Make plans now to catch the BoDeans at the Des Plaines Theatre, the Hiplet Ballerinas at Elgin Community College, the Long Grove Craft Beer Fest and more this weekend.
Laugh along when Dane Cook presents "The Perfectly Shattered Tour" Sunday at the Genesee Theatre. Plus, plan ahead for a variety of Earth Day events this weekend, Shen Yun at the Rosemont Theatre, the Professional Championship Bull Riders at the NOW Arena and more.
Central College Theatre Department to Premiere Film Series “Shakespeare Shorts”
PELLA, IA (02/15/2021) Central College’s theatre department will present “Shakespeare Shorts” online only from Feb. 24-27. It can be accessed at central.edu/shakespeare.
The series will premiere at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, and is available to stream online through midnight Saturday, Feb. 27.
The series is made up of short films that redefine the works of Shakespeare:
“Between the Trees” follows the tragic love hexagon between openly lesbian poet Natalie Clifford Barney and lover Pauline Tarn, who wrote under the pen name Renée Vivien, by utilizing the lines of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.”