Delaware Shakespeare (DelShakes) will present a summer production for the first time that is a musical, partly in Spanish, and includes words written by people not named William Shakespeare. âTwelfth Night O Lo Que Quierasâ was initially presented in DelShakes’ 2022 community tour. Artistic director Mariah Ghant said she was âreally blown awayâ by the 2022 production and wanted …
DelShakes director David Stradley to leave at end of 2023
David Stradley, who helped Delaware Shakespeare evolve from a one-trick pony to a multifaceted year-round organization with multiple programs, will leave at the end of 2023. The 21-year-old arts organization will start a search for two new leaders — a managing director and an artistic director — to replace Stradley, who led Delaware’s only professional Shakespeare organization as producing artistic …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review â October 20, 2022
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Community Tate Museum exhibit to travel to Delaware Art Museum in 2023 How to vote in Delawareâs Nov. 8 general election McConnells give Ursuline $1.75 million to keep growing DelShakesâ bilingual musical âTwelfth Nightâ ends this weekend Business Low-cost carrier Avelo to begin flying out of …
DelShakes’ bilingual musical ‘Twelfth Night’ ends this weekend
Three years ago, Delaware Shakespeare decided to stop out on a ledge and produce a musical version of “Twelfth Night” for its 2020 community tour. Then writer Liz Filios of Philadelphia had another inspiration: What if the musical was also bilingual, partly because they have Spanish-speaking audience members? Go for it, DelShakes Executive Editor David Stradley told her. They asked …