The Shakespeare Initiative grew out of a fundraiser production of TITUS ANDRONICUS at Brundage Park Playhouse, Carrell Road, Randolph, NJ, in June of 2007.

 

The production was so successful, a core group of people involved with the show proposed that a separate ensemble company be formed at Brundage Park Playhouse to stage the classic works of Shakespeare imbued with a contemporary urgency.  The emphasis will be on the more seldom performed works in imaginative, nontraditional stagings utilizing amateur actors of all ages.  The Brundage Park Playhouse Board approved this concept on August 6, 2007.

 

The Shakespeare Initiative plans two complete festival style productions a year – one in June, one in December.  There are also plans to offer an evening of scenes from Shakespeare or a shortened play that will be made available to civic groups and schools throughout the year.  Educational classes are also planned for those interested in performing Shakespeare.

 

The "Initiative" plans to perform the complete Bard canon in the years to come.

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THE SHAKESPEARE INITIATIVE 

COMPANY

 

Richard Norman - Company Director

 

Brendan Naranjo - Associate Director

 

Jeremy Lesser - Production Manager/Stage Manager

 

Debbie Campanali - Educational Director/Community Outreach

 

Nola Young - Scenic Designer/Properties

 

Mark Carovale - Costume Designer/Lighting Designer

 

Christopher Young - Company Fight Choreographer

 

Joseph Brennan - Company Fight Choreographer

 

Mar Omega - Company Special Effects Fabricator

 

Tom Young - Technical Director

 

 

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Brundage Park Playhouse is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Randolph Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services.  For information on productions and services provided by Brundage Park Playhouse, please access the theater website at www.brundageparkplayhouse.org or call the theater at

(973) 989-7092. 

Mission Statement:

 

"To create vital and immediate theater, imbued with a contemporary sense of urgency, in working through the entire Shakespearean canon."