Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre

Reminder! Auditions for Much Ado About Nothing – Tomorrow

posted: Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for its inaugural production of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by T. Fulton Burns. Rehearsals will begin Monday August 2, 2010. Performances play for one weekend: August 12-15, 2010, at the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts on the UWF campus. There is pay.

Available roles: Beatrice, Hero, Leonato, Claudio, Conrade, Borrachio, Ursula, Margaret, The Watch, The Friar

Auditions will be held by appointment only in the Studio Theatre in the CFPA on the UWF campus on April 25th, 2010 starting at 6pm. Please prepare a one-minute monologue from a Shakespearean comedy. To schedule an audition appointment or for questions, email Kevin P. Kern

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Love Letters Sponsor Packets!

posted: Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Love Letters fund raising event for Pensacola Shakespeare?

Download it from here:  Love Letters Sponsorship Packet

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New Article: TV star brings a little ‘Love’ to Pensacola

posted: Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Susie Forrester of Bella Magazine interviews July Duffy about her upcoming appearance in “Love Letters”. Check it out!

Click here to read the article

and be sure to get your tickets for the Love Letters fund raiser now!

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Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre Brings Hollywood Stars to Pensacola for Special Performance

posted: Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

On May 13, Hollywood stars Julia Duffy (of Newhart and Designing Women fame) and Jerry Lacy (best-known for Woody Allen’s Play it Again Sam and Dark Shadows) will be in Pensacola for a special benefit performance of A. R. Gurney’s Love Letters.  This once-in-a-lifetime event at Sanders Beach Community Center is the first fundraising event for Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre, and includes a cocktail hour overlooking Pensacola Bay, a seated dinner, and the performance.

This evening marks the kickoff event for Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre’s inaugural season.  Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre is the newest member of Pensacola’s arts scene, a professional theatre company bringing actors and other theatrical artists from all over the country to enhance the cultural environment of Northwest Florida by offering performances and educational opportunities of superior professional quality, producing works both classic and modern.

The performance of A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-nominated Love Letters starring Julia Duffy and her husband of 26 years, Jerry Lacy explores the romance between Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III in over 50 years of correspondence. Notes, letters and cards chronicle a love a lifetime in the making. This wry and poignant story makes a perfect evening to celebrate with a romantic dinner or with a group of friends.

Tickets to the special performance are $125 a person, and may be reserved by calling Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre at (850) 462-8880. For sponsorship information, contact Rebecca Taylor at (850) 462-8880 or rebecca@penscolashakepearetheatre.org. Love Letters is sponsored by the Lewis Bear Company, Donald Bailey, Nina Campbell and Shirley Cronley.

About the stars:

Julia Duffy is best known for her role on the 80’s sitcom Newhart, playing Stephanie   Vanderkellen for 7 seasons.  She earned an Emmy nomination in each of her seasons on the show, a Golden Globe nomination, and won three Viewers for Quality Television awards for her work.  After a brief time on the sitcom Baby Talk with George Clooney, she replaced Delta Burke on the hit show Designing Women as Allison Sugarbaker in what would be the show’s highest rated season.  Other TV credits include Drake and Josh, 7^th Heaven, Reba, and a regular                            role on The Mommies.

Julia’s film credits include Dumb and Dumberer, and Intolerable Cruelty as Sarah Sokin.  Ms. Duffy appeared on Broadway in the revival of Hart and Kaufman’s Once In a Lifetime. She most recently appeared on stage as Birdie in Little Foxes with Kelly McGillis at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Jerry Lacy’s extensive body of work includes notable roles from film, live theatre and television spanning five decades. He is perhaps best known for playing Humphrey Bogart on Broadway in the Woody Allen comedy Play It Again Sam, and returning to play Bogart in the film of the same name starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.  On the small screen, he has appeared in recurring roles on The Secret Storm, As the World Turns, Love of Life, and The Young and The Restless, and in the classic cult serial Dark Shadows.

Jerry’s Guest Star appearances include The White Shadow, Knots Landing, Saved by the Bell, and Designing Women where he appeared alongside his wife, actress Julia Duffy.  In 2009 he returned to Dark Shadows, in an audio drama episode entitled The Wicked and The Dead.

Julia and Jerry have been married for 26 years, and have two children, Kerry and Danny.

About Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre:

The mission of Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre is to enhance the cultural environment of Northwest Florida by offering performances and educational opportunities of superior professional quality.  Working in cooperation with the University of West Florida’s Department of Theatre and other local arts organizations to produce works both classic and modern, Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre seeks to provide a communal experience that will enlighten and inspire our diverse community.

Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre was founded in the fall of 2009 by a group of Pensacola area artists and theatre-lovers to bring the dream of a fully-professional theatre company to this part of Northwest Florida.  Led by Artistic Director Kevin P. Kern, Pensacola Shakespeare will present its inaugural season in August of 2010, with performances of Much Ado About Nothing and The Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare (Abridged) at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the University of West Florida campus.

Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre aims to bring in professional actors, directors, and technicians from around the country while also providing professional opportunities for area artists. A vibrant apprenticeship program will allow undergraduate students from the University of West Florida and other schools to hone their skills while working alongside professionals in their field.

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