Battle of the Bards: A Shakespearean Monologue Competition

Western Reserve Playhouse is putting Northeast Ohio actors’ Shakespeare skills to the test with Battle of the Bards, a live Shakespeare performance competition judged by four artists and educators whose careers span professional Shakespeare performance, directing, actor training, education, and Shakespeare scholarship.

The inaugural judging panel brings together John Peters and Lara Mielcarek of Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Lisa Ortenzi of Great Lakes Theater, and Maggie Vinter of Case Western Reserve University.

For the actors stepping onto the WRP stage, that means the opportunity to perform Shakespeare for a panel that knows the work from remarkably different sides of the text.

Entry: $24
Attend: Free