Spartan Theater

Shakespeare in Love

By Tom Stoppard, Marc Norman, and Lee Hall
Directed by Bill Marlowe

Love knows nothing of rank or riverbank. It will spark between a queen and the poor vagabond who plays the king...

Performance Dates 

February 28, March 1 - 3 & March 7-10, 2019
Thursday - Saturday, 7:30 p.m. 
Sunday Matinees, 2 p.m.
Spartan Theatre, Bldg 5

Auditions

Monday & Tuesday, Nov 19 & 20, 2018
10:30a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Spartan Theatre, Bldg 5

Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor. Both are despondent when they learn that Viola’s father has promised her to the stuffy Lord Wessex in order to gain a title for their family. Under the veil of secrecy, Will and Viola’s passionate love affair becomes the basis of the very play he is writing – Romeo and Juliet. With opening night – and the wedding day – fast approaching, the plots race toward a parallel conclusion. Will it all work out in the end or are the two star-crossed lovers destined for tragedy?

“An absolute joy from beginning to end.” - Daily Express
“Makes you feel grateful to be alive.” - Independent

Bonnie & Clyde

Book by Ivan Menchell, Lyrics by Don Black, Music by Frank Wildhorn 
Musical Direction by Nathan Lansing and David Larsen
Directed by Ashley DeMoville

Performance Dates 

May 16 - 18, 7:30 p.m.
May 18 & 19, 2 p.m.
Spartan Theatre, Bldg 5

Auditions

Wednesday & Thursday, March 13 & 14, 2019
6 - 9 p.m.
Spartan Theatre, Bldg 5

When Bonnie and Clyde meet at the height of the Great Depression, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers' thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo's fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.

Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated Bonnie & Clyde, from the legendary Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country.