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Red Velvet

First Preview: Aug 25, 2016

Opening Date: Sep 07, 2016

Closing Date: Sep 25, 2016

Running Time: 02:15

Red Velvet
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Playing @

Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey

36 Madison Ave Madison, NJ 07940

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Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage while playing Othello. 

Ira Aldridge, a young black American actor, has been asked to take over the role. But as the public riots in the streets over the abolition of the Slavery Act, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theater? 

This marks the New Jersey premiere of award-winning British playwright, Lolita Chakrabarti’s true-life story of Ira Aldridge, an African-American actor and the first black man to appear as Othello on the London stage. This compelling tale of a pioneer artist from the 1800’s is fascinating, heartbreaking, and immensely relevant for our day and age.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY @ 7:30 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM


Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Performance Schedule:



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Full-price tickets

$32 - $75

Reviews

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“Powerfully imagined. A performance of great depth and soul.”

------Evening Standard

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TOP 10 OF THE YEAR. Unwavering magnificence.

-----The Observer ­ 

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Accessibility:

Directions Driving

From Eastern NJ and NYC/Lincoln/Holland Tunnel via NJ Turnpike (I-95 South): To Exit 14. After toll plaza, follow I-78 West to exit 48 (Rt. 24 West, Springfield/Morristown). Follow Rt. 24 West to exit 7A. Follow signs for Rt. 124 West/Chatham. Continue through Chatham and Madison (Main Street). Having passed through the center of Madison, bear left under the railroad trestle to the second traffic light. At the Lancaster Road traffic light., turn left into the Drew University campus.

Assisted Listening System

An Infra-Red Listening System is available for patrons who have a hearing impairment. Light, comfortable headsets are available free of charge at the Concessions Kiosk, located in the Theatre lobby.

Elevator\Escalator

Wheelchair-Accessible Elevator is available on all three levels of the theatre.

Entrance

Front Entrance Ramp allows for wheelchair entrance accessibility.

Seating

The 308-seat F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre is barrier-free and fully accessible to persons with disabilities

Telephone

None on premises

Visual Assistance

Braille Signage appears throughout the building wherever public signs are posted. Large-Print Programs are available free of charge by request at the box office window.

Water Fountain

Lower level

Wheelchair Info

Wheelchair Seating and Wheelchair Seating Plus Companion is available in both the orchestra and the balcony. Please call ahead to reserve

Directions Subway

By Train: NJ Transit’s Morristown Line (also known as the Dover Line and Midtown Direct), provides service to Madison, including service to and from Hoboken, Newark Broad Street and Penn Station. The Shakespeare Theatre is within a scenic and safe, leisurely 15 minute walk from the Madison Train Station.

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Public Transportation

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By Subway:

By Train: NJ Transit’s Morristown Line (also known as the Dover Line and Midtown Direct), provides service to Madison, including service to and from Hoboken, Newark Broad Street and Penn Station. The Shakespeare Theatre is within a scenic and safe, leisurely 15 minute walk from the Madison Train Station.

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