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May 06, 2004 - Mrs Shakespeare: A One-Woman Show features Pitt Staffer & Alum Yvonne Hudson



Pitt Staffer & Alumna performs one-woman show MRS SHAKESPEARE
THE BARD'S WIFE EMERGES FROM LITERATURE’S SHADOWS
Yvonne Hudson appears as Anne Hathaway in innovative solo performance

Sat., May 15 at 8 pm and Sun., May 16 at 2 pm
Center of Light, 9799 Laurel Ave., North Huntingdon, PA

TICKETS $12 or $10 for seniors & students
$22 Reserved seating and Sat. night post-show reception

CALL CENTER OF LIGHT: 724-864-3020
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ABOUT MRS SHAKESPEARE
Illuminating one of literature’s mysteries, actress and writer Yvonne
Hudson interweaves sonnets, soliloquies, and songs from Shakespeare’s
works
with her original script when she appears as Mrs Shakespeare: Will’s
first
and last love.

A production of New Place Collaborations, the 75-minute solo
performance
allows the character of Anne Hathaway Shakespeare to give an intimate
account of her marriage to a famous glover’s son from
Stratford-Upon-Avon
as she asks the audience "Did you know Shakespeare had a wife?" Mrs
Shakespeare depicts the highs and lows of the Shakespeares’ life
together
and some 23 years they spent apart, featuring speeches by characters
from
18 plays and Elizabethan songs.

"Anne discovers her own voice in Mrs Shakespeare," says Ms. Hudson, who
is
communications director for the University of Pittsburgh's Department
of
Theatre Arts where she earned a master's degree and is continuing Ph.D.
studies. "She finds that many of her husband’s words capture her own
emotions, illustrating the universality of Shakespeare’s works.  My
script
also conveys how William Shakespeare’s life experiences are clearly
reflected in the plays and sonnets."

At Center of Light, audiences members will enjoy pre-show piano
selections
a half hour before curtain and opportunities to talk with Hudson follow
the
performances. On Saturday, patrons may also reserved seating and a
post-show reception package.The Sunday performance will be followed by
an
audience discussion.

Tickets: $22 for the Saturday evening reserved seating and reception
package.
General seating tickets: $12 or $10 for students and seniors.
CALL: Center of Light at (724) 864-3020. (credit cards accepted).

The Center of Light is located off Route 30, just west of the Irwin PA
turnpike exit in North Huntingdon. Call or visit the Center web site
for
detailed directions.

http://www.centerlight.org

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