You can see a photo of her in that role and read my Five Buffalo review of SIVE in Buffalo Rising here. Kiana Duggan-Haas is making her performance debut at SDP but audiences might remember her as “Sive” in the play SIVE at Irish Classical Theatre Company (Artie Award Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play). Ricky and Kiana in Shakespeare Love source Ricky Needham on Facebook Again, not easy, but they made it seem so natural.Īnd, of course, regardless of the script, it ultimately comes down to the actors, and these four delivered. The set-ups for the love scenes as written by Aroune and Elkin were short, funny, and offered just the right amount of information for what was to follow. In my “day job” as a classical music radio host I have to set up an average of five pieces of music every hour and I can tell you, it ain’t easy when you’re speaking to an audience with a wide range of backgrounds. It wasn’t only the direction that worked, though, it was the material, adapted for this production by Grace Aroune (who is also SDP’s Education and Outreach Coordinator) and Saul Elkin, and the amusing set-ups for the scenes. THE PLAYERS, THE PLAY, AND THE PRODUCTION: I’ll get to the four actors in a moment, but right away I felt the sure hand of longtime director Saul Elkin, the founder of the organization and their current Artistic Director.
It is always a delight when an organization actually lives up to its Mission Statement, and for SDP it is: “Shakespeare in Delaware Park is a not-for-profit professional theatre company that provides free, high-quality public theatre to enrich, educate, and entertain diverse audiences through the works of William Shakespeare.” Yup. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Four actors, two men and two women, perform scenes from Shakespeare’s plays ROMEO AND JULIET, TWELFTH NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and, in a surprise to many, RICHARD III ! And there were several sonnets, of the Sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” variety. Runtime: One hour, ten minutes, no intermission, followed by the traditional actors passing of the hat. However, even if sold out it might be worth it to send a frantic email to but don’t telephone and don’t just show up. at the Diamond Hawk Golf Course, 255 Sonwil Dr, Cheektowaga, NY 14225. As of this writing, there are two “seats” available for the final performance 8/21 at 7:00 p.m. The July-August show, SHAKESPEARE & LOVE has been traveling throughout Western New York bringing a variety of Shakespearian love scenes and sonnets to diverse neighborhoods, stages, and seated (bring your own chair) audiences. Earlier, their June-August offering of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S WALK used about an acre of Delaware Park as a natural stage.
THE BASICS: This second summer of Covid, this summer of 2021, the Shakespeare in Delaware Park (SDP) company is about to wrap up their 46 th season of offering a pair of free outdoor productions.