25 Oct 2005

Shakes-peerless: The Prenzie Players' "Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will"

By Mike Schulz

In the Prenzie Players' hugely entertaining production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will, there's an encounter so heart-stoppingly strong that it might be the single most effective stage moment I've witnessed all year.

01 Mar 2005

Famous Castaways Return in Gilligan Musical

By Garry Lee Wright
In episode 72 of Gilligan's Island, Hollywood director Harold Hecuba pays a visit and the castaways stage a musical version of Hamlet to try to impress him. For Michael King, who has watched all 98 episodes of the show multiple times, that plotline is a metaphor.
16 Nov 2004

"The Tempest" Continues Prenzie's "Guerrilla" Style

By Eileen Eitrheim

The Prenzie Players are so serious about presenting innovative interpretations of Shakespeare's scripts, they promise audience members "won't forget our shows, ever." Pretty lofty standards for a small group of Quad Cities actors who hold performances in rented found spaces (currently the Rock Island Housing Authority building) and use minimal props, costumes, staging, and production.

18 Mar 2003

Shakespeare in the Peanut Gallery

By Jill Walsh

About a year ago, Genesius Guild members J.C. Luxton and Cait Woolley had an idea: to bring Shakespearean theatre to a more intimate space than the outdoor Lincoln Park venue in which the Guild performs every summer.

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