Shakespeare OC Artistic Director Thomas F. Bradac To Retire

05 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment

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Tom BradacThomas F. Bradac, Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare Orange County has announced that he will retire from producing theatre after the 2013 season concludes. Bradac will co-direct Twelfth Night or What You Will & The Tragedie of Macbeth for Shakespeare Orange County’s 22nd season.

Bradac stated, “I’m lucky to have spent 34 years producing, directing and occasionally acting in these great plays in Orange County. A special thank you to the City of Garden Grove for its support and encouragement while in Garden Grove and to Chapman University and Dr. James Doti for nurturing the theatre in its formative years in Orange.” Instrumental in founding the Grove Shakespeare Festival (1979-1991) and guiding it through twelve and a half seasons, Bradac created Shakespeare Orange County in late 1991. Launching its first season in 1992 with productions of The Winter’s Tale and Hamlet at the Waltmar Theatre at Chapman University, Shakespeare Orange County completed twelve seasons in Orange. In 2004, Bradac moved the troupe to the outdoor Festival Amphitheatre in Garden Grove. This summer marks the company’s tenth summer under the stars.  More

Shakespeare Orange County Announces 2013 Season

08 Feb 2013 Leave a Comment

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Shakespeare Orange County has announced its 22nd season, which will include Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night or What You Will and The Tragedie of Macbeth, along with several actors who will be returning to the SOC stage in 2013.

Twelfth Night is the ultimate fairy tale. When shipwreck and storm deliver the beautiful Viola to the shores of Illyria, she dresses as a man in order to gain willful employment. A lost brother found, a bizarre love triangle, and a resolution of mistaken identities bring lovers together in one of the Bard’s most loved comedies. Veteran actors John Walcutt and John Frederick Jones return this season; Walcutt as Malvolio, and Jones as Sir Toby Belch.

Evelyn Case and John Walcutt Richard III

Evelyn Carol Case as Elizabeth and John Walcutt as Richard III in SOC’s 2012 production of Richard III

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Phantom Projects Theatre Group Brings Much Ado About Nothing to La Mirada

30 Oct 2012 Leave a Comment

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Evelyn Carol Case and Michael Nehring as Beatrice and Benedick. Photo by D. Shaffer

If you missed Shakespeare Orange County’s production of Much Ado About Nothing this past August you’ll get one more chance when Phantom Projects Theatre Group brings back the original creative team to re-mount their production on November 8 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. The one-day-only event features a 10:00 am and 7:00 pm performance. SOC’s Founding Artistic Director Thomas F. Bradac directs, with Michael Nehring and Evelyn Carol Case returning to recreate their roles as Benedick and Beatrice. As has been part of Phantom Projects’ mission for the past 17 years, the morning performance will be a special performance for over 1,200 teens bused in from schools in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties; many of the students will be seeing live theatre for the first time. Tickets are $20, with discounts available for students and groups, and can be obtained by calling the La Mirada Theatre Box office at 714.994.6310 or 562.944.9801 or online at www.LaMiradaTheatre.com.

Shakespeare Orange County’s Much Ado About Nothing Packs Undeniable Charm

22 Aug 2012 2 Comments

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Evelyn Carol Case and Michael Nehring

Shakespeare Orange County closes out its summer season with a sparkling production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing that time travels its characters to Messina, Italy in the 1920’s. There amid the sultry Mediterranean breeze, Jazz Age music, and stylish flapper frocks, Cupid and his henchmen and women conspire to ensure that love prevails using any tactics necessary. While some he simply kills with arrows, like young Hero and Claudio, others like Beatrice and Benedick, need traps to secure their romantic coupling. And therein lies the fun.   More

Shakespeare Orange County Presents a 1920s Much Ado About Nothing

11 Aug 2012 Leave a Comment

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Shakespeare Orange County will present Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing August 16 – September 1 at Garden Grove’s Festival Amphitheatre, outside and “Under the Stars.” Set during the 1920s, this production features costumes and music of the era. Founding Artistic Producing Director Thomas F. Bradac directs.

