A Night of Shakespeare
"Chaotic! Witty! Charming! A blend of heartfelt humor and playfulness!" - Memphré the Lake Monster
August 14th and 15th at 7pm
August 16th at 2pm
at the Haskell Opera House!
Ticket Info
Tickets will be available by suggested donation only. Your money is directly going toward the production costs of our 2027 musical!
You have the option to:
A) Donate on our website before or at the show using the link below
OR
B) Bring cash or check (CAD or USD) to the show.
Please donate whatever you are able! With some donating more and some donating less, we hope to make around $20 USD/ $28 CAD per audience member.
Act 1: Much Ado About Will
(Adult Cast, 18+)
By Robert Johansen
This charming entertainment demonstrates the amazing versatility of the greatest playwright in the English language. "Neither age can whither him nor custom stale his infinite variety."
The show is bookended by the hysterical antics of the rustics from A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a delightful journey through mistaken identity, murder, love and war in between.
The company of actors presents a dazzling display of comedy and pathos with some of Shakespeare's most famous characters.
Act 2: Romeo and Juliet: Six Very Busy Days
(Teen + Adult Cast, 13-18+)
By local playwright Rob Wing
Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, but few realize that the "greatest love story of all time" takes place only over six days. That's right, Romeo and Juliet fall in love, marry and die all with within six days of meeting each other!
Romeo and Juliet: Six Very Busy Days riotously re-imagines the misadvertur'd piteous overthrows of the iconic star-cross'd lovers.
Farcically irreverent yet surprisingly faithful to Shakespeare's language and storyline, Romeo and Juliet: Six Very Busy Days blurs the line between slapstick and educational drama the same way Romeo and Juliet blurs the line between comedy and tragedy.
Meet the Casts!
Romeo and Juliet: Six Very Busy Days Cast List
Noah Annis…..Prince Escalus/ Paris
Natasha Annis…..Chorus #1
Kim Bailey.....Chorus #2 & 3/ Nurse
Ariel Chapdelaine.....Montague #1
Meghan Corbett…..Lady Capulet
Malijah Cote…..Chorus #7
Levi Eldridge…..Romeo
Alan Franklin…..Friar Lawrence
Amy Kelly.....Crowd Member #1/#3/#6
Holly Lillis…..Montague #2/Ensemble
Sheridan Macgillivray….Capulet #1/ Crowd #5
Aishlynn McRae-Peters…..Juliet
Kaydence Menard.....Apothecary
Geneviève “Vivi” Olmstead.....Benvolio
Maven Ragusa.....Tybalt
Charles Schneider…..Lord Capulet
Elias Supernaw.....Mercutio
Elowyn Supernaw…..Capulet #2/ Crowd Member #4
Jonah Wheeler.....Tree #2
Zoe Yarnall…..Tree #1
Much Ado About Will Cast List
Noah Annis…..Henry V, Snout/ Wall
Annis Campione…..Snug/ Lion, Lucetta
Meghan Corbett…..Puck/ Ensemble
Alan Franklin.....Antipholus, Quince/Prologue
Kim Gannon…..Adrianna/ Ensemble
Amy Kelly…..Mistress Page/ Alice
Holly Lillis.....Julia/ Katherine /Ensemble
Jessica Maurice.....Mistress Ford/Ensemble
Ross Murray…..Launce, Bottom/Pyramis
Charles Schneider…..Flute/Thisby/ Crab the Dog
Jonah Wheeler.....Malvolio/Ensemble
Zoe Yarnall…..Starveling/Moonshine/Ensemble
Meet Our Fearless Director:
Leesa Guay Timpson!
After teaching German and directing over one hundred plays and musicals at Burlington High School for thirty-six years, Leesa is happy to be back home in the Kingdom.
Growing up in Island Pond, Leesa was bitten by the theater bug long ago when she participated in Ken Young’s plays at North Country Union High School.
"The opportunity to direct the first production of the Memphremagog Community Theatre is a true honor. I hope that the name Shakespeare ceases to be a cause of fear and hatred. He really is a cool guy; it just takes a while to get to know what the heck he’s saying. My love for his plays goes way back to English classes at NCUHS and has never really gone away. That’s why I'm so excited to present these two rather different but sincere celebrations of his works and words."
