Directed by Maggie Woolley

Prenzie Players is thrilled to return to downtown Rock Island! We will perform our next show, Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, in The District of Rock Island.

Join Prenzie Players on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 from 730-1030pm for an evening of food, music, and live theater as we celebrate last year's accomplishments and look forward to the coming year's opportunities!

Our program will include a performance of Cyclops by Euripides -- the only known recorded Ancient Greek Satyr play, at which you'll laugh as much as you cried at Euripides' Trojan Women this previous Spring. We'll also treat you to a dramatic staging of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem Ulysses.

We are looking for actors to perform in Cyclops by Euripides, Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, and Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Men and women in a wide variety of body shapes and ages are needed. Any level of stage experience is welcome! You need only show up ready to read from the texts we will be performing.

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Prenzie Players is, for the first time, selling tickets in advance. Tickets granting admission to all three season 8 Prenzie Player productions -- The Winter's Tale and Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, and Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand -- are available for only $24.
Wait, you say.
$24 is what admission to three Prenzie shows would cost anyway. Where's the discount?

Directed by JC Luxton.

Friday November 13- Post show discussion immediately after!
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15 Matinee at 2pm
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
Sunday November 22

Immediately after the Friday, November 13th production, a post-show discussion focusing on the specific topics relevant both to the play being produced and to the audience viewing it. The discussions feature the director and cast of the production fielding questions and comments from audience members.

The Winter’s Tale will be presented at

Prenzie Players will hold an Audition Workshop for The Winter's Tale on Monday, September 14, 7-9 PM, at the Village Theatre in the Village of East Davenport.

This event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL.

Experienced directors will work with participants at honing their auditioning skills, with special focus on Shakespeare, cold readings, and the upcoming auditions for The Winter's Tale.

Auditions for all roles will be held at the Village Theatre in the Village of East Davenport, 2113 E. 11th Street Davenport, Iowa

Saturday, September 19: 1pm—5pm

Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, directed by J.C. Luxton, will be performed at the Village Theatre in the Village of East Davenport:

Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15

Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
Sunday November 22

Auditions will probably be in mid or late August, possibly early September, the dates will be released as soon as they are determined.

The rehearsal schedule is yet to be determined.

Prenzie Players are announcing their 8th season!

Fall: The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

Leontes, King of Sicily, overcome by a sudden, maddening, unreasoning jealousy, sets out to destroy his marriage, family, and kingdom—all in the name of justice. One of the late great romances, an exploration of the worth and price of redemption, rich in love, music, and comedy with an unforgettable conclusion, The Winter's Tale is William Shakespeare at his most affecting and most profound.

directed by JC Luxton
performed at the Village Theatre, Davenport, IA

The great city of Troy has fallen, her men slaughtered by the crafty Greeks. Thrown into a make-shift prison, along with their surviving children, the women who lived through the massacre mourn their loss and dread their future as slaves, concubines, and forced brides to the conquering Greek soldiers.

Friday, May 22—Post show discussion immediately after!
Saturday, May 23
Sunday, May 24—Matinee only 2pm!
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31

Beatrice is unmarried and unapproachable, famous for the sting of her wit.
Benedick is a soldier and bachelor, confirmed in his contempt for romance.
Beatrice scorns Benedick.
Benedick mocks Beatrice.
A lively showdown between the sexes ensues.

Friday, March 6—Post show discussion immediately after!
Saturday, March 7
Sunday, March 8—Matinee only 2pm!
Friday, March 13
Saturday, March 14
Sunday, March 15

Immediately after the Friday, March 6th production, a post-show discussion focusing on the specific topics relevant both to the play being produced and to the audience viewing it. The discussions feature the director and cast of the production fielding questions and comments from audience members.

Much Ado About Nothing will be presented at The Village Theatre (formerly Turner Hall) in the Village of East Davenport, 2113 E. 11th Street Davenport, Iowa. Doors open at 7:30 PM., curtain at 8:00 PM.—except on March 8th, when doors open at 1:30PM, with curtain at 2:00PM. Tickets available at door only. Tickets $8 for all. For more information, email info@prenzieplayers.com.

Please remember latecomers will not be seated.