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Fast Facts
Dates
June 30 -August 13, 2005
Season playing in repertory
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
The Winter’s Tale
Othello
Unexpected Shaxpere!
Location
On the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and in the University Theatre, Mainstage.
Times
8:30 p.m. in the Mary Rippon in June/July; 8:00 p.m. in August
2:00 p.m, 7:00 p.m, and 11:00 p.m in the University Theatre, Mainstage. See calendar.
Tickets
CSF Box Office 303-492-0554
Call for a brochure; includes a ticket order form.
4 play season subscription: $86 - $131
Single Tickets: $10-$52 (Discounts for children ages 5-12, students, seniors, faculty & staff, and groups)
Preview Tickets: $5- $24
Box Office hours
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday
Noon - 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Closed Mondays
On-line
Tickets can also be ordered on-line at www.coloradoshakes.org.
Primary Sponsor
Blue Mountain Arts
Contact
Mell McDonnell - Public Relations & Marketing Director
303-492-2783
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Festival Activities
Picnic on the Green
Falstaff’s Fare
Gourmet picnic suppers provided by Breadworks of Boulder are available for $14 each. Choose from three elegant Breadworks box suppers: Grilled Salmon with Black Bean Salsa, Vietnamese Chicken Salad, or Vegetarian Tomato Basil Pasta Salad. Suppers must be ordered at least 48 hours in advance. You may pay for your supper with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. For information or to order, call the CSF box office at 303-492-0554
Check out Life Behind the Scenes
Backstage Tours
Get a firsthand look at behind-the-scenes elements of the Festival. Conducted by CSF company members, backstage tours include learning about the work that goes into the creation of the evening’s performance and observing the company’s before-show preparations. The cost is $5 per person, and they are free for CSF Guild members, Festival contributors, and Dress Circle patrons. Meet at the kiosks in front of Hellems Hall (at the entrance to the Mary Rippon Theatre). Tours begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
Visit the Gardens
Colorado Shakespeare Gardens, Inc.
Free garden tours are presented each Tuesday and Saturday evening throughout the season beginning at 6:45 p.m. For those making a personal visit to the gardens, there are plant identification and quotation signs available for guidance.
Meet the Actors and Directors
Free Talkback Series
CSF presents three discussion series. Directors’ Talkbacks take place on the Green starting an hour and a half before the performance; Actors’ Talkbacks take place immediately following the evening’s performance in the theatre. “Shakespeare 102,” a discussion of the text led by CSF dramaturg/assistant directors, take place at the Boulder Public Library at 10th and Canyon streets. All discussion series provide a behind-the-scenes perspective while offering patrons a chance to ask their own questions. For more information, call the CSF box office at 303-492-0554.
Dates and Times
Director’s Series (before the performance)
June 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Robert Cohen, director of Twelfth Night, or What You Will
July 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Cynthia Croot, director of The Winter’s Tale
July 8 at 6:00 p.m.
Jane Page, director of Othello
Actors’ Talkback Series (following the performance) July 21, 10:00 p.m. – the Othello Company
July 28, 8:45 p.m. – the Unexpected Shaxpere!, Company
August 4, 10:45 p.m. – the Twelfth Night, or What You Will Company
August 11, 10:45 p.m. – the Winter’s Tale Company
The Director’s Series, the Actor’s Talkback Series, and the Shakespeare 102 series are free!
Achievements and Milestones
Now in its 48th Season, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) is a professional summer theatre festival dedicated to performance and education
Begun in 1958 with productions of Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and The Taming of the Shrew, the CSF now presents four full-scale productions most summers, three plays in the picturesque, Greek-style Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and one in the indoor, proscenium University Theatre, both located on the grounds of the University of Colorado.
With the production of Cymbeline in 1975, CSF became the seventh theatre in the world to complete the entire Shakespearean canon of 37 plays.
The 2005 Season will feature:
Twelfth Night, or What You Will, directed by Robert Cohen
The Winter's Tale, directed by Cynthia Croot
Othello, directed by Jane Page
Unexpected Shaxpere!, directed by Ron Hippe
The last three seasons' productions:
2004
Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joel Fink
The Comedy of Errors, directed by Stephanie Shine
Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Robert Benedetti
2003
The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Robin McKee
Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Jane Page
Hamlet, directed by James Symons
Cymbeline, directed by Joel Fink
2002
Macbeth, directed by Sean Kelley
A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Patrick Kelly
Richard III, directed by James Symons
Shakespeare in Briefs, a new comic revue, adapted & directed by John Dennis
CSF draws between 30,000 and 40,000 audience members each season, 10% of whom come from outside the state of Colorado and 70% from the Denver metro region.
The annual budget for the CSF is over $1,000,000, 70% of which is raised through box office receipts and other related incomes. The remainder of the budget is subsidized by corporate, foundation, government grants, and individual contributions.
