“Shakespeare/Poe” – An Evening of Readings from “the dark side”

October 5, 2012 by David Stradley

The performances on Sunday, October 28 that were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy have been rescheduled for Sunday, November 11.

Tickets remain for the 5pm showing

The 7pm showing is SOLD OUT.

Parking Directions

DSF is pleased to present an evening of readings from “the dark side” by two of the masters of the macabre – William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe.

Just in time for Halloween, DSF actors will read from Shakespeare plays (including Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest, and Titus Andronicus) and Poe poetry (including The Raven, Annabel Lee, and The Conqueror Worm).

Ghosts, witches, untimely deaths, unhinged minds – all in the intimate setting of Rockwood Museum’s atmospheric, candelabra-lit drawing room. Don’t miss it!

Featuring DSF veterans Allyson Good (Macbeth), Michelle Stradley (Love’s Labour’s Lost), and Artistic Director David Stradley (Richard III), as well as Andrew Mitchell.

Location: Rockwood Museum (4651 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington, DE 19809)

Dates: Thursday, October 25 at 7:30pm and Sunday, November 11 at 5:00pm and 7:00pm

Tickets: $18. Click here to buy tickets. Only 40 seats available each night!

Directions to Rockwood
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  Matthew S. Meyer, County Executive. New Castle County's Rockwood Park is the summer home of Delaware Shakespeare. www.rockwood.org
- Delaware Division of the Arts
  
  Delaware Shakespeare is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on delawarescene.org.
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  Delaware Shakespeare is delighted to have Janssen's Market as our Picnic Sponsor. www.janssensmarket.com
- Swigg
  
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