Our second annual 48-hour festival, co-produced with the Foothill College Theatre Arts Department, explored what happens when two random Shakespeare plays collide. Each play is a combination of one comedy and one tragedy.
The setup
Dates: December 4-6, 2015
Location: Lohman Theatre, Foothill College
Co-producer: Foothill College Theatre Arts Department
Required dialogue: “Go ahead, make my day”
Required prop: a sandwich
Surprise element: a Dr. Seuss reference
The plays
La Termina Perfecta
(Comedy of Errors + Othello)
written by Paul Pinza and Rhee Bevere
directed by Paul Pinza
featuring April Culver, Jorge Diaz, Paul Pinza
Are We There Yet?
(The Tempest + Romeo and Juliet)
written by Larry Barrott
directed by Larry Barrott
featuring Vincent Camarda, Ambera De Lash, Brittany Pisoni
The Places You’ll Go
(As You Like It + Macbeth)
written by John Ribovich
directed by John Ribovich
featuring Keenan Flagg, Jacquelyn Pass, Mark Zoren
Something is Mental in the State of Denmark – voted audience favorite, runner up
(A Midsummer Night’s Dream + Hamlet)
written by Doll Piccotto
directed by Shannon deMelo
featuring Jessica Lauren, Mike Meadors, Hannah Rekveldt
BAR-Dialogue – voted audience favorite
(Twelfth Night + Romeo and Juliet)
written by Kimberly and Bryan Martin
directed by Erin Southard
featuring Nicholas Boucher, Giovanni Maciel, Sonia Motlagh
William’s Labours
(Love’s Labour’s Lost + Hamlet)
written by Lori Ann Grass
directed by Jyette Galsgaard
featuring Shawn Andrei, Nicole Martin, Marlena Westley
In Confidence
(The Taming of the Shrew + Othello)
written by Melissa Weinstein
directed by Rebecca Gilbert
featuring Tonya Duncan, Christopher deMelo, Alexandra Velazquez
The Witch Is In
(Much Ado About Nothing + Macbeth)
written by Akemi Okamura
directed by Ivette Deltoro
featuring Roger Hooper, Marvina Reasons, Ivette Deltoro