Photo: Cinderella (Antonette Bracks) finally meets her Prince Charming (David Moore) in African-American Shakespeare Company’s 2011 holiday production of “Cinderella.” Photo by Lance Huntley.
San Francisco’s African-American Shakespeare Company has announced the line-up for its 19th season, including “Driving Miss Daisy, “Cinderella,” and “Much Ado About Nothing.”
The season marks the organization’s fourth season under the artistic leadership of acclaimed Bay Area actor and director L. Peter Callender.
The season opens in November with Diablo Actors’ Ensemble’s 2011 production of Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Driving Miss Daisy.” Directed by Scott Fryer, the production features the original DAE cast, L. Peter Callender, Ann Kendrick, and Tim Beagley. “Driving Miss Daisy” will run from November 2-17, 2013.
The Shakespeare company will then usher in the holidays in December with an enchanting production of “Cinderella” from December 7-22, 2013. This new take on the fairytale has become a seasonal favorite for families and children of all ages.
And the season will continue March 8-30, 2014, with Euripides’ tragedy of passion and revent, “Medea,” directed by Denise Woods.
And closing the season in May is William Shakespeare’s quintessential romantic comedy “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by L. Peter Callender, and will run May 3-25, 2014.
Productions will be staged at the Buriel Clay Theater at the African American Art and Culture Complex in San Francisco.
Subscriptions for the 2013-2014 season went on sale May 4; single tickets on sale September 1.
For tickets and information, call 800-838-3006 or visit African-AmericanShakes.org.
