CHICAGO PREMIERE
Shakespeare
in Love
April 15
June 11, 2017
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
based on the screenplay by Marc Norman + Tom Stoppard
adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
directed by Rachel Rockwell
Shakespeare
Production Sponsor
Jerre Dye
Sir Robert de Lesseps / Tilney / Ensemble
Jerre Dye makes his Chicago Shakespeare Theater debut. Other Chicago credits include The Grapes of Wrath (The Gift Theatre). Regional credits include: Kynaston in Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Gary Essendine in Present Laughter, Pryor in Angels in America Parts 1 and 2, and Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Playhouse on the Square); Cyrano in Cyrano (Theatre Memphis) and Wild Legacy (Voices of the South Theatre Company). Television credits include: Crisis (NBC). Mr. Dye is a playwright and opera librettist. He received his BFA in theatre from University of Memphis.
Additional Sponsors
Media Sponsor
Costume design supported by Razny Jewelers
Shakespeare in Love is presented in the Jentes Family Auditorium.