American Voices
CSC's script-in-hand reading series of American classics. The 2010-2011 series featured Anthony Rapp and Jim True-Frost as guest directors alongside CSC Artistic Director Steven Maler, and starred celebrated stage and screen actors Chris Cooper, Jason Butler Harner and Jeffrey Donovan.
Shakespeare and the Law
Presented each season in partnership with the Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalists Society and McCarter & English. Shakespeare & the Law features a staged reading of a Shakespeare play (past performances include Othello, The Merchant of Venice and Henry V) performed by local, state and national lawyers, judges and other politicos. The presentation is followed by a panel discussion lead by a moderator.
Tour of the Parks
CSC's touring initiative to local parks. The 2011 summer season features two productions: Shakespeare on Love, a collection of scenes, songs and sonnets from Shakespeare performed by Apprentices enrolled in Summer Apprentice Program, and A Shakespearean Cabaret featuring students from New England Conservatory.
Shakespeare on the Common
A Boston tradition since 1996, CSC has been presenting fully-staged productions of Shakespeare plays free-of-charge to Boston audiences.
Commonwealth Concerts
Sponsored by New England Conservatory, Commonwealth Concerts is a series of pre-show concerts featuring a wide range of musical stylings before performances of Shakespeare on the Common.
Events
Special events--including our Annual Gala--held throughout the year to raise funds to support all of CSC's FREE programming.
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- American Voices
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- Tour of the Parks
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- Events
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July 25 - August 12, 2012
CORIOLANUS
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When:
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8pm; Sundays 7pm; 2 hours and 45 minutes
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Venue:
Parkmand Bandstand @ Boston Common
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Need to know:
There are NO performances on MONDAYS.
Matinee: July 28th @ 2pm
ASL Performance: TBD
For information about chair rentals and reservations, visit the Support US section.
Visit the FAQ page to answer all your questions about attending Shakespeare on the Common.
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November 6, 2011
Fool For Love
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When:
November 6, 2011, 7pm 2 hours
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Venue:
Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts
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Need to know:
Meet the Cast and Support CSC!!!
For a $45 donation, skip the line and receive premium seating at the reading, plus attend a post-performance reception with the cast and director! For more info, click HERE.
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Spring 2012
New in 2012! Shakespeare & Leadership
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When:
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Venue:
Cutler Majestic Theater
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Need to know:
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When:
November 6, 2011, 7pm 2 hours
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Venue:
Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts
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Need to know:
Meet the Cast and Support CSC!!!
For a $45 donation, skip the line and receive premium seating at the reading, plus attend a post-performance reception with the cast and director! For more info, click HERE.
FOOL FOR LOVE
By Sam Shepard
Directed by CSC Artistic Director Steven Maler
Featuring Rutina Wesley
Sunday, November 6th @ 7pm
Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts
527 Tremont Street, Boston
FREE
(To Guarantee Your Seat By Purchasing a Ticket to the Post-Performance Reception, click HERE)
Fool for Love focuses on two lovers, May and Eddie, who meet in a seedy motel in the Mojave Desert and wrestle with the demons of their relationship. In his New York Times review, Frank Rich described the play as “a western for our time. We watch a pair of figurative gunslingers fight to the finish - not with bullets, but with piercing words that give ballast to the weight of a nation's buried dreams.” A graduate of the Julliard School, Ms. Wesley (May) currently stars as Tara Thornton in HBO’s series “True Blood.” Other film and stage credits include starring roles in Paramount Vantage/MTV films, How She Move, In Darfur presented at NY Public Theatre and The Submission at The MCC Theater (click on headshot below for a more detailed bio).
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Audience Reactions to the 2011 season:
“Without sets, props and lighting, I could focus better on the playwright's words. [What I saw was] pure, really good acting; like boiling down a great sauce to its essence.”
“A magical experience where the viewer can let his or her imagination run wild. No holds barred.”
“To read a play is just to scratch the surface. When it is channeled through actors . . . it's alive and pulsating . . . the characters felt realized.”