Each summer CSF hires 4 directors, over 40 actors, 9 designers, and more than 150 production personnel. Including the administrative staff, apprentices, interns, and volunteers, the entire CSF company numbers nearly 200.
The CSF's educational outreach efforts extend throughout the year with the highly acclaimed “Living Shakespeare” school-touring program. This includes five performance-based workshops promoting effective, innovative, hands-on Shakespeare education for students, teachers, and communities throughout Colorado. During the summer, CSF offers nine educational programs:
Performing Arts Career Days
Art Reach performances Camp Shakespeare- middle school and high school courses The Will Power Elementary School Shakespeare Festival
CSF Shakespeare Summer Workshop Community open house tours
CSF Free Tickets for Disadvantaged Youth program
CSF Preview Day: A No-Holds Bard Backstage Preview of Season 2005
Acting Shakespeare - adult classes
Over the years, CSF's educational programs have served more than 55,000 students, and more then 5,000 this year alone.
CSF also offers several other programs to accompany the Festival, such as Shakespeare Behind the Scenes, a course that deals with all aspects of producing Shakespeare's plays; Shakespeare from Page to Stage, a study of each production; Greenshow activities including free music and dance performances, free lecture/discussion series and backstage tours.
CSF produces four publications: Shakesperiodical, the subscriber newsletter sent twice each year; The Bard's Broadsheet, an e-newsletter sent to more than 10,000 patrons monthly; Preview, a teacher’s guide to the CSF season; and The Guild Gazette, a newsletter published by the CS Guild, the Festival's volunteer support organization. In addition the CSF website (www.coloradoshakes.org) offers a wealth of resources and strategies for teaching Shakespeare.
CSF has been recognized during its 47-year history for its excellence in presenting the classics.
Some milestones include:
The City of Boulder is identified in the 2005 travel book, THE 100 BEST ART TOWNS IN AMERICA as being in the top six arts communities of those with a population of 100,000 or fewer. The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is identified as the organization that put Boulder over the top in consideration as a chosen leader in the cultural arts. “It’s one of the most important Shakespeare festivals in North America because of its success and track record.”
CSF was named as one of the top three Shakespeare Festivals in the nation by Time magazine.
CSF is the 2nd oldest Shakespeare Festival in the Country.
CSF is a recipient of The Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
CSF has won multiple “Best of Boulder” awards for “Best Theatre Production/Play” from the Daily Camera.
CSF was the recipient of numerous International Festivals and Events Association's Pinnacle awards. In 2000, the Festival received four Pinnacle awards for Excellence in Marketing and Media, including two worldwide gold medals for its Season Brochure and Program Cover. In 1999, CSF received awards for Best Season Brochure and Best Festival-Marked Clothing.
CSF was voted the Best Theatre Production of 1999 for the Boulder Gold Reader's Choice Awards.
CSF received Westword's “Best of Denver 1998” awards for Best Costume, Bruce McInroy for The Would-Be Gentleman; Best Shakespearean Mini-Series for CSF's Troilus and Cressida.
In 1998, CSF won two awards from the Denver Drama Critics' Circle awards for Richard II: Best Scenic Design, David M. Barber, and Best Actor in a Play, Randy Howk.
CSF was nominated for ten 1998 Denver Drama Critics' Circle Awards, including Best Season for a Theatre Company, Best Play, and four acting nominations.
CSF composer and musical director, David B. Wohl of Fort Collins, received a special award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for his music and sound design for CSF's 1997 production of The Would-Be Gentleman.
