Solo performance by Kowalchuk in ‘Shakespeare’s Will’

Posted 8/21/12

HONESDALE, PA — The Cooperage presents “Shakespeare’s Will” by Vern Thiessen, a production of NACL Theatre, performed by Tannis Kowalchuk at The Cooperage on Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 …

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Solo performance by Kowalchuk in ‘Shakespeare’s Will’

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HONESDALE, PA — The Cooperage presents “Shakespeare’s Will” by Vern Thiessen, a production of NACL Theatre, performed by Tannis Kowalchuk at The Cooperage on Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are a $20 suggested donation. Call 570/253-2020 to reserve.

Kowalchuk performs the role of Anne Hathaway in a lively song-filled solo performance about the life of the wife of William Shakespeare. The play begins on the afternoon of Shakespeare’s funeral. Anne knows she must read her husband’s will, but before she does, the widow relives her life as mother, wife and woman in 17th century Straford-Upon-Avon.

Based upon the little information known about the Bard’s wife, Canadian award-winning playwright, Vern Thiessen has written a sensitive and humorous text in verse, taking great delight imagining and inventing the robust, earthy, and intelligent character of Anne Hathaway. Kowalchuk moves seamlessly from one character to the next in fast-paced performance that packs 50 years into one hour.

The play is directed by Mimi McGurl, costumes by Karen Flood, music by Kurt Knuth, and is performed by Tannis Kowalchuk. “Shakespeare’s Will” has been performed at NACL Theatre in Highland Lake, NY, Pontine Theatre in Portsmouth, NH and the Tusten Theatre in Narrowsburg, NY.

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