The 2011 schedule at Chester Theatre Company, running July 6th though August 28th, will feature four productions of contemporary American plays that have been adapted from works by Dostoyevsky, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Henry James, and Christopher Marlowe. “I’m really excited about the concept behind this year’s slate of plays,” said CTC Artistic Director Byam Stevens, “the classics continue to inspire the writers of today, so we’re presenting a season of classic works re-imagined by contemporary American playwrights. Our audience will get something familiar — masterpieces by Dostoyevsky, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Henry James, Christopher Marlowe — and something new — exciting, fresh renderings from today’s best writers.”
pride@prejudice – Chester Theatre Company – July 6-17, 2011
- East Coast Premiere
- Based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
- Adapted, edited and compiled by Daniel Elihu Kramer
- Directed by Ron Bashford
Crime and Punishment – Chester Theatre Company – July 20 -31, 2011
- New England Premiere
- Fyodor Dostoyesvsky’s Crime and Punishment
- Adapted by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
- Directed by Sheila Siragusa
The Turn of the Screw – Chester Theatre Company – August 3-14, 2011
- East Coast Premiere
- Based on Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw
- Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
- Directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer
Wittenberg (A Tragical-Comical-Historical in Two Acts) – Chester Theatre Company – August 17-28, 2011
- East Coast Premiere
- Based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus
- Adapted by David Davalos
- Directed by Byam Stevens
Chester Theatre Company tickets and directions
- PO Box 722, Chester MA 01011
- Box Office – 800-595-4TIX
- website: chestertheatre.org