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WOMEN OF WILL opens March 16 - Hailed as "a dazzling and illuminating piece of theatre" by the Boston Globe


What is Women of Will?
Packer and Gore Collaborative Arts and The Charlotte Shakespeare Festival are pleased to present a unique and exciting piece of theatre - Women of Will. We've brought two talented professional performers from one of the country's best classical theatre companies to Charlotte to provide a fresh perspective on the works of Shakespeare.

Women of Will combines Shakespeare scenes that focus on a dozen of the Bard's most interesting women along with lively discussion about how these women reflect the ideas of Shakespeare's time as well as today. It's funny, fresh and relevant and sheds an entirely new light on Shakespeare.

Creator and performer Tina Packer is one of the country's best known Shakespeare performers. Originally from England, she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company before coming to the U.S. to explore new ways of acting Shakespeare's text. The theater company she founded and led for 32 years - Shakespeare & Company - is known throughout the country for producing some of the best performances and training programs in the country. 
In the Press

To learn more about Tina Packer and Women of Will, check out today's Charlotte Observer story by Larry Toppman and tune in to Charlotte Talks today at 9pm with Tina Packer as the guest.

Special Opening Week Ticket Offers
CarolinaTix 

Women of Will plays March 16-27 (Wed-Sun) at Spirit Square's Duke Energy Theatre. During opening week, we're offering a few specially-priced opportunities to see the show:

 

  • "Pay What You Will" - Wed March 16 at 7:30pm; admission is by donation (any amount accepted, $10 suggested); no tickets or reservations; first-come, first-served seating 
  • "Buy One, Get One Free" - Thurs March 17 at 7:30pm; only $12.50 per ticket! Use this special link to purchase. 
  • $5 off Fri March 18 at 8pm or Sun March 20 at 3pm; receive $5 off an adult ticket (only $20). Use this special link to purchase.  
Actor/Director Training
S&Co Training 

Are you an actor or director? If so, you're invited to join the cast and director of Women of Will for a special training workshop.  

 

Using the text of Hamlet as a foundation, participants will together explore exercises designed to free the voice and body as well as ways to personalize the text and bring it to life. Actors and directors will also work separately - approaching the text from two distinct viewpoints and addressing needs unique to each group.

 

The actor-director workshop will take place in three sessions - Saturday, March 19 from 10am-4pm; Tuesday, March 22 from 6-9pm; and Saturday, March 26 from 10am-4pm. As the work will be sequential, participants must attend all three sessions.  

 

Actors of all levels of experience are welcome and will be assigned a scene partner of similar experience level. Participants wishing to join the director's track should be experienced directors with at least 3 fully produced shows on their resumes.

 

Advance registration is required. If interested, please contact [email protected]

Buy Your Tickets Now!

Regular tickets are $20-25 and available from CarolinaTix.org, by calling 704-372-1000, or from the Blumenthal's box office.

For more information, please visit our website at charlotteshakespeare.com

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What is Women of Will?
In the Press
Special Ticket Offers
Actor/Director Training
Buy Your Tickets Now!