The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised]
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [revised]
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield
Mar. 15 – Apr. 7, 2019
Thu. – Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm
Tickets*: $29.50
Preview Performances: Mar. 13 – 14 | Wed. – Thr. 8pm | Tickets: $18
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
* Single tickets start at $29.50. Prices for individual performances will increase based on demand.
The actors are unwilling to let any member of the audience have a bad time, and their simple joy is infectious. They are absolutely fearless and unending fun. – St. Petersburg Times
Think one part Three Stooges, one part Saturday Night Live, and one part fraternity talent show … they do it so exuberantly, with so much delight in every cascade of spittle, every crotch-grab and pratfall, that you can’t help but have a good time watching them. – Weekly Planet
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What It's About
Having shrunk Shakespeare’s wit and wisdom into manageable morsels of madness, Jobsite returns to tear around the stage in doublets and Chuck Taylor’s on a riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays plus the sonnets all in an hour and a half.
In this cult hit, the full works of the Bard have been edited into just 90 minutes. All 16 comedies are distilled into one short extract and the historical plays are performed as a football game. The complete works of William Shakespeare in one evening? Ambitious? Foolhardy? Insane? Absolutely!
Audiences will be forced to throw out every preconceived notion of Shakespeare as Tampa’s original Bad Boys of Abridgement condense his complete works into a single theatrical experience.
Why It's For You
You really like to watch old white guys sweat profusely and embarrass themselves. You struggled through high school or college lit classes and have been dying for someone to savagely make fun of all this stuff. You didn’t struggle at all through lit classes and would like to come laugh louder than anyone else at the dank inside references. But really it’s probably just because you’ve had a week and wanna laugh for an hour and a half non-stop at three doughy sweaty white dudes.
Why We Chose It
This is one from the vaults, for sure. As we celebrate our 20th anniversary this is a play that certainly stands out — at one point we even called it “The Franchise.” We performed it often between 2001 and 2005 (not to mention the other (abridged) titles) and for many of our fans these shows are how they discovered us. We could have revived a lot of productions from out past but not many would be as meaningful and even fewer would keep the 20th anniversary party going the way this does.
We’re also excited that this is a [revised] script that takes some of the best gags and updates from productions all over the world (of course we look forward to adding even more of our own)!
Production History
This production, originally produced by Jobsite in March of 2001, played to capacity crowds in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center for a 3-week run and has since been brought back in Tampa three times for one-night or one-weekend command performances – all of which have sold out. Jobsite also took the show in 2005 to Largo Cultural Center along with America (abridged) for a weekend. It was named a Top 10 production of 2001 by both Weekly Planet and The Tampa Tribune and continues to be one of Jobsite’s most memorable and popular productions.
- Wed., Mar. 13, 2019
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) - Preview
8:00 PM | Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
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- Thu., Mar. 14, 2019
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) - Preview
8:00 PM | Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
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- Fri., Mar. 15, 2019
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) - Opening Night
8:00 PM | Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
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- Sat., Mar. 16, 2019
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
8:00 PM | Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
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- Sun., Mar. 17, 2019
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
4:00 PM | Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
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Advisories
Jobsite Theater does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact us by email or phone at 813.476.7378.
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2001 – 2005 Touring Cast & Crew
- Katrina Stevenson – Director
Cast
- Jason Evans – Jason
- David M. Jenkins – David
- Shawn Paonessa – Shawn
- Summer Bohnenkamp – Stage Manager
Crew
- Katrina Stevenson – Costume Designer/Props Master