Commonwealth Classic
Theatre Company

A Summer Season of Shakespeare

We start our 'summer' in March with CCTC's...

READERS' THEATRE SERIES 

3 FREE readings of work inspired by William Shakespeare's plays and characters.  
Take a "What If" journey with us through Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and Richard III.  

NEXT UP:

May 1, 2013
Richard and Anne
by Maxwell Anderson

What if the ghost of Richard III showed up at a performance of Shakespeare's play wanting to tell his story?

Coming to The Trestle Inn, centrally located at 11th and Callowhill in Philadelphia.


March 6, 2013
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning, Juliet)
by Ann-Marie MacDonald

What if OTHELLO and, ROMEO AND JULIET, were really supposed to be comedies?

April 3, 2013
Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief
by Paula Vogel

What if Desdemona really did sleep around?


 

Then, in July We Celebrate our 9th Year of


FREE THEATRE IN THE PARKS 

JULY 11 - JULY 27

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, (Abridged) (Revised)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield       
directed by M. Craig Getting

Join us as we rollick through the parks with three wild and crazy guys who think they have what it takes to do all of Shakespeare's plays - in under two hours! 

Coming to a Park or Outdoor Venue near you.  Schedule will be available on our website this Spring!

And, in August, we offer our audience our inaugural presentation of CCTC's newest summer programming...

COOL CLASSICS

AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 25

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by Joshua L. Browns

We're excited to introduce Cool Classics -- the same great work you've come to expect, only with air conditioning! A man whose bloody deeds have always been in the service of those in power, is tempted to serve himself.  

Coming to:  URBN Annex Black Box Theater   3401 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 
Help us continue to make theatre an affordable necessity in the lives of our community members!

Our 2013 challenge grant, through the generosity of the Wyncote Foundation, is $7,500!  Every dollar you give will help us reach that goal.  We need to raise $7,500 in individual contributions from theatre lovers and friends, like
you, to meet this challenge and receive this grant. Thank you! 

No donation is too small. No donation is too large.
All donations are JUST RIGHT! 

CCTC is also looking for a donation of an IPad (can be older version) to help with Box Office and on-site Donation collection.  If you are thinking of upgrading, let us know. The market value of your "in kind" donation is also tax-deductible!   

Or give the old-fashioned way by mailing your check or money order to:

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company
P.O. Box 971
Media, PA 19063-0971

CCTC is a 501(c) (3) organization.
Your donation is tax deductible.

Photo Credit: Andrew Hazeline
with Andrew Gorell as Puck in 2009's Free Theatre in the Parks production of
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare



 CCTC has your theatre needs are covered!

Indoor or Outdoor, Comedy or Tragedy, Classic or Contemporary, City or Suburbs (heck, we are even in a Vineyard!), FREE or really, really inexpensive!  It is our intention, always, to artistically serve the common good.  We hope you will join us.

Dedicated to the principle that Theatre is a vital component in a civil society, it is the mission of Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company to produce professional theatre with classic and contemporary works that bear witness to the rich variety and commonality of human experience, and to enhance the appreciation of theatre as a humanizing art form through live performances.

While the heart of CCTC will be classic plays, we will also look to produce contemporary and new works that have something important to say that is universal in theme.  Our work will emphasize the power of language, delivering characters and stories that lead our audience on a compelling journey into the now of the play. Our goal is to create theatre that encourages our audience to contemplate the complexity of the human experience, celebrating individuality while recognizing and enhancing what is common in the human condition. But, most importantly, we wish to entertain, to engage and to inspire our audience through the communal experience of good old-fashioned theatre.



Photo Credit: Jacque-jean JJ Tiziou
with Cyndi Janzen Rose and David  Sweeny 
in 2006's Free Theatre in the Park production of 
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING