June 17, 2019 — BIG NEWS! The Company of Adventurers won the Awesome Foundation “Awesome Ottawa Award” in May. We are thrilled! The award is given to initiatives and projects that offer a unique and inspiring contribution to the community. For years, my dream was to direct a play for local kids as a way Read More …
The Company of Adventurers at the Ottawa Children’s Festival!
May 14, 2019 — Whew! A busy weekend for children’s theatre in Ottawa! The Company of Adventurers performed at the Ottawa International Children’s Festival (on Mother’s Day!) this past weekend — on the 100 Watt Earth Stage. We performed scenes from Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” our gorgeous show from last year. The actors did such Read More …
As You Like It — announcing our 2019 show!
April 24, 2019 — We are thrilled to announce the 2019 production of The Company of Adventurers: Shakespeare’s whimsical comedy, As You Like It. This year’s show will be a hoot! Much of the play takes place in the Forest of Arden, to which various characters have been exiled and are wandering about under assumed Read More …
Shakespeare’s Birthday, April 23rd!
April 23, 2019 — It is Shakespeare’s 455th birthday today! Or at least, we imagine he was born on April 23rd, based on his baptismal record of April 26th. Could be a day or two earlier, but since he died on April 23rd, this makes for nice symmetry. Stratford-on-Avon is holding a Shakespeare Parade, while Read More …