April 23rd is the William Shakespeare’s 451st birthday (or at least the day it's celebrated)! Maketh merry with Hat Trick Theatre, the professional theater in company in residence at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Local favorites Jack Holloway, Paul McColgan and Steve Fisher will christen the complex’s newly remodeled and expanded Murray Theater with a whiplash-inducing run through 37 of the Bard’s plays in 97 minutes. Expect breakneck costume changes, men in drag, pratfalls and more funny stuff from the professional theater troupe.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) includes comedies, histories and tragedies. April 23-25, 7:30 p.m., rutheckerdhall.com.
With a title inspired by Henry V, Shakespeare’s Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends offers another melange in Tarpon Springs.
Features scenes from Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Love’s Labour’s Lost. April 23-26, Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum, $16. tarponarts.org.
This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2015.