Arranged by Amanda Abright and Liz Larson
Director: Amanda Abright
Tech: John Barton
Meet the Troupe!
Amanda Abright (Director, Writer) is delighted to be joining another Points North production. She took up her acting career with the Community Theatre League in Williamsport PA and continued once she moved back to Texas with The Owen Theatre in Conroe and in The Woodlands Arts in the Park and Montgomery County Shakespeare Festival. Favorite past shows include Chicago, The 39 Steps, The Three Musketeers, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Arsenic and Old Lace, and The Last of the Red Hot Lovers. She would like to thank her wonderful husband John for his patience and support during rehearsals.
Jared Barnes is by day a physical trainer, and is also the co-founder of Haven Arts, a Houston area theatre company. Be sure to catch Jared’s upcoming production of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, directed by him and produced by Haven Arts, taking place June 16 – 26 at Spring Community Church. www.havenartstheatre.com.
Johnny Barton (Sound) has been in various productions for over twenty years in radio, television, movies, and stage. He currently teaches theater arts at Lewis Middle School, has a BFA in Theater from Sam Houston State University, and has two wonderful children, John Wallace, and Cordelia Elizabeth, that perform with him in many productions.
Cody House (Feste) is a performer, musician, teacher, theatre technician, VO artist, dog whisperer, D& D enthusiast, and probably a few other things who has performed on stages across the Houston area. Cody can be found teaching young and old alike, singing, drumming, and ‘a little bit’ of piano at Iron Cross Gymnastics in Richmond, as well as privately in his own studio.
Will Larsen has not worked for the FBI in years. The rituals he performs on Saturday nights are purely between him and the moon and none of your business. Will can be found in Drunk Shakespeare in downtown Houston and in the company of other inebriates he will not list here.
Liz Larson (Co-Writer) is an actor, improviser, attorney, and writer. Originally from Houston, she grew up around the world, but returned home as soon as she was able. Most recently, she took time off from her legal career to train in practical aesthetics at the Atlantic Acting School in New York City. Now she’s excited to be back in Houston. She’s a regular improviser at Houston’s home for long-form improv, Station Theater, and her upcoming projects including the independent film Bailey’s Voice from Magic Fire Productions and the short film The Dinner Party from Ray Taylor Films.
Sean K. Thompson has been a Shakespeare junkie since age 6, when he got conscripted into being a Macduff kid in his sister’s school production of [CENSORED]. For eight years he has produced and frequently directed The Woodlands Arts in the Park – Shakespeare in the Park. By day, he is a small business owner (www.c3memories.com), the news editor for Woodlands Online, the artistic director for Points North, a professional improv actor and musician, a radio and television personality, an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, and best-selling novelist. He’ll sleep when he’s dead.
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Director’s Note
As a diagnosed Shakespeare addict, I have wanted to create a show that helped bring the Bard to more casual and intimate settings…like the Thistle Draftshop! This is the first of what I hope to be a series where both Shakespeare newbs and aficionados can enjoy highlights over a pint.
I hope you enjoy our production and stay tuned for more events like this in the future. Big shout out to Mary Thorne with the Thistle Draftshop for hosting us!
– Amanda Abright
The Show
Scenes Performed:
The Witches – Macbeth – Act 1, Scene 1
Knock Knock – Macbeth – Act 2, Scene 3
It Was a Lover and His Lass – As You Like It – Act 5, Scene 3
Balcony Scene – Romeo & Juliet – Act 2, Scene 2
Ladies Sigh No More – Much Ado About Nothing – Act 2, Scene 3
Iago’s Speech – Othello – Act 2, Scene 3
Don John’s Speech – Much Ado About Nothing – Act 1, Scene 3
Richard’s Speech – Richard III – Act 1, Scene 1
Hamlet’s Speech – Hamlet – Act 2, Scene 3
Fear No More the Heat of the Sun – Cymbeline – Act 4, Scene 2
Do You Bite Your Thumb? – Romeo & Juliet – Act 1, Scene 1
Petruchio Meets Kate – Taming of the Shrew – Act 2, Scene 1
Brutus vs. Marc Antony – Julius Caesar – Act 3, Scene 2
St. Crispin’s Day – Henry V – Act 4, Scene 3
All The World’s a Stage – As You Like It – Act 2, Scene 7
Crocodile Puck – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 5, Scene 1