Communicable Arts, Inc. is a not-for-profit company established on artistic collaboration between people of multiple disciplines and backgrounds in order to create and promote innovative work that supports our belief that art is current, kinetic and connective. These commitments have lead Communicable Arts, Inc. toward projects which recontextualize existing pieces or foster original works that deal with the here and now of the creators, as well as the communities in which the work is presented. Our intent is for all those who come in contact with these projects to become a participant in the artistic event. Communicable Arts wishes to further these goals by supporting all manner of creative expression that is intended to communicate.

Summer Shakespeare Project

The goal of our Summer Shakespeare Project is to annually produce a work of Shakespeare to be presented in neighborhood parks through collaboration with local parks departments and other area not-for-profits that use the park as a venue.

We strive to create relevant public theatre in public places as part of our mission to produce works that deal with the here and now of the creators, as well as the communities in which the work is presented. All of our Shakespeare productions, remain faithful to the text and spirit of the play, while incorporating a contemporary flare- updating the dress and manner of the characters- to create a bridge of relevance that serves contemporary audiences.

Communicable Arts provides this programming free of charge to organizations and free of charge to their audiences to promote the idea that theatre belongs in all communities as a public amenity. We choose performance sites that are central to communities, composed of people from different backgrounds and where a project like this would be welcomed.

Each play is accompanied by a youth workshop. We expect our audience to be of all ages and backgrounds, and we will welcome any and all of them to the workshops, but realistically the workshops accommodate ages 6-16. These workshops allow audience members to engage with Shakespeare’s text through activities meant to demystify the sometimes daunting language of the Bard. The workshops help bring the language into contemporary context and speech, thereby changing a seemingly foreign art form into the familiar.

Board

Bill Elliston
Barrie Gelles, co-founder
Nehemiah Luckett
Rebecca Sealander
Belinda Smith Fallon, co-founder