| the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company |
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Based in Grand Haven, Michigan, the Pigeon
Creek Shakespeare Company seeks to offer
performances of Shakespeare's works to
Michigan audiences in a variety of non-traditional
theatre venues.
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare employs techniques
of theatrical performance such as universal
lighting and audience contact to adapt its
productions to multiple performance venues, and
to actively engage audience members in
performance.
The company's goals are to explore the original
theatrical practices of the acting companies of
Shakespeare's time; to provide high quality
productions of works by Shakespeare and his
contemporaries to regional theatre audiences; to
provide local actors, directors, and stage
managers the opportunity to work with these
wonderful scripts and to receive training in an
original practice approach to Shakespeare's
plays; and to maintain an organizational
philosophy in which theatre practitioners
participate in the administration of the company
on a regular basis.
Creek Shakespeare Company seeks to offer
performances of Shakespeare's works to
Michigan audiences in a variety of non-traditional
theatre venues.
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare employs techniques
of theatrical performance such as universal
lighting and audience contact to adapt its
productions to multiple performance venues, and
to actively engage audience members in
performance.
The company's goals are to explore the original
theatrical practices of the acting companies of
Shakespeare's time; to provide high quality
productions of works by Shakespeare and his
contemporaries to regional theatre audiences; to
provide local actors, directors, and stage
managers the opportunity to work with these
wonderful scripts and to receive training in an
original practice approach to Shakespeare's
plays; and to maintain an organizational
philosophy in which theatre practitioners
participate in the administration of the company
on a regular basis.
Our Mission Statement
Thank you to all of our wonderful
summer audiences! We'll be back
with our high school residency
production of A Midsummer Night's
Dream in October!
summer audiences! We'll be back
with our high school residency
production of A Midsummer Night's
Dream in October!
It's that time! We're proud to
announce our 2011 Season. Check
out the On Stage page to plan
ahead!
announce our 2011 Season. Check
out the On Stage page to plan
ahead!
Have you checked out our Acting
Blog? Get into the heads of our
acting company, one role at a time!
Updated every Friday.
Blog? Get into the heads of our
acting company, one role at a time!
Updated every Friday.
Michigan's only year-round, touring professional Shakespeare company
Heather Folkvord and Chris S.
Teller as Helena and Demetrius in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Teller as Helena and Demetrius in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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updates
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updates
and invites!
Our outstanding productions of
Shakespeare's plays are made
possible by generous donations
from patrons like you.
Please visit the "Support Us" page
to find out about our exciting 2010
season and how you can contribute
Shakespeare's plays are made
possible by generous donations
from patrons like you.
Please visit the "Support Us" page
to find out about our exciting 2010
season and how you can contribute
| What our audiences are saying... A recent audience member left this review on Google Places: Bring on raw talent and spare me the tinsel! I was treated to a world class performance of Hamlet on April 24, 2010 at Dog Story Theater, presented by the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company. While it takes a lot to impress me, I was utterly thunderstruck by the sheer brilliance and talent in this company! I have seen a lot of Shakespeare but have never been swept up and carried off with it like that because it was alive! If you are into big show-off productions with lots of loud music, garish stage settings, and distracting costumery and props, this isn't for you, and frankly, their acting doesn't need to hide behind superfluous bells and whistles that appeal to the uninitiated. If you prefer to savor Shakespeare on the strength of pure acting talent, a deep understanding of the literature, an incredible finesse with the language (their cadence, emphasis, enunciation of Shakespearian English made it sound "natural") and impeccable timing and synergy between the actors, then GO to the very next performance by this company at this theater. You owe it to yourself if you are a true aficionado of Shakespeare and good literature. I have eclectic taste in cultural events but I appreciate anything that is well done. This is theater well done! |