April 22nd, 2013
What’s Going On? Milton, Delaware, First Annual Shakespeare Festival, Sussex County, Southern Delaware…Milton Celebrates the Birthday of the Great Shakespeare, All Week Long!!
A rural setting with a small town America kind of pace. Milton has plenty of small, quaint businesses, and historic homes. The town is located at the head of the Broadkill River. In the old days, it was an ideal place for shipbuilding.
If you are fans of King’s Ice Cream and Dogfish Head….this is their home base!!
Milton is celebrating their First Annual Shakespeare Festival. It is a week long event, with today, Monday, 4/22, starting with a Birthday Party for young Will Shakespeare at 5:30 p.m. at the Milton Public Library, located at 121 Union St. This event is free and elementary school kids are invited. The kids will ge to know a bit about the bard and his works, and will enjoy crafts and activities led by dance and theatre teacher, Janet Layden. Parents are asked but not required to call the theatre office to register to ensure space and materials for the party-goers. Tel. 302-684-3400.
Wednesday, 4/24 at 6 p.m. a presentation by Master Gardener, Wendy Aycoth, at the Milton Public Library, 121 Union St…Shakespeare’s Garden and His Flowers. This will be a free event with a presentation on true English Gardens, just like Anne Hathaway might have nurtured, as well as the flowers in those gardens that inspiresd William Shakespeare.
Topics like…What constitutes a real English garden and how to develop one of your own? And, how did Shakespeare use his garden’s flowers in his poems and plays to his audience?
Wendy Aycoth comes from a lovely area very near to where Shakespeare lived. She designed and cultivates her own English Garden with “room after room”, each decorated differently through a variety of flowers and paintings.
Friday, 4/26, at 7 p.m. at the Milton Fire Hall, 116 Front St…a One-Man performance by Joe Plummer. Tickets are $20 ($18 for Seniors/Students). “Will Shakespeare Live!” This is a one man performance by noted actor, Joe Plummer. He chronicles Shakespeare’s life. Mr. Plummer is a retired actor and college teacher. He has appeared in 2 Off-Broadway productions and is best known on Delmarva for his portrayals of Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. He is also a native of Washington, D.C., where he first appeared in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” at the age of 12. He toured as Mark Anthony in the same play throughout the U.S. and Europe in the late 1950’s as part of Players Incorporated, now known as National Players. Tickets will be available at the door, but reservations are recommended by calling 302-684-3400 or email MDC110@verizon.net.
Saturday, 4/27 at 1 p.m….Scenes from Shakespeare’s Plays Performed by New Faces of Shakespeare, Music by Richard Eckerd, Location? Milton Memorial Park, located at 703 Chestnut St. It is a free event but donations are happily accepted. A delightful and dramatic set of scenes from our favorite plays by Shakespeare, performed by New Faces of Shakespeare, an affiliate of Possum Point Players in Georgetown, Delaware.
The costumed performances, which will take place in the gazebo in Milton Memorial Park, are directed by Maureen Downing, co-directed by Tom Sweeny, and produced by Beverly Smith, who is the Executive Director of the New Faces of Shakespeare.
Scenes from “As You Like It”, “Anthony and Cleopatra”, “Richard III”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Macbeth”, “Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Comedy of Errors”, “Twelfth Night”, and “The Tempest”.
There will be Renaissance period music provided by Richard Eckerd, plus vendors. The public is invited to attend dressed in costume!!
More info? Please Call 302-684-3400. Website? http://www.miltontheatre.org.
Milton has plenty of places to eat and relax. One of them is the Vintage Cafe. Great sandwiches, soups, and baked goods. The cafe is located at 113 Union St. They can also be found on Facebook.
Have a great week!!
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