Join us for PELICAN SHAKE-SHORTS, three hilarious Shakespeare-inspired short plays . . . Appropriate Audience Behavior, Pyramus & Thisbe, and The Comedy of Errors. (See the play synopses below.)

Six Performance Dates Over Two Weekends:

  • Week 1: Friday, May 09 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday, May 10 @ 7:30 pm | Sunday, May 11 @ 2:00 pm
  • Week 2: Friday, May 16 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday, May 17 @ 7:30 pm | Sunday, May 18 @ 2:00 pm
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  • Ticket Prices at the Box Office on the day of the show: $20 (cash only).
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Performance Location: The Rebeca Sosa Theater on the 2nd Floor of the Miami Springs Community Center (1401 Westward Drive Miami Springs FL 33166).

“Shake-Shorts” Synopses:

1. Appropriate Audience Behavior
by Ian McWethy
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they’re sitting next to the world’s noisiest weirdos. The audience takes the spotlight as everyone from a cough-drop obsessive to someone watching the play like a football game steals the show from the unseen Shakespearean masterpiece. An outrageously meta comedy that reminds us where the drama belongs–onstage.

2. A Comedy of Errors adapted by Sam Chesser from William Shakespeare’s play

After both being separated from their twins in a shipwreck, Antipholus and his servant Dromio go to Ephesus to find them. The other set of twins lives in Ephesus, and the new arrivals cause a series of incidents of mistaken identity. In the end, will the twins find each other and their parents and resolve all of the crazy mix-ups? Let’s find out.

3. Pyramus & Thisbe adapted by Sam Chesser from William Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

In our silly adaptation, we join the Duchess and her court as they watch the short play “Pyramus and Thisbe” for the night’s entertainment. The play, being performed by hardworking tradespeople from Athens, is so ridiculous and the performance so bad that the courtly audience find pleasure in mocking them. When the play is over, what will be the verdict of the Court?