Georgia Shakespeare cancels Shake at the Lake for 2009
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Georgia Shakespeare has announced the cancellation of Shake at the Lake, the company’s open-air theater production held for the past five years at the Lake Clara Meer dock of Piedmont Park. Producing artistic director Richard Garner cites the difficulty in raising the funds underwrite the popular event, which had been scheduled for May 7-11.
“It has become clear over the last month that we will not be able to secure the full funding needed to present Shake at the Lake in 2009,” Garner said. “While we are saddened that the event will not happen this year, we feel this is a fiscally responsible action taken to ensure ongoing stability of the company as we continue to serve our core mission of mainstage and educational programs. We look forward to working with our donors, the City of Atlanta, and our friends at the Piedmont Park Conservancy to ensure that Shake at the Lake is back in the park in 2010 as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary Season.”
As if offering a consolation prize, Georgia Shakespeare adds something fun to its 2009 season: a one-week engagement of Rick Miller’s MacHomer, a one-man production that recasts Macbeth with characters from “The Simpsons.” MacHomer runs Aug. 26-30.
The rest of the company’s 2009 season, which runs June 10 through Nov. 1 at the Conant Performing Arts Center, includes: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare(June 10-July 31); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (June 25-Aug. 1); Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare (July 9-Aug. 2); Alice in Wonderland based on the work of Lewis Carroll (July 18-Aug. 1); and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Oct. 8-Nov. 1).