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Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2005 Season
June
Thursday 30 - Preview Twelfth Night, 8:30
July
Friday 1 - Opening Twelfth Night, 8:30
Saturday 2 -Preview The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Sunday 3 Opening The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Monday 4 No Show
Tuesday 5 Twelfth Night, 8:30
Wednesday 6 The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Thursday 7 Preview Othello, 7:00
Friday 8 Opening Othello, 7:00
Saturday 9 Othello, 7:00
Saturday 9 Twelfth Night, 8:30
Sunday 10 A Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Monday 11 No Show
Tuesday 12 Twelfth Night, 8:30
Wednesday 13 Othello, 7:00
Thursday 14 The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Friday 15 Othello, 7:00
Friday 15 Twelfth Night, 8:30
Saturday 16 The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Sunday 17 Othello, 7:00
Sunday 17 Twelfth Night, 8:30
Monday 18 No Show
Tuesday 19 Preview Unexpected Shaxpere! 7:00
Tuesday 19 The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Wednesday 20 Opening Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Thursday 21 Othello, 7:00
Thursday 21 Twelfth Night, 8:30
Friday 22 Unsuspected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Friday 22- The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Saturday 23- Othello, 7:00
Saturday 23- Twelfth Night, 8:30
Saturday 23- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 11:00
Sunday 24- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 2:00
Sunday 24- Othello, 7:00
Sunday 24- Twelfth Night, 8:30
Monday 25- No Show
Tuesday 26- Othello, 7:00
Wednesday 27- Othello, 2:00
Wednesday 27- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Wednesday 27- Twelfth Night, 8:30
Thursday 28- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Thursday 28- The Winter’s Tale, 8:30
Friday 29- Othello, 7:00
Friday 29- Twelfth Night, 8:30
Saturday 30- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Saturday 30- Twelfth Night, 8:30
Saturday 30- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 11:00
Sunday 31- Othello, 2:00
Sunday 31- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
August
Monday 1- No Show
Tuesday 2- Othello, 7:00
Wednesday 3- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Wednesday 3- The Winter’s Tale, 8:00
Thursday 4- Othello, 7:00
Thursday 4- Twelfth Night, 8:00
Friday 5- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Friday 5- The Winter’s Tale, 8:00
Friday 5- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 11:00
Saturday 6- Othello, 7:00
Saturday 6- Twelfth Night, 8:00
Saturday 6- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 11:00
Sunday 7- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 2:00
Sunday 7- Othello, 7:00
Monday 8- No Show
Tuesday 9- Othello, 7:00
Wednesday 10- Othello, 7:00
Wednesday 10- Twelfth Night, 8:00
Thursday 11- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Thursday 11- The Winter’s Tale, 8:00
Friday 12- Othello, 7:00
Friday 12- Twelfth Night, 8:00
Friday 12- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 11:00
Saturday 13- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 7:00
Saturday 13- The Winter’s Tale, 8:00
Saturday 13- Unexpected Shaxpere!, 11:00
Please note that Twelfth Night or What You Will and The Winter’s Tale will be performed in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre.
Othello and Unexpected Shaxpere! will be performed at the University Theatre, Mainstage
The following dates for the Director’s Series are:
June 30, 7:00pm- Twelfth Night or What You Will
July 3, 7:00pm- The Winter’s Tale
July 8, 6:00pm- Othello
The following dates for the Talkback Series are:
July 21, 10:00pm - the Othello Company
July 28, 8:45pm - the Unexpected Shaxpere! Company August 4, 10:45pm Twelfth Night or What You Will Company
August 11, 10:45pm - The Winter’s Tale Company
ARTISTIC MISSION STATEMENT
OUR MISSION
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s mission is the celebration of Shakespeare through performance and education. CSF has a 48-year history of excellence, producing an aesthetically challenging mix of both traditional and innovative productions of Shakespeare's plays. We are committed to:
- High professional standards of quality, and diversity in all departments
- Education through outreach, mentorship and advocacy
OUR COMPANY
In addition to seeking out new sources of talent, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival serves as an ideal pre-professional training ground for actors, designers, and artisans who are finishing theatre training programs across the country. An integral part of our mission is to maintain a talented base of professional actors, directors and designers in the company. Their presence provides mentorship and an educational experience to the non-Equity actors, stage managers and the crafts people working with these seasoned professionals. The CSF is an essential link between graduate training and professional careers for many young artists between the ages of 25-35.
We believe strongly in non-traditional, color-blind casting and cultural diversity among our 40-member acting company, and in all production and management departments. It is gratifying to note that, in our 1991 through 2005 seasons, we substantially increased the racial diversity in the company.
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
A vital part of the educational mission is CSF's year-round commitment to supporting school outreach through the Living Shakespeare programs. These highly acclaimed elementary and secondary school programs are performance-based workshops promoting effective, innovative, hands-on Shakespeare education for students and teachers throughout Colorado. In addition, CSF produces Preview, an educational guide to Shakespeare designed as a classroom tool for teachers of English and drama. During the summer months, CSF offers four different Living Shakespeare programs, including a teen summer camp, an elementary school Shakespeare festival, a community open house, and tickets for disadvantaged youths.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
CSF actively promotes partnerships with the corporate sector of our community to raise awareness of our programs and to hold ticket prices to a minimum. We continue to seek collaborative relationships with numerous social service agencies to provide artistic and entertainment services to their constituencies. We place a high priority on corporate ventures with the not-for-profit sector, particularly in helping arts organizations and individual artists meet their goals and those of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
OUR AUDIENCE
In addition to our goal of providing audiences with opportunities to see a mix of traditional and innovative productions, we are also committed to presenting productions and programs that stimulate a new perspective on Shakespeare's plays. The CSF audience consists of ages 5 to 85, and the Festival is promoted widely as an informal family experience. Our accompanying educational programs of classes, tours and free lectures attract a broad mix of serious scholars and casual viewers. A major audience development goal is to broaden the ethnic diversity of our audience, by attracting new segments of the population through the contacts made in our school tours and the greater racial diversity represented on stage by CSF.
MEASURING SUCCESS
We measure our efforts through monitoring audience growth, statistical data from our annual audience survey, reports from the schools visited by our outreach programs, and by tracking the career success of the young professionals who begin their careers with this theatre company.
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