Check out Steven Stanley's review of our streamlined adaptation of the classic comedy"

Over 200 people were present for the opening of VanguardRep's Juliet &her Romeo last weekend.  Steven Stanley of StageSceneLA summed the evening up well: 

"Exquisitely performed by Matthew Bohrer, Sam R. Ross, and Abby Wilde, Juliet & her Romeo features as intriguing a production design as you’re likely to see under any stars this summer … Not only does it manage to compact a play that usually runs twice as long and can feature a cast of 30 or more, it does so with considerable imagination and flair."

If you missed it, make sure to buy your tickets soon–as Juliet &her Romeo plays for only 4 more weekends, starting again on the 12th of July.  

In the meantime, visit the La Cañada Flintridge Shakespeare Festival this weekend for the opening of 12th Night: VanguardRep's hilarious, fast-paced adaptation of the classic comedy.  Filled with laugh-out-loud moments from beginning to end.

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The Reviews/Awards are in!  See what you missed at the 2011 La Cañada Flintridge Shakespeare Festival!

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Thank you to everyone who made it possible:  Our Sponsors, Production Staff and, of course, our patrons!

A big thank you to StageSceneLA for awarding VanguardRep and the La Canada Shakespeare Festival with 10 annual StageSceneLA awards for our adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream and our original play After the Autumn!

Awards include:

TOP HONOR Best New Plays of 2010 – 2011 (Matthew Burgos for After the Autumn)

Best Director (Sam R. Ross for A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Best Director (Matthew Burgos for After the Autumn)

Best Lighting Designer (Ric Zimmerman for Midsummer/Autumn)

Best Ensemble Cast for a Shakespeare Production (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Best Featured Performance (Jason Vizza for A Midsummer Night's Dream – Puck)

Best Featured Performance (David Ross Paterson for A Midsummer Night's Dream – Bottom)

Outstanding Comedy (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Best Ensemble Cast for a Drama (After the Autumn)

Outstanding Drama (After the Autumn)

Congratulation to all those involved, and thanks to our patrons!

Peter A. Balaskas of Splash Magazines:

"In the case of the Vanguard Repertory Company at the 2011 La Canada Flintridge Shakespeare Festival, the Byrnes Amphitheatre at the Sacred Heart Academy (which overlooks the entire, picturesque valley like a benevolent sentinel) serves as a wonderful venue for this ambitious production. Director Sam R. Ross and his brilliant actors bring this adapted, updated, and shortened romantic comedy to life with side-splitting results…making Vanguard’s production a true gem in the hills of Flintridge."

Read the full review HERE

Dink O'Neal of the Glendale News Press / Burbank Leader / La Cañada Valley Sun:

"Rounding out the 2011 La Canada Flintridge Shakespeare Festival's theatrical offerings, Vanguard Repertory Company presents a raucous revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream.  Adapted by Matthew Kellen Burgos and the show's director, Sam R. Ross, this pared down, one-act version moves along smoothly, with scenes unfolding at a well-oiled pace.  Located in our community's own backyard, this must-see production is worth the drive up Chevy Chase Canyon."

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Steven Stanley of StageSceneLA:

"It takes a good deal of chutzpah to chop an hour off the running time of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a great deal of talent to pull it off, a feat which Vanguard Rep has performed to perfection—and to gales of audience laughter—in an open-air production certain to delight audiences of all ages, and that includes Shakespearephiles-and-phobes alike. Credit adapters Matthew Kellen Burgos and Sam R. Ross with the inspiration and director Ross with the execution of a 90-minute Dream that whisks on by in a flash, is as easy to follow as any contemporary comedy, and features a cast of twelve (plus two) that enchant the eyes and ears and tickle the funny bone in equal measure. A charismatic, multitalented Jason Vizza is Puck and a sensational David Ross Paterson is Nick Bottom. This is Shakespearean fun and frolic you won’t want to miss."

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Dink O'Neal of the Glendale News Press / Burbank Leader / La Cañada Valley Sun:

"Vanguard Repertory Company has kicked off La Cañada Flintridge Shakespeare Festival’s summer season with “Tragic Women” and “After the Autumn,” a duet of powerfully moving, world-premiere pieces.  Inspired by some of the Bard’s best known tragedies, these one-acts are excellently paired given their unconventional styles and poignant performances.  Performed outdoors on the grounds of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, it’s hard to imagine a better way to spend a beautiful summer evening surrounded by artistic and celestial stars."

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