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Polishing Shakespeare

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Overview

Produced by:
Twilight Theatre Co. in association with Kitchen Theatre Company
Dates:
July 10 - August 10, 2025
Run Time:
1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Intermission:
No
Theater:
Showing in Theater
Tickets:
$44 (incl. a $4 fee) | 59E59 Members: $30

Show Info

By Brian Dykstra
Directed by Margarett Perry

With Brian Dykstra, Kate Levy, and Kate Siahaan-Rigg

A dot-com billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English (Wait. What?). A sly comedy inspired by an unbelievably true story. To sell out or not to sell out—is that the question?

A runaway hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, Polishing Shakespeare arrives Off Broadway.


Please join us for post-show talkbacks following the performances on Friday, July 25 at 7:15PM and Saturday, August 2 at 2:15PM.

Brian
Dykstra
Kate
Levy
Kate
Siahaan-Rigg
Tyler M. Perry,
Scenic & Lighting Design
MuMbles,
Costume Design
Ariana Cardoza,
Sound Design

Producing Company

Twilight Theatre Company

Twilight Theatre Company's mission is to develop, workshop, and produce new work and to tell stories that deepen our awareness, encourage compassion and ignite conversation. Founded by Sturgis Warner in 1998 and now under the artistic leadership of Margarett Perry, Twilight continues its mission to support new work through readings, workshops, and productions. Last season Twilight produced Appraisal and Watson: The Final Problem for Brits Off Broadway as well as the sold out, extended run of The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project (59E59). Twilight also produced two world premieres at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival — Polishing Shakespeare by Brian Dykstra and Plotters by Brian Parks. Both productions received sold out, critically acclaimed runs. This season, Twilight is continuing its work to bring international artists to the United States as well as bringing the work of US artists to the UK and beyond. Twilight Theatre Co. is a Co-Op Resident Company at 59E59 Theaters.

Read more at: www.twilighttheatrecompany.org


Reviews

★★★★★ "Rocked the rafters with bright laughter and gasps of pleasure from the opening weekend's audiences, Dykstra's newest work stages a battle royale between Art and Commerce... This soaring triumph of text and stagecraft is not to be missed!" – Ithaca Times

★★★★★ "Hilarious! Kate Levy, Brian Dykstra, and Kate Siahaan-Rigg are incredibly amazing as they banter, bargain, and bully each other for their own needs and wishes"
"This is a play every theater executive, funder, and board member as well as the playwrights themselves should see." 
– Theater Eddys

★★★★ "Stuffed full of witty, whimsical wordplay, this delightfully self-aware play takes a swipe at the timely issue of arts-funding and the insidious influence of corporate interests" – Three Weeks

★★★★ "Brian Dykstra's script is high polemic poetry. Every. Single. Word is a masterclass in precision." – Get Your Coats On

★★★★ "A fast-paced, skillful piece of theatre... an exhilarating rollercoaster of a ride." – Edinburgh Reporter

★★★★ "Polishing Shakespeare is a tribute to Shakespeare himself, as well as the art form of theatre and the importance of allowing creativity to flourish free from the poisonous influence of those who have an interest in censorship and the suppression of ideas." – Theatre Weekly

★★★★ "A meditation on art in society" British Theatre Guide


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