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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Katrina Stevenson
Extended! Apr. 3 – 27, 2008
Thu. – Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm
Tickets: $24.50
Shimberg Playhouse, TBPAC
Patron Reviews
"Stellar cast. Amazing script. Congratulations, Katrina. This is a hit!" – David Valdez, Ensemble Member
"[David] and Shawn have an excellent dynamic. The whole show is very well done. I admit I particularly enjoyed watching Lunsford clucking like a chicken and sniffing and licking the set. What a visual paradox! I am sure you will have a great run! Congratulations!" – Emilia Sargent, Ensemble Member
"Great job! I can't remember what I had for breakfast. What a gift you have to remember that much dialog and keep that repartee going ... A friend thought you deserved a standing ovation, which didn't happen. You guys to need to take an encore curtain call, I think." – Deborah Kobritz, season ticket holder
"I think all involved should be very proud and pleased with this production. I saw R & G on the same stage waaaaaay back in the days of B.O.B. (theatrical palindrome), which is when I first fell for the show, and this production has only served to deepen my love affair. Beautiful set, Brian, beautifully lit, Karla (my original tragedian), and all actors beautifully garbed, Spencer. Kudos to all cast members who commit so fully and intelligently and often ridiculously (Matt, I'm talking to you) to this language-dense piece of modern theatre poetry. Katrina and crew, thanks for bringing a favorite to the stage and serving it well done." – Leah LoSchiavo, Ensemble Member
"The actors' superb timing makes this play soar! David and Shawn have an incredible nuanced partnership. Paul's marching music has got to be one of the most intriguing choices I've seen. Go see this play for the acting and maybe walk away with some philosophy under your belt." – Chris R.
"Very classy production of a sophisticated play. Clever, funny, thoughtful. Thank you for bringing Stoppard to town. Do it again." – Susan O.
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In the News
Previews
Modern-Day Play Clarifies Why Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead – Tampa Tribune
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern by Jobsite Theater: What REALLY happened in Hamlet – St. Petersburg Times
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead – Creative Loafing
Radio
Listen to the Ros & Guil cast and director on WMNF's 4/4/08 Art in Your Ear. (Fast forward to the 6m30s mark.)
Reviews
"Stoppard's existential play is filled with more head-spinning rhetoric than a political convention. It needs a steady hand to ground it long enough for audiences to enjoy the frivolity, and Jobsite's cast and crew did just that ... [Jenkins] captured the oblivious innocence of a child playing with matches ... [Paonessa's] sense of powerlessness was palpable ... Potenza was outstanding as the Player. He commanded the stage with a dynamic performance." – Tampa Tribune
"The current Jobsite production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is the best version of the play I've ever seen ... every problem the play has is brilliantly solved by director Katrina Stevenson and her four main actors..." – Creative Loafing
"It's fun, fast-paced and relentlessly clever ... Jenkins and Paonessa [have] never been better than they are here under Katrina Stevenson's direction. Their timing – comic and dramatic – is excellent, and they both find just enough depth in their characters to keep us interested. If their performances weren't so strong, Paul J. Potenza might steal the show with his manic and crusty turn as the Player, who is likewise elevated from minor status in Hamlet to a central role." – St. Petersburg Times
Links
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