to MARGARET OF ANJOU

at the Live Oak Theatre in North Berkeley

THOSE WOMEN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS 

MARGARET OF ANJOU 

BY LAUREN JANSEN-PARKES

& WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY LIBBY VEGA

A high-stakes drama of betrayal, intrigue and medieval power politics – eerily relevant to the present moment in American politics

August 25-September 11, 2016

Live Oak Theatre

1301 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA

 Those Women Productions practices Radical Hospitality: Everyone is invited, regardless of ability to pay.

Running August 25-September 11, 2016, Those Women Productions will stage the world premiere of Margaret of Anjou at Live Oak Theatre at the corner of Shattuck & Berryman in Berkeley’s “gourmet ghetto” neighborhood.  For this, their fourth show, Those Women Productions joins forces with British playwright Lauren Jansen-Parkes and their favorite Dead White Guy, William Shakespeare, to tell the hidden story of Margaret of Anjou who ruled England during the Wars of the Roses and was Commander-in-Chief for the House of Lancaster (inspiration for the “Lannisters” in George R. R. Martin’s “The Game of Thrones”).  Combining original material with text adapted from Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays and Richard III, Jansen-Parkes has wrought a new Shakespearean history play that brings Margaret to the center of the stage.

Margaret of Anjou is directed by Libby Vega. It features Maria Grazia Affinito* as Margaret, Bobby August Jr*, Ed Berkeley, Lily Tung Crystal*, Sharon Huff*, Melissa Locsin*, Norman Patrick Johnson, Eric Newman*, Karl Schackne, and Nic Sommerfeld.

The production team includes Bert van Aalsburg*, Monica Bowker, Arashi Cesana, Jane Davis, Eli Goodfriend, Blair Fullerton, Carol Lashof, Megan Messinger, Genevieve Perdue, Samuel Raskin, Audrey Ronningen, Sydney Schwindt, and Suzanne Vito.

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association.

Margaret of Anjou is an Equity-approved project.

Four hundred years after his death, William Shakespeare lives and joins forces with Those Women Productions to stage:

MARGARET OF ANJOU
An Undiscovered (Feminist!) Shakespeare Play
By Lauren Jansen-Parkes and William Shakespeare

August 25-September 11, 2016
The Live Oak Theatre
1301 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

Tickets: $0.00 – $35.00
MargaretofAnjou.brownpapertickets.com

Those Women Productions practices Radical Hospitality:

Everyone is invited regardless of ability to pay

This summer THOSE WOMEN PRODUCTIONS presents MARGARET OF ANJOU written by Lauren Jansen-Parkes and William Shakespeare, and directed by Libby Vega. This world premiere drama explores the nature of power, and how it is wielded by and against women. In his four plays about the Wars of the Roses, Shakespeare kept the powerful Queen of England, Margaret, firmly in the background. Now, Those Women Productions and playwright Lauren Jansen-Parkes join forces with their favorite dead white guy to tell you her story. MARGARET OF ANJOU illuminates a world of political intrigue and armed rebellion, where a naïve princess must become a military commander as the English monarchy teeters on the brink of destruction.

MARGARET OF ANJOU features Maria Grazia Affinito* as Margaret, Bobby August Jr*, Ed Berkeley, Alexaendrai Bond, Lily Tung Crystal*, Sharon Huff*, Norman Patrick Johnson, Eric Newman*, Karl Schackne, and Nic Sommerfeld.

Production Team: Bert van Aalsburg*, Arashi Cesana, Jane Davis, Molly Fullerton, Carol Lashof, Megan Messinger, Genevieve Perdue, Samuel Raskin, and Audrey Ronningen.

*Member, Actors Equity Association.

MARGARET OF ANJOU is an Equity-approved Project

… is Linda Cleary. She invites you to explore her work here:  https://dayoftheartist.com/

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Thank you to all who have supported us! We appreciate everyone who came to our shows and donated to our IndieGogo campaign. Your generous contributions gave us the funds to continue practicing radical hospitality: everyone is welcome regardless of ability to pay.

Those Women Productions is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas. Learn more here: Support Those Women Productions

After very successful runs of our 2015 productions, In Plain Sight and Disclosure, we’ve been immersed in planning our next project. Stay tuned for news of our next big theatrical adventure coming in summer 2016 to Live Oak Theater in Berkeley. .

Those Women Productions presents:

The six short plays of IN PLAIN SIGHT explore this shadowy territory. Our anthology of original plays includes two vastly different versions of the Cinderella story: the whimsical comedy “Palace Watch” by Kat Meads and the darkly realistic “Pankhadi and the Prince” by Patricia Reynoso. The line-up also includes two contrasting portrayals of notorious mothers: Lee Brady’s tragicomic “Mississippi Medea,” in which a modern Medea appears on her favorite TV talk show, and Mimu Tsujimura’s lyrical drama “My Name Is Mother,” based on the legend of La Llorona. Two short plays by Carol Lashof will round out the evening. They are “When Briseis Met Chryseis,” a romance set against the backdrop of the Trojan War, and “After the Prologue,” in which the Wife of Bath tells you what women really want. Read More→

How often do toddler theater companies get to welcome TWO amazing casts on board for their summer season? It certainly feels like a treat to us!

Those Women Productions is proud to announce the cast of Disclosure, written by Carol S. Lashof and directed by Rem Myers.

Anne Hallinan as Anna
Gabriel Kenney as Adam
Kelly Rinehart as Janice
Valerie Weak* as Maya

*Member, Actors Equity Association; Disclosure is an Equity-approved project.

Stay tuned for more information about Disclosure, coming in August to Piano Fight: SF’s next landmark entertainment venue!

Playwrights, directors, dozens of actors. Auditions and callbacks for In Plain Sight have been very intense!

As with choosing plays, our decisions were difficult ones, but again we have been thrilled with the results.

Those Women Productions proudly welcomes our newest ensemble:

Alicia Bales
Ed Berkeley
Sharon Huff*
Alexandra Lee
Ria Meer
Louel Señores
Suzanne Vito

*Member, Actors Equity Association; In Plain Sight is an Equity-approved project.

We are delighted to have these actors on board and are looking forward to an interesting, dynamic, delightful rehearsal process.