Sandglass Theater and Bob Berky Present Richard 3.5 at the Redfern

From AJ Fox, Redfern Center for Performing Arts:

Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center presents Sandglass Theater’s acclaimed dark comedy Richard 3.5: Light Ruminations on Murder on Friday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Theatre. The performance will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the company. Ticket prices range from $13 to $7 for the general public, or $5 for Keene State students.

Sandglass Theater’s co-founder Eric Bass collaborates with acclaimed physical comedian Bob Berky for a bold revision of William Shakespeare’s Richard III. In Richard 3.5, the Bard’s epic tragedy is retold as a cabaret, complete with seven high-spirited musical numbers. The evil King Richard gives television interviews, competes in a pie-eating contest, and sings and dances his way through no fewer than 11 murders. In typical Sandglass fashion, Richard’s victims are transformed into ghostly wax puppets – but as Richard soon discovers, each of these puppets is not easily destroyed.

Tickets and information are available at the Redfern Arts Center box office, 603-358-2168, or online, where you can also view many video clips from the season’s Visiting Artists repertoire.

For more on the performance and Sandglass Theater, see the full release at keene.edu.