Annapolis Shakespeare Company Honored with Helen Hayes Award Nomination

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Feb. 5, 2019 - PRLog -- Annapolis Shakespeare Company is pleased to announce that the company's 2018 Helen Hayes Award Recommended production of "The Comedy of Errors" has been honored with a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Costume Design by Sally Boyett with Sandra Spence.  Founding Artistic Director Sally Boyett conceived of this 1890's Steam Punk design for the entire production including the costumes, scenery and props. The concept was implemented by her design team Joshua McKerrow (projections), Adam Mendelson (lights), Sandra Spence (costumer), Jessica McKee (wigs), Salydon Boyken (scenery & props), and Nancy Krebs (voice/dialect coach).

Annapolis Shakespeare Company's current 2018-2019 Season includes:

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
By Tom Stoppard
February 1-24, 2019

Pride and Prejudice ~ a world premiere adaptation
By Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken, based on the novel by Jane Austen
March 16 - April 21, 2019

Oliver!  The Musical
Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
May 11 - June 9, 2019

Tartuffe
By Molière
May 28 - September 10, 2019

A Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare
July 12 - August 4, 2019

Ticket prices range from $39-$59 with discounts for seniors, students and groups.  FLEX PASS Season Subscriptions provide additional savings.  Please call the box office at 410-415-3513 or visit AnnapolisShakespeare.org for ticket details.  All performances are accessible for wheelchair patrons.  Please call the box office to arrange any special seating needs.

About Annapolis Shakespeare Company:

Annapolis Shakespeare Company (ASC) is a Broadway quality, professional regional theatre Company with multiple Helen Hayes Awards recommendations, offering over 200 live performances annually with a mission is to produce bold, re-imagined, entertaining and accessible interpretations of classical works, contemporary plays, and musicals with a core commitment to the works of Shakespeare and other major dramatists.  ASC is committed to promoting the highest level of artistic excellence, to cultivating the widest possible audience, and to contributing to the economic and cultural growth of our community, state, and region.  The Annapolis Shakespeare Company enriches the human community through the revelation of beauty and the illumination of fundamental truths of human experience.  ASC is a member of theatreWashington/Helen Hayes Awards and is a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing extensive educational programming.

Website:  http://www.AnnapolisShakespeare.org
BOX OFFICE:  410-415-3513

The Helen Hayes Awards, now in its 35th year, recognizes outstanding achievement in more than 90 professional theatres across the Washington metropolitan area. Named for the legendary First Lady of the American Theatre Helen Hayes – a Washington native and legendary First Lady of the American Theatre – the award celebrates the artists and companies whose excellence exemplifies a standard of artistry that has made Washington a thriving, internationally recognized theatre town.