Ian McKellen's Acting Shakespeare - August 02 - August 24, 2025

Rivertowns Playhouse
Rivertowns Playhouse
Irvington Shakespeare Company

The Center for Independent Productions, Inc (501(c)(3).

PRESENTS
 
IAN MCKELLEN'S ACTING SHAKESPEARE

 

 

OR

 

Acting Shakespeare Inside America's Wilderness

 

Adapted from Ian McKellen's: Acting Shakespeare

 

Inspired by James Shapiro's: Shakespeare in a Divided America

 

Parody of Bo Burnham's: Inside, Make Happy, What, Words Words Words

 

Devised with Stephen Sondheim's: Ballad of Booth

 

Enhanced with Molly Lewis's: Our American Cousin

 

Topped off with William Shakespeare's: Complete Works

 

 

ADAPTED & PERFORMED BY KAMRAN SALIANI

 

 

 

 

Marion Charles

Marc Palmieri

Peter West

Janice Silverberg

Dean Silverberg

Lisa Genn

Mark Snyder

Alayne Katz

Arlene Burgos

Larry Ogrodneck

Cynthia Yang

SPECIAL THANKS

Ian McKellen

Bruce Norris

Caroline Wood

James Shapiro

Steven Fischler

Joel Sucher

Blaine Crawford

Nikke Hardson-Hurley

Momo Burns-Min

Rachel Erin Gatewood

 Dimitri Saliani

Julian Saliani

 

Andrew Smith 

Ane Cortez

Sydney Soliz

David Zweibel

Brian Smith

Kelly McCarthy

Mary Hinckley

Bigan Saliani

David Imamura

MaryJane Shimsky

David Agosto

 

 

 

 

In Memory of

Jimmy Tripp

Elizabeth "Betsy" Parish