For literature lovers, you all know the enthusiasm that comes with watching a play that you have read or that one you want to read. Shakespeare is one of history’s great poet, genius, philosopher, and artist, he coined 36 plays that were compiled by John Helminges and henry Condell in 1623. They reproduced the plays from Shakespeare’s copies of writings and the officially published plays.
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre is located inside the University of Central Arkansas and is hosted in the School of Fine arts and communication. The company host professional and respected actors to bring to life Shakespeare’s plays. They produce lively, engaging, vibrant and creative performances in the state of Arkansas. The plays are interesting and also educative.
The location of the theatre in Arkansas is symbolic of the state’s love in art. The Arkansas Shakespeare theatre receives full support in terms of empowerment and funding it strives to spread laughter in an educative way.
Some of the top plays are
The comedy of the errors, which is directed by Jack Young depicts identical twins who dwell in a city after they were separated at birth. Enjoy the comical experience and crack your limbs out from the wordsmith and dramatization.
Guns and dolls Shakespeare’s intimate and captivating piece from the University of Central Arkansas grounds. depict a careless gambler who places a bet on love. Enjoy one of
Macbeth, a political piece that depicts sorcery, greed, murder, and social ills. Three mysterious witches inform Macbeth that he will become the king. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s tragic plays, a young man Macbeth overthrows the king and kills him. He embarks on his killing spree out of paranoia this spark several civil wars that result in more deaths.
Romeo and Juliet, a classical love tragedy that involved two youngsters from two social backgrounds. The girl Juliet hails from a rich family who fell in love with a peasant boy Romeo. Juliet’s family is against the union and try to force her to marry a prince she does not love. Juliet decides to fool the family of her death, Romeo thinks she is dead and drinks the actual poison and dies, she recollects only to find the lover dead, she ends up taking her own life too so they can be together in the spirit world rather than stay in this terrible world.
Grab a ticket today for the plays and you will enjoy the experience.