Audience Reactions

 

"thank you for creating two passionate and unforgettable pieces of theatre."

                                Liz Silverman

 

"thank you for the laughter, the fear, the unforgettable delight."

                                 Cher Malach

 

"I believe you have addded new dimension to the cultural scene in Halifax, and Nova Scotia."

                                    Tom Pinfold

 

"I just want(need?) to say that your theatre company is the best thing to happen to Halifax since, well, ever!

                                   Bev Mitchell         

 

"I just recently attended the As You Like It production, and the LEAST I can say is that I "liked it". I absolutely LOVED it!Everything about it was fantastic, the actors, their energy, the setting and the while entire atmosphere."

                                 Beth Ann McCarthy

 

"My 10 year old daughter, and I have been able to enjoy your wonderful performances... this summer. Shakespeare By the Sea provides us with an affordable opportunity to experience live productions in a beautiful setting, bringing theatre to life for many."

                                   Barb Allen

 

"Shakespeare by the Sea is one of the best things that has happened to Halifax in a long time."

                                 Rick Collins

 

"I have a new and better appreciation of Shakespeare after attending your performance.. I hope you'll be back next year and in subsequent years."

                                Thelma Costello

 

"This was one of the best live performances I have ever been to."

                              Kenna Turcotte

  

"This production was awesome and I shall remember it. I applaud everyone involved and would like to extend my best wish for your coming seasons."

                              Maulyn McCorquodale

 

"Having been to your performance the evening of Saturday the 6th.. it is with anticipation I await.. the pleasure of sharing this experience with my students. If Shakespeare does not come alive for them on this given day, then as a teacher of English and drama I believe I will lose all hope."

              Pamela Hoar

 

"I have had the opportunity to enjoy The Neptune, Atlantic Theatre Festival, Stratford, Shaw Festival, and Broadway; but never have I been so moved, enthralled and exhilarated as by your production."

                         Jennifer Walden

 

"I left Point Pleasant Park rather reluctantly, sharing the spell the play had cast on us... Yes, these very young and energetic actors, this lovely surrounding, the realism of the fights with switch-blades, the bawdy pelvic thrusts, the casual T-Shirts and jeans, all that made sense. If we want young audiences and people who have not had the chance to go to theatre to know Shakespeare, we have to make him understandable. Thank you and long live Shakespeare by the Sea."

                        Monique Venn

 

"I applaud your creativity in adapting the perfect natural setting of Point Pleasant Park to the plays and with minimal use of props. And the actors - their performance send shivers down the spine! Their youth, talent, camaraderie and teamwork are evident in the energetic and fast-paced productions."

                Marilyn Johnson

 

" The sense of direct participation in an overwhelming human tragedy that one experiences during the performing attest to the superbly skillful adaptation of the play to its uncommon and challenging open-air setting."

                                       Roberto Racca

 

"High School Lear was never this real. I envy my daughter. Some day she will pick up Lear and read it, She will know Cordelia and understand King Lear and his ailing mind. What an experience for a 12-year-old to have witnessed. The production was a masterpiece."

                                  Gary Adshade

 

"The talented and energetic cast skillfully carries the play along. Roles are actors are all well paired, and the brash, campy makeup and costumes fir the characters well."

                                               Megan Wennberg. The Coast

 

"All 11 players are good in a true ensemble piece which has innovative staging and lovely, surprising moments. Pinocchio is good light entertainment with the thrill of improvisation.

                               Elissa Barnard, The Chronicle Herald

 

"In the troupes hands, Romeo and Juliet becomes a compelling tragedy sustained by broad comedic sequences that show just how far this company has come in barley four years. A couple of scenes, one a play-full rap about loose women and a mock fight before a costume dance , are masterful, fluid examples of ensemble theatre.

                               Ron Foley Macdonald, The Daily News

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