JONESBOROUGH REPERTORY THEATRE

Shakespeare Tour Comes to the JRT

Jonesborough, TN - The Drifting Theatre Company and UnCovered Theatre brought William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, July 10^th and 11^th, 2009

The Drifting Theatre Company is a Tri- Cities based touring theatre company. The Drifting Theatre is partnering with UnCovered Theatre, a Chicago based theatre, to tour a production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to seven states, including Tennessee. Six actors take on various roles in this fast-paced production filled with music, comedy, dazzling sword fights and of course Shakespeare’s brilliant language. Alaska Reece Vance, Artistic Director of The Drifting Theatre says, “We’ve had a great time bringing Shakespeare’s whirlwind of characters, music and imagery to life for our production. Our fight choreographers are always ready with creative choreography which has made learning the fights for this show an exciting challenge.”

The cast consisted of Katie Fridsma of Orlando FL, Chad Rasor of Columbus OH, Katie Cheely of Chicago IL, Rob Arbaugh and Rachel Arbaugh of Detroit MI, and local actress, Alaska Reece Vance. The performances were Saturday, July 10  and Sunday, July 11.