Drums and Colours: Hamlet and As You Like It, in rotating Rep.
Seattle Shakespeare Company announced plans to return to indoor performance with a series of productions. Shakespeare: Drum and Colours, an ambitious, alternating repertory of two Shakespeare classics pared to their essence and featuring an all-POC company, will perform in late winter 2022. Spring 2022 sees the rescheduling of a previously COVID-cancelled production of Much Ado About Nothing.
“We’re deeply aching to be back on stage again and are doing everything we can to make that happen,” said Artistic Director George Mount. “This past summer’s outdoor Wooden O show told us just how much our audiences want to see live theatre again. Nearly every park we performed at had more than double the number of patrons that we typically see during the summer. We can’t wait to welcome our audiences back to theatre.”
Outdoor performances when COVID cases were waning is one thing, but to gather large groups of people together indoors for a performance takes a whole different set of precautions and protocols. “We’ve been evaluating HVAC systems, lobby traffic patterns, and safety procedures to make sure that patrons will both feel safe and be safe while attending our shows at The Center Theatre,” said Managing Director John Bradshaw. Seattle Shakespeare Company has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy for all employees, volunteers, patrons, and visitors to the Center Theatre as well as mask requirements while in the building. “Our performance space at The Center Theatre is very intimate. We need to take the utmost precautions to ensure the safety of our artists and our audiences.”
For the 2022 indoor season Seattle Shakespeare Company will not be offering season ticket packages for sale and all shows will only be available for single ticket purchase. “Looming uncertainty and variants of the virus have us very cautious,” said Bradshaw. “We felt it best to take our return on a show-by-show basis rather than have to refund subscription tickets should there be a turn of events that cause a cancellation. We will be taking care of our loyal subscription audiences with discounts on single tickets and early access to seating before sales open up to the public.”
Drums and Colours: Hamlet, Fri. Feb 18 to Sun. Mar. 13. Evening and matinée performances, in rotation with As You Like It.Feb 25 to Sat. Mar 12. Evening and Matinée performances.
Much Ado about Nothing. Fri. Apr 29 to May 22. Evening and Matinée peformances, NOT in rotation.
Individual ticket sales. www.seattleshakespeare.org
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