Tag: John Greenleaf
When looking back on our year at Boomerang Theatre Company we have been thrilled to have had the opportunity to:
- Give 14 playwrights the opportunity to develop new work
- Produce 2 exciting Shakespeare Revivals in outdoor settings
- Provide entertainment for over 7000 audience members
And none of this would have been possible without YOU our generous donors and supporters. This year your support has been invaluable in paying for everything from rehearsal space to period costumes, to compensation for all of the incredible talent we’ve been able to bring together. We are so grateful for those of you who attended our shows, donated to our campaigns, and spread the word on social media. We love making great theatre for you and we’re excited to make even more in 2015.
In the coming year, we plan to:
- Host another FREE Shakespeare production in Central Park
- Expand our First Flight new play festival and continue to support the work of talented playwrights.
- Present the first musical in Boomerang’s production history
And we hope that you’ll be a part of all of this with us again. As we close out 2014, we look to you our supporters to help us continue the work we’re doing.
That’s why we’re asking you to consider making an end of the year donation to the company so that we can continue this great work.
We know that this time of year your inbox is usually loaded with requests for support, and we appreciate you considering us in your end of year giving process. We have an ambitious season ahead of us and we’re counting on your support.
Won’t you join us in making awesome theatre in 2015?
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Here’s to an incredible 2015.
Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Tim, Sue, John, Cailin and Danielle
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See you in 2015!
Folks…we don’t want you to miss one of the final two performances of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM this weekend in Central Park. Please join us!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare
Directed by John Greenleaf
Saturday July 19th and Sunday July 20th at 2pm
in Central Park (71st Street and Central Park West)
enter at W69th or W72nd Streets
Admission is Free!
No tickets, no lines, no hassle
Just bring a blanket, a picnic, a friend or nothing at all!
We’ll see you there!
(Don’t worry, we put all the incriminating ones on Instagram)
On June 21st, we celebrated not just the first performance of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (which, by the way, is a critical and audience hit!) but also marked our 16th season in Central Park. We are honored to provide access to free Shakespeare performance, and have performed for near twenty five thousand audience members during that time.
Here’s a few pics of the talented and sexy cast of MIDSUMMER enjoying opening day!
(photos by Crystal Arnette)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM returns to Central Park this Saturday July 12th at 2pm in . For more info, click here.
Would you like to make a donation to help support this production? Please click here!
Hey folks…here are some additional shots of Midsummer Night’s Dream rehearsal. Later this week, we’ll give you a sneak peak at the costumes…
and here’s a quick pic of what rehearsal is really like at times.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM opens this Saturday June 21st at 2pm in Central Park. For more info, click here.
Would you like to make a donation to help support this production? Please click here!
Hello folks…
We’ve had a handful of rehearsals for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM so far, and our beautiful cast of thespians has begun finding their way thru Shakespeare’s funniest romantic comedy. Here’s a few candids of our team at work…
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM opens June 21st in Central Park. Enter at 69th and Central Park West and listen for the Lion roars 🙂
Would you make a donation to support the production? Click here to join the team!
We are super excited about the dynamite cast John Greenleaf has assembled for our 2014 production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The show opens June 21st in Central Park.
The cast includes William John Austin (Oberon), Jeff Burchfield (Starveling), Miles Butler (Flute), Caleb Carlson (Theseus), Laura Darrell (Hermia), Edgar Eguia (Snug), Bret Richard Hoskins (Lysander), Cassandra Johnstone (Hippolyta), Adriana Jones (Lavender), Annalisa Loeffler (Titania), Dan Lovley (Snout), Uriel Menson (Egeus), Scott Michael Morales (Puck), Kristin Patton (Helena), Vinnie Penna (Bottom), R. David Robinson (Quince), Spencer Scott (Demetrius) and Barbara Drum Sullivan (Philostrate).
The production team includes Sarah Lahue (Stage Manager), Danielle Demisay (Assistant Director), Jessa-Raye Court (Costumes), Joe Mathers (Fight Direction) and interns Ashley McDonald and Kat Meister.
We cant wait to get these guys out in the park!
Here are a few snapshots from first read thru…
One of Boomerang’s core programs is producing free Outdoor Shakespeare in parks. During our 15 year history, we’ve played 126 free performances, for over 15,000 spectators. Needless to say, we are big fans of Will’s work, and happy to keep his words alive in our parks each summer.
Boomerang is proud to announce our Summer 2014 lineup…
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Directed by John Greenleaf
June 21st thru July 20th in Central Park
Love, jealousy, and meddling parents force four teenagers to flee to the forest, right into the middle of a hissy fit between the King and Queen of the fairyland. Can the right pairs of lovers find each other?
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST
In Association with Bryant Park Corporation
Directed by Cailin Heffernan
August 14th thru 30th in Bryant Park
A king and his friends swear an oath to renounce women for three years while studying together. But scholarship and brotherhood take an interesting turn with the arrival of four lovely ladies. The boys go in disguise to woo, but the gals have the upper hand. Don’t they always?
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This summer mark’s Boomerang’s 16th summer of free Shakespeare in New York, with no tickets or lines to wait in. We look forward to seeing you in the park this year.
Would you like to make a contribution to support our free Shakespeare productions?
100% of your donation will go directly to funding costumes, props and rehearsal space. Your donation makes the parks come alive with theater each summer!
Can you donate $250? $100? $50? Or something else?
Your gift helps continue to make New York City the most exciting town in the whole world. If, as Will says, “All the world’s a stage…”, then your support helps make it that way. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation.
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