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Young Shakespeare Players East Present: The Tempest

Friday, January 12, 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm
The Young Shakespeare Players East ensemble will offer four performances of The Tempest, Jan 12-14 at the Shea Theater Arts Center. Free! No reservations required. Come one, come all!

'We are such stuff
As dreams are made on …'
…and, YSP East is about to prove it again!
The Young Shakespeare Players East ensemble will offer four performances of The Tempest, Jan 12-14 at the Shea Theater Arts Center. Don't miss YSP East's distinctive, magical production of The Tempest — with Prospero, Miranda, Ferdinand, Trinculo, Stephano, Gonzalo, three "Men of Sin" (Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian), Ariel, Caliban and all the others … AND our very own YSP East Sprites merrily "haunting" the magic island.

What a glorious play!
The run time with intermissions is approx. 2 hours and 45 minutes. Doors open twenty minutes prior to each performance. Delicious concessions will be available for sale during the two intermissions, all proceeds benefiting YSP East's Scholarship Fund. Performances are FREE and open to the public. No tickets are needed, and all ages are welcome.
Photo: Prospero played by Solena Davidson Carrol

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Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!