SOC’s production focuses on the relationships between men and women of various generations and how they deal with one another (all generations included). As the older and wiser Benedick, and the smart and attractive Beatrice, duel in their determination to proclaim mutual bachelorhood, they fail to realize that they’ve been set up by manipulative friends and acquaintances in a plot that later brings them together–in matrimony.   More

Tom Bradac ‘Czechs’ One Off His Bucket List

30 Jul 2012 1 Comment

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(L to R): Amanda Zarr, Michael Drace Fountain, Evelyn Carol Case, Misha Bouvian. Production photos by Katie Wilson

Whether you have it written down on paper or simply keep it filed away in the back of your mind, everyone has a bucket list; those things you’d like to do before you…well…kick the bucket. This summer, Shakespeare Orange County’s Artistic Director, Tom Bradac gets to cross one item off his list that’s been on it for a very long time – namely, to go to The Fringe. Little did he know that it would be in a very unique city (Prague, CZ) with a very unusual project (Shakespeare’s rarely produced erotic poem Venus and Adonis).

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Photo Flash: Shakespeare Orange County’s Richard III

26 Jul 2012 Leave a Comment

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John Walcutt as Richard III. Photos by Mark Samala

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Shakespeare Orange County Opens Season with Richard III

11 Jul 2012 Leave a Comment

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Shakespeare Orange County opens their twenty first season with Richard III in their Garden Grove open air Festival Amphitheatre July 19 – August 4. Returning this year are John Walcutt as Richard, Evelyn Carol Case as Queen Elizabeth and Amanda Zarr as Lady Anne. Veteran company member Carl Reggiardo directs this production.

Reggiardo compares the character of Richard to the ultimate example of the ‘Killer King,’ or the ‘Poisoned Prince.’ “He lets nothing and no one stand in the way of his quest for power,” says Reggiardo. Richard III abounds with themes of family vs. family, father vs. son, and More

Shakespeare Buzz

14 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment

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Help Pepsi Do Good for Theatricum Botanicum and Students
Pepsi is giving away millions of dollars to fund great ideas that refresh the world and you can help. Theatricum Botanicum has submitted an idea to bring Shakespeare “Off the Page” for 2500 students and if it gets enough votes, Pepsi will make it happen. You can read all about it, plus find more great ideas, and vote to help the ones you like get funding here: www.refresheverything.com/theatricum

Have a Dickens of a Time with Independent Shakespeare Co. Three more performances of A Christmas Carol with Charles Dickens will take place this weekend at the ISC Studio in Atwater Village. The show recreates (with a little artistic license) the experience of a public reading of A Christmas Carol, given by Dickens himself. It is based on an adaption the author made of his famous Christmas story and performed by David Melville, with musical accompaniment and dramatic interjections by Mary Guilliams. Expect a performance full of the acting pyrotechnics Dickens was famous for, holiday music, wry humor, and redemption. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Three performance remain: Saturday, Dec 17 at 5pm; Sunday, Dec 18 at 2pm; and Sunday Dec 18 at 5pm. (This last performance may say that it is sold out but I believe some additional tickets have just been made available). www.independentshakespeare.com

See The Tempest at Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
Don’t forget to RSVP for the screening of Julie Taymor’s film version of The Tempest this Friday, December 16 at 8pm. Tickets are free with a reservation and can be made Here.  This modern retelling of Shakespeare’s final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical and magical fantasy starring Helen Mirren, Russell Brand, and Alfred Molina. You’ll even get to see exclusive bonus features.

Join Shakespeare Orange County for some Yuletide Cheer
Your friends at Shakespeare Orange County are inviting you to join them for A Shakespearean Christmas 8pm on Saturday, December 17. It will be a warm and evocative remembrance of years past that includes songs and poetry, notions and stories of a simpler time. Enjoy such stuff as dreams are made on through the eyes of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Clement C. Moore, Robert Frost, e.e. cummings, Ogden Nash – along with traditional carols and personal remembrances. Following the performance you can enjoy a variety of desserts and complimentary Champaign, hot cider and other treats as well. www.shakespeareoc.org

Join Shakespeare Orange County for A Shakespearean Christmas

15 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment

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Shakespeare Orange County invites you to join them for A Shakespearean Christmas – A Midwinter Night’s Dream on December 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Join your friends and celebrate the holiday season with a joyous, poetic, humorous and touching taste of Yuletide Cheer. This warm and evocative remembrance of years past will include songs and poetry, notions and stories of a simpler time. Enjoy such stuff as dreams are made on through the eyes of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Clement C. Moore, Robert Frost, e.e. cummings, Ogden Nash – along with traditional carols and personal remembrances. And following the performance, stay for a variety of desserts and complimentary Champaign, hot cider and other treats.

The evening will feature John F. Jones, Gil Gonzalez, Evelyn Carol Case, Craig Brown, Gene Godwin, Amanda Zarr, Stephanie Robinson, Mike Fountain, Greg Ungar, Brian Clark, Eve Himmelheber and Michael Nehring. Click Here for more information.

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