at 70 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa , k1N 6N5 Canada
The Company of Adventurers is an Ottawa children’s theatre company founded in 2011 by Cynthia Sugars and Paul Keen.
he Company of Adventurers is an Ottawa children’s theatre company founded in 2011 by Cynthia Sugars and Paul Keen. This acting company consists of children between the ages of 8 and 15, directed by Sugars and Keen, professors of English at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. For the past three years, the company has staged a full-length production of a Shakespeare play: Macbeth in 2011, The Tempest in 2012, and Hamlet in 2013. The philosophy behind the productions is that children, as both actors and viewers, are capable of understanding and enjoying the language and dramatic complexity of Shakespeare’s plays. All productions use the original Shakespearean scripts that have been shortened and edited by Sugars and Keen. The scripts retain the language and plot of the original texts, and are playable within a 90-minute format. All acting, music, and stage effects are produced by the children in the cast. The productions are entertaining and sophisticated, and have been widely applauded in the Ottawa area for the past three years. See the rave review that was featured in the Ottawa Citizen for this year’s production of Hamlet. The company has been performing these productions in the Fall of each year, after a summer of intense rehearsals. The performances have raised money for major local charities, including the Ottawa Humane Society in 2012 ($1000 raised) and the Ottawa Mission in 2013 ($1500 raised). This year’s show ran for five performances, and most were to a full house (of 52 seats), some with standing room only. Adults and children alike enjoy these productions, but we have been especially complimented for how accessible the Shakespearean texts are to children in the audience. Many of the children in our audiences have asked their parents to bring them back to see the show a second or third time. There is something about children watching other children act, and watching other children act well, that is mesmerizing.
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The Company of Adventurers is Ottawa based place and this enity listed in Arts & Entertainment category. Located at 70 Laurier Avenue ON k1N 6N5. Contact phone number of The Company of Adventurers: 613-730-4889
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