Shakespeare in HD at SJCT
Posted June 20, 2015 at 5:43 am by Tim Dustrude
King John – Contributed photo
San Juan Community Theatre’s newest live streaming partner presents Shakespeare’s King John on Monday, June 22 at 7:00 pm.
Canada’s Stratford Festival HD is produced at the annual festival in Stratford, Ontario, attracting many of the greatest Canadian, British and American actors in its productions of Shakespearean plays.
King John features Tom McCamus in the title role in the drama that finds the King of France demanding John relinquish his crown in favor of his nephew, the young Prince Arthur. Excommunication, attempted atrocity, rebellion and assassination all contribute to a political and personal turmoil that finds devastating expression in an anguished mother’s grief for her son.
Stratford’s Antony and Cleopatra will be screened at SJCT on July 13.
SJCT continues to offer HD screenings from National Theatre Live, The Met: Live in HD and Bolshoi Ballet Only in Cinemas. A schedule of the HD-live events is available at www.sjctheatre.org. SJCT’s partnership with HD programming and the necessary equipment to participate, was made possible through a generous bequest from the late Dodie Gann and underwriting from the McGee Foundation.
Tickets for King John are $20 for adults, $18 for SJCT members and $10 for student reserved. The SJCT box office (378-3210) is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are also available on-line at www.sjctheatre.org
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