William Shakespeare’s : Macbeth

Directed by Sean McHugh.

Check back in the spring for audition information and show dates. This show is bound to be a great addition to the Yorick repertoire.

The closing night of Much Ado About Nothing fell on December 1st, World Aids Day and the members of Yorick felt we had to do something to commemorate this amazing awareness day.

The cast, in a valiant and commendable effort, requested to take up a collection on that that day during both performances of people willing to donate to the life changing charity, Broadway Cares – Equity Fights Aids.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation’s leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American Theatre community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $140 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.

Yorick will be sending a check to BCEFA for $200!!! The amount collected from the shows and the cast. We are very proud to helping such an amazing organization out, and helping fellow actors fight this urgent heath crisis.

Thank you to everyone who supported us.

If you would like to make a donation, please write.

Yorick Shakespeare Club
Attn: BCEFA Donation
Box 6165 – MCLA
375 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247

Make Checks Payable to Yorick, and we’ll pass our funds on to this great charity.

Pictures of the Set:

Designed by Nick Fahey

Scenic Artist: Meghan Zaremba

Photos: (C) Kristin Blain

Free Admission!
Doors Open at 7:30
Call 413-662-5123 for reservations.
First come, first served. General Admission seating.

After a series of successful raids through the Caribbean, Captain Pedro of Arragon and his crew return to the island of Tortuga; a haven-port for the buccaneers of the late seventeenth century. There the crew is greeted by the party of Leonato and his brother Antonio; two wealthy inn keepers who are anxious to welcome their pirate friends back to port.

Aboard Captain Pedro’s returning ship are two young comrades; a Florentine pirate named Claudio and his mate Benedick of Padua. Also aboard is John, the bastard brother of the Captain, and two swashbucklers Borachio and Conrade.

When both parties reunite, there is made clear a battle of sorts between the niece of Leonato, Beatrice, and the returned Benedick. They exchange humorous remarks and profess to their friends that love is something that they vow to never take part in – Beatrice renounces the idea of marriage, and Benedick wants to be forever a bachelor. Yet, their friends feel differently about the idea of love; for Claudio falls for Leonato’s daughter, the young and mild Hero. Captain Pedro sets about to help Claudio win Hero’s hand, but problems arise when his ill-tempered brother John conspires with Borachio and Conrade to destroy any chance of happiness within the two parties. Even so, optimism within the companies overrules, and the pirates and their friends create a devious plot of their own; to unite Benedick and Beatrice.

Within a muddle of mistaken identity, trickery, and scallywags, the troupe is able regain their merriness through the influences of love and good old slapstick pirate comedy.

Rehearsals have been underway for weeks now, and Kristin Blain, the sophomore director for the show is excited and so is the cast of close to two-dozen!

The set looks amazing and costumes have been being churned out for weeks.

We’re in store for Shakespeare treat in the next few weeks.

Check back for more updates and articles.

Here is the the worksheet to follow when thinking about proposing a show for the Spring 2008 season.

Yorick proposals will be heard on Sunday, November 18th at 5:30PM.

All Yorick voting members will need to attend and hear proposals and vote on the Spring show. Potential directors will need to provide copies of the worksheet, filled out, as well as images/sketches outlined in the worksheet. Directors will have approximately 10 minutes to speak to the voting members of the club present.

Directors looking to propose must fill out the following worksheet, as well as consider their eligibility for being a director. Please download our constitution below, if you have any questions about your eligibility for running.

ALSO, members wondering if they are eligible for voting can also refer back to the constitution as well.

Yorick Show Proposal Worksheet

Thanks and good luck.

-Tom

Yorick Constitution

This is a Word Document (.doc) Simply click on the link and download it to your Desktop to review.