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Bard to Go: All's Fair . . . |
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School's Touring Dates |
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This season Bard to Go returns with its popular production All’s Fair . . . an exploration of how far Shakespeare’s characters will go to achieve their goals, whether it be in love, rivalry, or political ambition.
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| A cast member interacts with a student the audience in Bard to Go: Lovestruck 2011 |
This 50-minute production, which tours to Michigan secondary schools as well as staging a public performance, features scenes from such plays as Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, and Macbeth. Bard to Go is a lively, interactive production, which introduces audiences to characters from many of Shakespeare’s plays. The performances depict Shakespeare’s work in a nontraditional fashion appealing to the younger generation while maintaining the integrity of the text and content showing that Shakespeare’s work need not be dry. Come see the production that has been traveling the world.
Bard to Go is part of the educational outreach programs incorporated into the Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival. Last year, Bard to Go: Lovestruck performed in the Bahamas at the Shakespeare in Paradise festival in
Bard to Go Lovestruck 2011 performing for a school audience in the Bahamas
Nassau for more than 500 students in October and at seven Michigan secondary schools to more than 1600 students.
Over the past seasons, Bard to Go has been traveling all over the world. In 2010 Bard to Go traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and performed at the Liverpool International Theatre Festival. In 2009 Bard to Go traveled to Italy and performed at the Sapperlot International Amateur Theatre Festival where they were
Bard to Go: Lovestruck 2009
in Italy for the Sapperlot Festival
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| Bard to Go: Charm's Wound Up 2007 |
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| Bard to Go 2007-08 at ECNU, Shanghai China |
awarded the Best Performance Award, as voted by the other participating productions. Bard to Go performed in China in 2008 and Jamaica in 2006.
This season, Bard to Go will be performing for area secondary schools, in October and November. Schools interested in booking Bard to Go should visit our Schools page for more information.
Besides the regional tour to area schools in October and November, there will also be a free public preview performance in October and a free public performance of Bard to Go to complete this year’s festival events in November. This final performance is always a popular crowd-pleaser most appropriate for middle school ages or above.
Bard to Go: Sweet Revenge 2010
October 5, 2012
2 PM Pere Marquette Room Kirkhof Center
Allendale Campus
Free Public Bard to Go Performance
For more information about Bard to Go in China, visit their China page here.
Click Here to View the Bard to Go Cast (Coming Soon)
Bard to Go 2007 Photo Gallery
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