06/03/2025
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Another magical Shakespeare in the Park is in the books, and what a riotous, rollicking time we had with ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ! From confused twins to chaotic reunions, this production was packed with laughter, heart, and unforgettable performances. We had the best weather and the largest audiences we have ever enjoyed this year for our 9th annual production.
The event takes the combined efforts and contributions of so many and we want to extend our deepest thanks to the people and partners who made it all possible:
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We're so blessed to have had the partnership of the ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ for all 9 years we have had the privilege of presenting Shakespeare in the Park in Cleburne. Together with Visit Cleburne, and with the assistance of the Cleburne Parks Department, Cleburne Police Department, Cleburne Fire Department, and the City of Cleburne - we feel very fortunate to be allowed to present Shakespeare in the Park each year at Winston Patrick McGregor Park.
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From the very first year of Shakespeare in the Park ๐ฉ๐จ๐ป๐ฌ๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ has been our title sponsor and the event is literally made possible by their support. To them we offer our sincere thanks together with these additional sponsors to whom we are also deeply thankful:
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Our outstanding and hardworking Staff go the extra mile each year as we present Shakespeare in the Park along with performances at Dudley Hall and Plaza Main Street on the same weekend. In the Park we quite literally put in an entire stage together with scenery, lighting and sound equipment in four days before playing the show for two performances and then taking down everything we've installed in two days again. By Monday evening of the next week you don't even know we were there.
It is a massive effort, not just at the Park, but also at our other venues as we played 8 performances of 3 different productions last weekend at 3 different locations for nearly 2,000 patrons. This could not be accomplished without a magnificent Staff making it all work and to them we offer sincere thanks.
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Special thanks ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ for the use of additional technical equipment and scenery, to ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ for the use of costumes, and to the Plaza Volunteer Guild who help with so much behind-the-scenes.
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Thank you to our incredible team of artists who put the show together -
Director Kevin Poole, his assistant Eli Poole, Stage Manager Channing Rodriguez, Fight Director Jacob Hanson, Intimacy Director Jorilyn Tasker, Costume Designer Stefanie Glenn, Prop Desingers Deb and Mark Dandridge, Set Decorators Soni Barrus and Deb Dandridge, Lighting Designer Jonah Barrus, Construction and Technical Crew Joshua Carpenter, Jay Lewis, Parker Barrus, Jonah Barrus, Photographer Hannah Midkiff, and Production Manager Cameron Barrus
Many thanks as well to our phenomenal cast of actors. It is quite an undertaking performing in a show at the Park - almost the acting equivalent of 'roughing it' - and these tremendous artists always go the extra mile to make the show in the Park something very memorable. The cast of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS was -
Antipholus of Syracuse โ Stephen Singleton
Dromio of Syracuse โ Liam Blanton
Antipholus of Ephesus โ Jesse Bowron
Dromio of Ephesus โ Elijah Poole
Adriana โ Amanda Stevens
Luciana โ Elizabeth Miller
The Queen โ Stacey Breen Blanton
Egeon โ JaceSon P. Barrus
Officer / Jailer โ Freddy Martinez Jr.
1st Merchant โ Bee Falcone
Luce โNellโ / Messenger โ Whitney Henken
Angela โ Onora McCauley
2nd Merchant โ Otha Blanton
Dr. Pinch / Balthasar โ Jacob Hanson
Courtesan โ Marcie Allison
Lady Abbess โ Amy Wolff Sorter
๐ณ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
Thank you to each and every one of you who brought your lawn chairs, snacks, and smiles to support Shakespeare under the stars. You laughed, clapped, and embraced the hilarity - and we felt your energy at both performances. This event reminds us how powerful community and creativity can be when they come together - and we canโt wait to do it again next year with our ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!
With gratitude,
โค๏ธ All of us at Plaza Theatre Company
