Programs

Shakespeare’s Associates, Inc. Producers of …

Livermore Shakespeare Festival
The Bothwell Series of Contemporary Plays
Theater Workshop & Fundraiser
Livermore Reads Together

Livermore Shakes

LSF 11 explores Ambition.

Ambition can spur us to great accomplishments, but it can also be a powerful force that lures us away from our closely held values.  Can we learn to harness the power of ambition without allowing it to lead us astray? What is the cost of being number one?

This summer we look at both tragic and comic results of being seduced by ambition. In Shakespeare’s powerful and soul-searching Macbeth, a brave warrior, yielding to ambition, kills his own king.  In Ken Ludwig’s hilarious Lend Me A Tenor, ambitious opera singers tangle with an assortment of would-be lovers while waiters burst into song.

We are known for making the language clear and for our beautiful costumes and setting.

Come early to relax on the winery grounds, bring a picnic or make dinner reservations at the Underdog Wine Bar, then sit back for an outdoor evening of professional theater in one of the most unique and beautiful settings in the Greater Bay Area.

Bothwell Series

The Bothwell Series is our Spring offering of contemporary plays, indoors, in the intimate “West End Theater” of the Bothwell Arts Center at 8th and G Streets, just off S. Livermore.

Thanks to a generous donation from volunteer Joan Boer in memory of her late husband Garret Boer, we revive the series in 2011 with a production of David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre opening April 1st.

Most recently at the Bothwell, we produced the 2000 Tony Award winner Copenhagen by Michael Frayn, directed by Virginia Reed April 2-26, 2009. An idea play revolving around nuclear physicists Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, the play sparked much discussion and thought among audience members, and was preceded each night by introductions with local physicists.
Past productions in the 60-seat black-box style space have been ‘art’ by Yasmina Reza  featuring associate artist Russ Marcel, directed by Lisa Tromovitch; and Proof by David Auburn featuring associate artists Hannah Knapp and Bill Wolak, directed by Virginia Reed.

In keeping with our artistic sensibility, taking our inspiration from the works of William Shakespeare, scripts chosen for this series are ones noted for their literary merit, usually national and international award winners.

Workshop & Fundraiser

On February 26, 2011, SA professionals offer workshops usually reserved for professional actors. Come into the world of the rehearsal room: do text work with the dramaturg and director, stage combat and dance with the choreographers. The evening includes a catered dinner and conversation with SA staff, artists and members of the Board of Directors.

Livermore Reads Together

On February 17, 2011 at 7:00 pm SA volunteers will read from the text of 1906: The Novel by James Dalessandro at Livermore Civic Library.