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Centenary Stage Company’s Great Author’s Out Loud Series celebrates Shakespeare’s birthday and 400th anniversary of his first folio

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) — Centenary Stage Company’s Great Authors Out Loud Series returns with a “Celebration of Shakespeare” through a collection of Shakespeare’s works.

This event, presented by Anne Occhiogrosso and Randall Duk Kim, will celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and the 400th anniversary of his first folio.

For over 40 years, Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso have devoted their lives to the classical theatre through acting, directing, teaching, commissioning new translations of classical works, and developing a singular approach to classical text interpretation which combines research, training, and productions. This life-long dedication to classical theatre led to their founding the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, WI in 1979 along with their founding partner Charles J. Bright, now deceased.

This was the only professional, outdoor classical theatre company with a rotating repertory in America at the time. Under their combined leadership, American Players Theatre received a Tony Award nomination in 1985 for “Outstanding Regional Theatre in America”.

As creators of the Centenary Stage Company series “Great Authors Out Loud”, Kim and Occhiogrosso have offered many readings from a wide variety of authors. Previous events include readings of works by Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, and James Thurber, as well as classical theatre playwrights William Shakespeare, Sophocles, Moliere, Chekhov, and Ibsen. The Great Authors Out Loud series offers education through entertainment and has drawn a loyal and enthusiastic following since 2012.

Centenary Stage Company’s Great Authors Out Loud Series’ “A Celebration of Shakespeare” will take place on Sunday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown.

This event is free to attend, and advanced reservations require a $5.00 donation. More information can be found at centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at 908-979-0900.

The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.

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