Saturday, Aug. 31 at 12 p.m.—PLYMOUTH—The Stand-Up Shakespeare Company will present one free preformance this Saturday at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth. The 2024 annual “Shakespeare Alive! A Bard-Based Variety Show” returns for an all-new performance. It’s a delightful mélange of Bard-based entertainment for all ages! The Stand-Up Shakespeare troupe of professional actors and singers from New York City will share its talent, passion and creativity to amuse and amaze with the best of Shakespeare’s canon as well as Bard-based skits and songs. And, lo, verily, the show is always free! (Although donations are gratefully accepted.)
Who is Stand-Up Shakespeare?
Stand Up Shakespeare is a collective of New York City-based actors who have become a veritable Vermont institution over a 24-year period. The beloved troupe travels to Killington and Plymouth each Labor Day weekend to present a new one-hour show made up of romance, tragedy, history, comedy and music, all based on the works of William Shakespeare.
The show will take place this year at the Union Christian Church, 43 Messer Hill Road, located on the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 3780 Route 100 A, in Plymouth Notch. The 183-year-old Union Christian Church has perfect acoustics making it ideal for Shakespeare performances.
Stay for the 19th annual Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival, which begins at 2 p.m. and runs until 5 p.m. on Saturday, also Sunday during the same times. This event is also free, with donations appreciated.
The Calvin Coolidge Presidential foundation is the official foundation dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of America’s 30th president. The Foundation was formed in 1960 by a group of Coolidge enthusiasts, including John Coolidge, the president’s son. It maintains its offices at the president’s birthplace in Plymouth Notch. The Foundation seeks to greatly increase Americans’ understanding of President Coolidge and the values he promoted.
The cast of “Stand Up Shakespeare” poses for a photo ahead of their free performance this Saturday at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth.
For more information on the Coolidge Foundation, visit: coolidgefoundation.org; Phone: 802-672-3389
