    Astyen Foster - Guildenstern, Laertes, Barnardo, Player, Captain, Voltemand 
    Amber Seagrave - Rosincrance, Marcellus, Player, Sailor, Cornelius and understudy to the Gravedigger 
    Marky Oyos - Gravedigger


    I also have some photographs of our location!
    ]]>    <![CDATA[About to Cast]]>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:26:10 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/04/about-to-cast.htmlAlmost all the audition appointments are over and I am starting to think about casting, which will be a very difficult job. We had so many wonderfully talented people audition,my desk is full of audition forms and headshots. If you want to audition and haven't email StorefrontShakespeare@gmail.com immediately and we may be able to get you in.  ]]><![CDATA[Auditions for Hamlet!]]>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:44:23 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/03/auditions-for-hamlet.htmlAuditions now running for a non-gender specific casting of Shakespeare's classic play, Hamlet. That's right. That means you as an actress have the opportunity to play the legendary role of Hamlet and you as an actor can play as their crazed lover Ophelia (or Ophilio?). The best player for the part gets the role! So be ready with a monologue from any Shakespeare show and prepared for cold readings. The show is ready to go up with an dates in mid-June to mid-July.

    Auditions are March 23, 24, 29 and 30 by appointment in Geneva. Other audition dates available by request. 
    Email StorefrontShakespeare@gmail.com to request a time slot. Please bring a headshot and resume to the audition.
    ]]>    <![CDATA[Hear original pronunciation]]>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:02:00 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/03/hear-original-pronunciation.htmlI found out something interesting today:the British Library is releasing the first audio guide to how Shakespeare's plays would have sounded originally!
    There are people who study what the original pronunciation in Shakespeare's plays would have been (this is something that I find really exciting) and here's the thing - it sounds a lot less like modern British English than it does American or Irish English.
    Here are some samples they released on Sound Cloud:
    So, what do you think? 
    Here is a link to it on Amazon if you want more information.
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    Here are some shots of me with the beautiful Shakespeare statue just outside the Lincoln Park Zoo.
    ]]>    <![CDATA[Exciting News and a Birthday]]>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:21:16 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/03/exciting-news-and-a-birthday.htmlStorefront Shakespeare is turning two years old this month and I have a big announcement for you. Eddie McGrady, whom you may have seen in our Much Ado About Nothing as Don Geon, has accepted the position of co-artistic director! 
    I will be heading off to graduate school in the fall and I wanted to find someone that I could trust to keep this wonderful company going. Eddie's passion for theater combined with his business skills and his drive to get things done will ensure the continuation and success of this company.
    I will still be around, through the magic of the internet I can keep in touch will all of you and share what I am learning in grad school and if I can I'll come back in the summers and direct shows.
    Here are some photos from the past two years at Storefront Shakespeare (if you want a sneak peak at Eddie, he's the one on my back in the photo from Much Ado About Nothing's Silly Night).
    ]]>    <![CDATA[Join our team!]]>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:06:30 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2012/01/join-our-team.htmlLooking for a stage manager, costume and set designers as well as a publicity team. Email StorefrontShakespeare@gmail.com
    ]]>    <![CDATA[Early thoughts on Hamlet]]>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:35:27 -0800http://www.storefrontshakespeare.org/1/post/2011/12/early-thoughts-on-hamlet.html You asked for video blogs:
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