The Hudson Shakespeare Company is a regional Shakespeare touring festival based in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey , that produces an annual summer Shakespeare in the Park festival and often features lesser done Shakespeare works such as The Two Noble Kinsmen and Timon of Athens . The company also produces several modern-day productions in non theatrical venues such as their courtroom shows of Inherit the Wind and A Few Good Men in the Hoboken Municipal Courtroom. It produce a yearly educational program that ranges from student workshops to full length Shakespeare productions.
19-645: In 1992, Jersey City native L. Robert "Luther" Johnson decided to mount a staged reading of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Hamilton Park in Jersey City. Having worked as a technical consultant for such companies as Riverside Shakespeare and New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players in New York, Johnson remarked "I noticed that when you were on one side of the Hudson you couldn't walk five feet without finding
38-513: A company of actors doing Shakespeare, but on this side of the river there was nothing." He partnered with several theatrical friends who he had worked with previously in such community theaters as the Park Players of Union City and Civic Theater of Hudson County in Jersey City for this first production under the banner of "Hudson Shakespeare Company", named after Hudson County . While this first production featured "13 people on stage and 5 in
57-637: Is a list of active venues where the company performs during an average run for a summer production. Monument Park at Palisade Avenue adjacent to the Fort Lee Museum . HSC produces programs in association with the Fort Lee Film Commission . Hudson Shakespeare Company conducts a yearly educational program that ranges from presentation of full Shakespeare shows to selected scene showcases to Shakespeare workshops and stage combat workshops. Shakespeare workshops have included: Among
76-418: Is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ), or 3.78%, is water. Most of Dallas is urbanized; however, there are pockets of forests scattered throughout the borough. PA 309 and PA 415 travel through the northern and eastern sections of Dallas. The Huntsville Reservoir makes up the community's southwestern border. Dallas Township borders the borough from the north, east, and south. Lehman Township borders
95-611: Is surrounded by nineteenth century brownstones. The park underwent renovations completed in 2010. The park produces several events throughout the year, some of which include Dallas, Pennsylvania Dallas is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 2,692 at the 2020 census . The local government describes the borough as the "Pride" of the Back Mountain (a 118 square mile region in northern Luzerne County). The area includes
114-526: The U.S. state of New Jersey , centered on a park with the same name. Hamilton Park is located west of Newport , north of Harsimus Cove , north and east of The Village and south of Boyle Plaza . The Victorian age park is located between Eighth Street and Ninth Street and Hamilton Place on the west and McWilliams Place on the East. Like the Van Vorst Park neighborhood to the south, this quiet park
133-689: The Bard. According to the artistic director, Jon Ciccarelli, "“Each season we try to produce at least one play that you’ve either never heard of or we put a different spin on known works of Shakespeare.” Lesser known plays tackled by the company: Edward III (2016), Arden of Faversham , (2015) Henry VIII (2013), Cardenio (based on Double Falsehood ) (2012), Timon of Athens (2011), Troilus and Cressida (2009), King John (2008), The Two Noble Kinsmen (2007), Coriolanus (2004), Cymbeline (2004 & 2014), Pericles (2006 & 2014), Titus Andronicus (2003 & 2013). The following
152-607: The actors' first experiences with the Bard, the intimidation and overcoming these hurdles to fully embrace the work and how it shaped their semi-professional and professional careers In 2015, the company produced Arden of Faversham as the first live show for the newly opened Atlantic Street Park in Hackensack, New Jersey . Hamilton Park, Jersey City Hamilton Park is a neighborhood in Historic Downtown Jersey City , Hudson County , in
171-404: The audience, he was undeterred and continued to produce Shakespeare under "Hudson Shakespeare Company" and modern works such as Driving Miss Daisy and Waiting for Godot under "Patchwork Theater Company". In 1996, Johnson met fellow actor and director Jon Ciccarelli and the two reorganized all of the classical and modern productions under "Hudson Shakespeare Company". For the next few years,
190-470: The borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median household income was $ 48,696 and the median family income was $ 57,344. Males had a median income of $ 41,500 versus $ 25,571 for females. The per capita income for
209-535: The community from the west. At the 2000 census there were 2,557 people, 1,031 households, and 715 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,116.9 inhabitants per square mile (431.2/km ). There were 1,094 housing units at an average density of 477.8 units per square mile (184.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% White, 0.47% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of
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#1732772608061228-565: The company produced Shakespeare and modern programs in Jersey City and Hoboken and became the first theatrical company to produce a live theater showing at Hoboken's Frank Sinatra Park with another production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1998. In 2002, the company began touring to Hackensack , South Orange , and as far away as Stratford, Connecticut . Main stay venues such as Kenilworth and Fort Lee followed in 2004 and 2007 respectively. Hudson Shakespeare Company has become known for tackling lesser known works and questionable works of
247-542: The educational institutions that the group has worked with are St. Mary's High School and Kenmare High School in Jersey City, Fort Lee High School , David Brearly Middle School (Kenilworth), David Schectner Middle School (West Orange), the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center/ Hackensack High School and Misericordia University ( Dallas, Pennsylvania ). In 1998, the company produced A Midsummer Night's Dream as
266-459: The first live theatrical performance held at the newly dedicated Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken, New Jersey . In 2005, company founder L. Robert Johnson was honored with the "Everyday Hero Award" by the newspaper The Jersey Journal . These awards and related feature article chronicle everyday citizens of Hudson County with outstanding contributions to their communities. In Mr. Johnson's case it
285-403: The population. There were 1,031 households, 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96. In
304-524: The townships of Dallas , Franklin , Jackson , Kingston , Lake , and Lehman . The region also includes the boroughs of Dallas and Harveys Lake . Dallas is in the vicinity of Misericordia University and Dallas State Correctional Institution (which holds 2,150 inmates). Dallas was first settled in 1797. It was later incorporated as a borough on April 21, 1879, from land entirely within Dallas Township . The township had been formed in 1817 and
323-591: Was for his founding of Hudson Shakespeare Company and promotion of Shakespeare in Hudson County along with spearheading several educational programs mentoring novice acting students. In 2009, the company was nominated for several awards including for stage fight choreography and costuming in the New York Midtown International Theatre Festival for its production of The Sword Politik by Jon Crefeld. The company
342-597: Was named for Alexander J. Dallas , who was the 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury and the father of George M. Dallas , the vice president of James Polk . Dallas is located at 41°20′0″N 75°58′0″W / 41.33333°N 75.96667°W / 41.33333; -75.96667 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km ), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km )
361-489: Was noted in the New Cambridge edition (2012) of The Two Noble Kinsmen as one of several companies throughout the world that had produced the little done play. New Jersey City University professor, James Broderick, profiled several Hudson Shakespeare Company actors in his book Greatness Thrust Upon Them: Non-Professional Actors and Directors Discuss Their Encounters with Shakespeare . (2014). The book chronicled
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