Shakespeare’s Sprites on Tap at Albany Bar

A unique theatrical collaboration brings Shakespeare to a downtown Albany bar this weekend. If Shakespeare’s ghost was roaming around like Hamlet’s father, he would be sure to stop by Lionheart on the Green this coming Saturday, July 75th, at 4:00 PM! Will Kempe’s Players are preparing to take over “the…

Will Kempe’s Players Launch 7th Summer Season of Shakespeare

Will Kempe’s Players Cooperative, the Capital District’s only touring Shakespeare theatre company, launches its seventh season of Summer Shakespeare. This year, WKP invites you to an innovative, electrifying blend of traditional Shakespearean craft whirled with modern audience-engaging performance art. On July 13 & 14, WKP premieres “Midsummer Madness: A Shakespearience.”…

Will Kempe’s Players Take Over Albany’s Lionheart on the Green

WILL KEMPE’S PLAYERS will be performing TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA this Saturday, August 12th at 3:00 PM at Albany’s new LIONHEART ON THE GREEN ,952 Broadway. WKP’s is a locally based theater cooperative committed to capturing the dynamic and relevancy of Shakespeare’s work for contemporary audiences. Summer season finds them performing…

Will Kempe’s Players Tours Two Shakespeare “Rom-Coms” Through the Capital Region This Summer

Bromance, cross-dressing, betrayal, mean pranks, loud arguments, men behaving badly, women giving as good as they get, and an on-stage dog—Will Kempe’s Players, the Capital District’s professional original-practices touring Shakespeare company, is pleased to announce its Summer 2023 season. This year, we’ll be doing two of Shakespeare’s first comedies: The Taming…