The Mansfield Shakespeare Company is presenting William Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy, “Hamlet,” performed outdoors in Mansfield’s South Park.
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May 3 & 4 auditions set for Mansfield Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Shakespeare Company is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet. Directed by Joseph Fahey, this iconic tragedy explores revenge, morality, grief, and the search for truth in one of Shakespeare’s most powerful and enduring works. Audition details 📅 Dates: Sunday, May 3 and Monday, […]
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Mansfield Shakespeare Co. offers acting workshop April 18
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Shakespeare Company is inviting community members to take their first step into the world of Shakespeare or enhance their current skills with a special acting workshop designed to help performers prepare for diction and voice projection in an outdoor performance environment. This free workshop will place a special emphasis on the […]
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Shakespeare in the Park returns to Mansfield this weekend with ‘Twelfth Night’
MANSFIELD — William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and several other works of poetry. He also enjoyed performing in his own theatrical works, primarily in supporting roles. Clearly, the Bard liked to stay busy during his lifetime four centuries ago. Recent Ashland University graduate Leanna Uselton knows that feeling as […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield financial phishing scam and Shakespeare in the Park
MANSFIELD — This week on The News Man Weekly, it’s a jam-packed show filled with theater, city finance, and community updates. First, we welcome members of the Mansfield Shakespeare Company to preview their upcoming free outdoor production of Twelfth Night at South Park. Director Christopher Hartman, assistant director and performer Leanna Uselton, and board member Mary Frankenfield discuss […]
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Auditions set for Mansfield Shakespeare Company’s 2nd annual park production
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Shakespeare Company is excited to announce auditions for its second-annual Shakespeare in the Park production: Twelfth Night. Directed by Christopher J. Hartman, this lively Shakespearean comedy is a whirlwind of mistaken identities, mischievous romance, and drunken revelry. AUDITION DETAILS: Dates: April 29th & 30th Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Founders Auditorium, OSU Mansfield Campus (Park in Lot 2) […]
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Joint production: Mansfield Shakespeare Co. joins forces for show at OSU-Mansfield
MANSFIELD — So you think you know Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet?” Not so fast. The version coming up this weekend at the Ohio State University-Mansfield campus is not exactly what you read in high school. “This is not your English teacher’s Shakespeare,” said Victoria O’Brien, who is directing the show staged as a joint project […]
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Ohio State Mansfield announces 2024-25 theatre season
MANSFIELD — The Ohio State University at Mansfield’s theatre season starts with a free outdoor event in September to celebrate the 250th birthday of Johnny Appleseed. After that opening, the mainstage shows will include a romantic comedy in October, a provocative social issues drama in November, and one of the most beloved plays of all time in […]
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Mansfield Shakespeare Co. brings ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to life
MANSFIELD — Alex Trolian sat in her high school English class and found a way to connect across more than four centuries with a character created by William Shakespeare. “I’ve always loved acting,” said Trolian, who will be a junior at Lexington High School this fall. “We read ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in class this […]
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News Man Weekly: Shakespeare in Mansfield, a Trimble Road tunnel & a tussle in Bellville
MANSFIELD — The third episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In Tuesday’s edition of The News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mansfield Shakespeare Company members Scott Leon Smith and Haley Bedocs to preview the group’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” show coming up Saturday and Sunday, […]