ISF Beyond
September 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
ISF Beyond | August 1 – September 5
Join us for something new this summer with ISF Beyond! The rep is just the beginning. More stories. More voices. More Shakespeare — and then some.
August 1st | 1:00 – 2:00pm | Red Eagle Soaring
Red Eagle Soaring brings its spring touring production to the Whidbey stage. This Seattle-based nonprofit empowers urban Native youth through free programs blending contemporary theatre and traditional Native performing arts, sharing original stories of culture, identity, and community across the Northwest.
August 7th | 1:00-2:30pm | James Donlon Physical Theatre Performance
An afternoon of physical theatre, mask, comedy and solo performance with James Donlon. Donlon, considered one of the world’s most accomplished artists in the craft of movement theatre, brings over 50 years of international performance experience to physical solo-storytelling. This show is intended for mature audiences of 15 years old and above.
August 14th 1:00pm, 15th 1:00pm & 17th 6:00pm: King John: A Solo Performance
Robin Hood’s Prince John went on to become king, and Shakespeare dramatized his reign in a sharp and timely critique of unconstrained power and its abuses. This solo show delivers a single narrative through-line that honors the essence of the rarely produced play, but allows for a more focused and incisive piece of theatre.
Shakespeare’s bold, strikingly modern King John is one of his sharpest critiques of unconstrained power and its abuses—an unflinching portrait of the bloody price that a whole society must pay for the political ambitions of a reckless few. Yet even within his jagged narrative, Shakespeare finds poignancy, humanity, heartbreak and humor shimmering through a darkly cynical vision that feels startlingly, urgently familiar.
It is timely that The Giddy Round should bring its King John to ISF this summer with Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest on its stage. Robin Hood’s Prince John went on to become king, and Shakespeare dramatized his reign in his play.
This swift and lean solo adaptation is an international collaboration between Macedonian director Damjan Dimovski and U.S.-based actor/adapter Matthew Windham. The production runs about 65-70 minutes.
August 22nd 1:00pm, 29th 1:00pm, & September 5th 1:00pm: Sound & Fury, An Improvised Shakespearience
ISF Beyond features its theatre neighbors for “Sound & Fury,” a fully improvised Shakespearean play presented by Whidbey Improv and OutCast Productions.
The world of Shakespeare is brought to life here, blending Elizabethan flair with contemporary comedy. Expect sword fights, “thee’s and thou’s,” and glorious nonsense in this madcap tribute to The Bard.
Location
Island Shakespeare Festival Outdoor Stage, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley 98260
Tickets
$18.99 – $60.99 (Reservation price incl. booking fee)
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