three witches shakespeare's ShakesQueer: I wooed thee with my Sword - May 8 and 9 at Play Louisville

This May, three witches shakespeare returns to Play Louisville for an evening of short, spicy scenes directed by three different directors and fight directors. SHAKESQUEER: I Wooed Thee With My Sword explores that fine line between intimacy and violence on stage. This tension, found throughout Shakespeare’s plays, has been keeping audiences on the edge of their seats for over 400 years. WHEN / WHERE / HOW SHAKESQUEER: I Wooed Thee With My Sword Play Louisville, 1101 E Washington Street May 8 & 9 at 7 & 8:15 pm Tickets $13 until April 18, $16 from April 19 - May 8 ADDITIONAL CONTEXT Tickets for the show also include the entry fee for Play Louisville Drag shows at 9 pm, 11 pm, and 1 am For age 18+ Supported in part by JustFundKY Second installment in the ShakesQueer series September 2023, the company presented three messy couples scenes from Macbeth, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra Performed at Trouble Bar, Old Louisville Coffee Co-Op, Canary Club Second time three witches shakespeare has performed at Play Louisville As You Like It was on the dancefloor in March 2024 WHAT / WHO A Midsummer Night’s Dream scene Director Katie Peña Van Zile (Line Producer, Actors Theatre of Louisville) Fight Director Annie Mayer (Pandora Productions’ Six Degrees of Separation, Mind’s Eye Theatre’s Freaky Friday) Actors frequently seen onstage with Kentucky Shakespeare, StageOne Family Theatre, and Looking for Lilith Theatre Company Katharine Martin (Kentucky Shakespeare’s Emma, StageOne’s Lily and the Pirates) Sasha Cifuentes (Kentucky Shakespeare’s Emma & Frankenstein) Jane Embry Watts (Looking for Lilth’s Just Cause) Syd Walters (StageOne Family Theatre’s (Best Christmas Pageant Ever) Two Gentlemen of Verona scene Director Ian Fitzgerald (Currently touring with Kentucky Shakespeare’s The Tempest) Fight Director Justin Jackson (Benedick in Kentucky Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Fight director for three witches’ Macbeth) Performances from Zach Stone (Cincinnati Playhouse, Bunbury Theatre Company, This Bridge Theatre) and local musician and actor Griffin Cobb The Taming of the Shrew scene Director Brooke Morrison (Music Director & actor for three witches’ Macbeth) Fight Director Dara Jade Tiller (Teaching Artist and actor with Actors Theatre of Louisville) Performances from Caisey Cole (Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat) and Vic Leon (regional Drag artist)

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