Check out epic Blasts From Shakespeare Carolina's past! This section will eventually become a fully-loaded comprehensive show archive, so please check back frequently for added content. Click on one of the thumbnails below to check out press clippings from our production of A Midsummer Nights Dream staged in Rock Hill's Fewell Park in July of 1999.
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Welcome To "Behind The Curtain"- Your exclusive backstage pass to all things Shakespeare Carolina - Spreadin' the love to keep you up to speed with what's up and what's going down.
Click On The Photo Below To Check Out The Twelfth Night Publicity Photo Shoot
Click On The Photo Below To Check Out Rehearsal Pics From Richard III
An unprecedented and very exclusive look at just a small portion of the epic fight sequence in Act 5 of Richard III. Filmed in an undisclosed secret location in Southwest Charlotte. Lookin' fierce fellas!
Shakespeare Carolina is the Metrolina area's only theatre company devoted to the Classical canon. Straddling the border between North and South Carolina, we strive to provide the area with innovative, thought-provoking productions of the classics. WE ARE NOT YOUR FATHER'S SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Founded in 1997 by former board members of the Rock Hill Community Theatre, Shakespeare Carolina produced outdoors in Fewell Park for four years, before moving into the McCelvey Center in York SC, for it's production of Othello.
In 2001.Shakespeare Carolina was invited to perform at the Historic Footlights Theatre as a part of Charleston, SC’s Millenium Celebration, on New Years Eve 1999. Written by the company, Illuminari Theatre Company in Charlotte, where he directed and appeared in numerous works.
It was the demise of Off Tryon that inspired Chris to gather up OTTC’s Managing Director, John Hartness and give Shakespeare Carolina another go. Spring and Summer of 2007 saw the rebirth of Shakespeare Carolina with their outdoor production of a reimagined Taming of The Shrew performed in Downtown Rock Hill, before moving north to Theatre Charlotte, along with John Hartness’ Hamlet, which comprised the first ever Queen City Shakespeare Festival.
In Summer 2008 Shakespeare Carolina forged ahead with ambitious fully realized productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night, making the 2nd Annual Queen City Shakespeare Festival an enormous success, as ticket sales easily quadrupled that of the 2007 Festival.
Stay tuned to this page for up-to-minute info on Shakespeare Carolina's future plans, including 2009's 3rd Annual Queen City Shakespeare Festival.
The Taming of The Shrew (1997)
Much Ado About Nothing
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Illuminaria (At Charleston SC Millenium ) (2000)
Othello (2001)
The Taming of The Shrew (2007)
Hamlet (2007)
Twelfth Night (2008)
Richard III (2008)
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Check out this red hot, badass promotional trailer for our 2008 production of Richard III
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Here's the infamous 'play within a play" scene from our 2007 Summer production of Hamlet, done Kabuki style. Directed by James Cartee.
