The Shakespeare Project was established in 2017 to enhance the understanding of performing arts and literature by presenting free, professional productions of classic works, including Shakespeare.
Thanks to community support and grant funding from the Alabama Humanities Alliance and The Ayers Foundation, this project has now grown to include teacher training, camps, resource guides for our educators and students, workshops for classrooms, apprenticeships for high school and college students interested in technical theatre and performing arts, and FREE performances with professional actors.
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Macbeth
Carrie Colton
This performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth was adapted and directed by Carrie Colton, with Emily Duncan as Executive Director and Carmine DiBiase as Dramaturg. The cast features:
- Macbeth: Matthew Murry
- Macduff: Anatasha Blakely
- Lady Macbeth: Stephanie Escorza
- Banquo: Karl Hawkins
- Malcolm: Sean Golson
- Jester 1: Lizzie Powers
- Jester 2: Jacob Sorling
- Jester 3: Leila Acheson
- Lennox: Kennedy Jones
- Ross: Nardge Francois
- Duncan: Stephanie Faatz Murry
- Lord Macduff: Dylan Hurst
- Siward: Emily Taylor
- Fleance/Soldier: Aaron Hagos
- Seyton: Avery Gallahar
- Young Macduff: Mitch Conroy
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Julius Caesar
Carrie Colton
This performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar was adapted and directed by Carrie Colton, with Emily Duncan as Executive Director and Carmine DiBiase as Dramaturg. The cast features:
- Caesar: Michael Boynton
- Brutus: Anatasha Blakely
- Antony: Eunice Akinola
- Cassius: Karl Hawkins
- Cinna: Lizzie Powers
- Casca: Aaron Hagos
- Ligarious: Nardge Francois
- Octavius: Stephanie Escorza
- Cinna the Poet: Kennedy Jones
- Lepidus: Sean Golson
- Lucius: Dylan Hurst
- Portia: Jacob Sorling
- Calpurnia: Emily Taylor