Pelican Players Community Theater present “Desperate Housewives of Shakespeare”

This is the first main-stage production offered this year by the Pelican Players Community Theater of Sun City Center. Written by Jane and Jim Jeffries, the play is directed by Kevin Steinke and co-directed by Jennifer Meier. “Too often when you hear or see the word ‘Shakespeare’, you get real serious,” says Steinke, “I just want to make Shakespeare fun!”

This comic tragedy (or is that tragic comedy?) has all the action of a Shakespearean play but none of those angsty monologues about the meaning of life. Get ready for an enjoyable evening.
Also featured in the evening’s performance will be “Drams of Shakespeare,” by James Williams. A sort of pre-show to “Desperate Housewives,” it’s a time-travel piece that, says Williams, “unites a jovial and jolly William Shakespeare who creates conflict and discord with six of his many leading ladies, introducing them to the audience in a funny, interactive way as they seek to rewrite their roles.”

The part of Shakespeare is played by Guy Bailey; Katherine Minola (“The Taming of the Shrew”), by Adrienne Lisko; Titania (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”), by Candy Sigel; Juliet Montague (“Romeo and Juliet”), by Dawna Gantvoort; Lady Macbeth by Sandra Foell-Goldman; Cleopatra (“Antony and Cleopatra”), by Clair McColl; Rosalind (“As You Like It”), by Donna Fiore; Lord Macbeth by James Williams; and King Duncan (“Macbeth”), by Shirley Walker.  Julie Ramsey is stage manager.