The Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble—an Acting Up (in Acadiana)
program—presents William Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen Of Verona. Over 30
children ages ten through senior in high school take on the roles. Two
Gentlemen is thought to be Shakespeare’s first play, and he clearly
experiments with devices that appear in later plays. Fickle young love
drives the action, and allows a very contemporary interpretation of the
play. Think reality TV.
Two Gentlemen Of Verona is the culmination of the Ensemble’s 14-day
intensive performing arts camp, where students study all aspects of the
performing arts: music, dance, design, acting, and more. The camp is
equivalent to a language immersion program, allowing the young actors to
perform a full Shakespearean play just eleven days after they are cast.
Staff for the program and the production include: Hector LaSala, set design
and instructor; Lindsay Ogle, choreographer and dance instructor; George
Saucier, composer and music instructor; Chad Trahan, costume design and
instructor, and Amy Waguespack, director. Other instructors and interns
include Hannah Briggs, Ricky Briggs, Harmony Decker, Kara Guarisco, Joseph
Lymous and Colin Miller.
Performances of Two Gentlemen of Verona take place at the Acadiana Center for the Arts on July 16th, 17th, 23rd and 24th at 7:30 p, and July 18th and 25th at 2 PM.
Tickets are available beginning Wednesday July 7th at at the AcA ( which is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM). Pre-sale tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students through high school. All tickets the day of performance are $10.
For more information, call (337) 739-5598 or (337) 739-4273.
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