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Special Offer to
AZ Red Hat Ladies

Southwest Shakespeare Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre company serving all of Arizona with full-length Classical performances in the East Valley.

• Group Prices for Individuals
  Special price is $22 (regular adult admission is $32) for individuals to see the show. Ten (10) ticket minimum is required. Payment must be made in advance to the Mesa Arts Center Box office.

• See any regular performance
  Red Hat Ladies and their guests may choose to attend any regular performance of The Taming of the Shrew, MacBeth and Pygmalion – not one pre-chosen as “Red Hat night.” You pick the night most convenient for your schedule.

• Reserved seating 
  Contact Zachary Stahmer - for best available. Box office opens at 7:00 p.m. Curtain is at 8:00 p.m. Redeem early for the best seats.

Please call Zachary at 602/321-7329 for more information or to take advantage of this great offer!

P.O. Box 30595 Mesa AZ 85275-0595

Season information:

SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 SEASON 
RICHARD BAIRD RETURNS TO SEASON OPENER AS PETRUCHIO IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE COMPANY announces its exciting 2007-2008 Season of professional classical theatre at the Mesa Arts Center and the return of Cyrano de Bergerac’s RICHARD BAIRD as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, the first show of the “Unlikely Couples” season that gets underway September 27, 2007. SSC is offering a five-show season ticket with a three-show flex pass, and a super discounted Bargain Balcony Season Ticket of the Piper Repertory Theater shows also available. Season Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at 480-644-6507, or by fax at 480-644-6505. Order early for the best seating. Single tickets available later this summer from the Mesa Arts Center Box Office. Visit SSC’s website at www.swshakespeare.org .

2007-2008 SEASON - “Unlikely Couples”

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
September 27 - October 13, 2007 at the Piper Repertory Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201
Sparks fly as one of the most unlikely romantic couples in all of literature, Kate and Petruchio, meet and proceed toward marriage. The play formed the basis for the musical Kiss Me Kate and is a rollicking romantic comedy from beginning to end. This tale of two misfits who find each other has pleased audiences throughout the centuries as it reveals universal truths about the battle of the sexes. Starring Richard Baird.

Show times and dates: 
Preview – Thursday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday, September 28-29, 7:30 pm
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Oct. 4-6, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Oct. 7, 3:00 pm
Thursday & Friday, Oct. 11-12, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2:00 pm (American Sign Language performance, sign language interpretation and special seating available) & 7:30 pm

A Shakespearean Christmas
November 20 - December 15, 2007, at the Farnsworth Studio Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201
As originated by Shakespeare Orange County, this festive invention includes the words of Shakespeare, Elizabethan songs, beguiling characters, and other merriment to fulfill all Holiday wishes. “A Shakespearean Christmas brims with vivid joy and poetry, delivered with heartfelt warmth." - L.A. Times "…the best kind of Christmas present - warm, personal, and moving." - Orange County Register.

Show times and dates: 
Preview – Tues, Nov. 20, 7:30 pm
Friday, Nov. 23, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Thursday, Friday, Nov. 29-30, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Thursday, Friday, Dec. 6-7, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, Dec. 9, 3:00 pm
Thursday, Friday, Dec. 13-14, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Macbeth by William Shakespeare
January 10 – 26, 2008, at the Piper Repertory Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201
"Something wicked this way comes…" So speaks one of the witches in Act 4 of Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and it arrives with a vengeance. The story unfolds a chilling portrait of a ruthless lord and his scheming wife who, with the influence of a trio of witches, unleashes a reign of terror unparalleled in the history of the theatre. Exploring themes of overzealous ambition, betrayal, madness, and justice, ‘The Scottish Play’ follows the bloody rise and fall of one of the most tragic couples in the Shakespeare canon.

Show times and dates: 
Preview – Thurs, Jan. 10, 7:30 pm
Friday – Sat., Jan. 11-12, 7:30 pm
Thursday – Sat., Jan.17-19, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Jan., 20, 3:00 pm
Thursday – Fri., Jan. 24-25, 7:30 pm
Sat., Jan., 26, 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm

The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
March 6 - 22, 2008 at the Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201
Sir John Falstaff, a visitor to the town of Windsor and needing money, sends letters to Mistresses Page and Ford in the hope of wooing them and tapping into their husbands’ fortunes. The women discover his intention and, enlisting Mistress Quickly as their messenger, set a trap. This is one of the merriest of Shakespeare comedies and a true farce that is not to be missed.

Show times and dates: 
Preview – Thurs, March 6, 7:30 pm
Friday - Sat., March 7-8, 7:30 pm
Thursday - Fri., March 13-14, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 15, 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 16, 3:00 pm
Thursday – Fri., March 20-21, 7:30 pm
Sat., March 22, 2:00 pm (American Sign Language performance, sign language interpretation and special seating available), 7:30 pm

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
April 3 - 19, 2008, at the Piper Repertory Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201
Based on the Myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with an ivory statue of his own making, Professor Henry Higgins - professor of phonetics and linguistics - makes a bet with Colonel George Pickering that he can turn Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney 'guttersnipe' flower girl from Covent Garden, into a society lady within six months. But what starts out as a bet turns into much more, when the stakes change from English society to matters of the heart. The play was also the basis for the Broadway musical My Fair Lady.

Show times and dates: 
Preview – Thurs, April 3, 7:30 pm
Friday, Sat., April 4-5, 7:30 pm
Thursday - Sat., April 10-12, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 13, 3:00 pm
Thursday – Fri., April 17-18, 7:30 pm
Sat., April 19, 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm