HOLY CITY SHAKSPEARE
FIRST SHOW: February 2012’s Much Ado About Nothing
FOUNDER: Actress and theater professor Laura Rose, who received her Master of Arts from The Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
MISSION: To foster new Bard enthusiasts, often through performances set in modern day
NEXT UP: Twelfth Night with PURE Theatre, May 12 & 20 reach them: (843) 754-7267, holycityshakespeare.org
REACH THEM: (843) 754-7267, holycityshakespeare.org
THRESHOLD REPERTORY THEATRE
FIRST SHOW: Every Christmas Story Ever Told! (And Then Some!) in December 2010
FOUNDERS: Mark Mixson, Mary DeMartino, Pamela Galle, and Mike Kordek
MISSION: To inspire the public with bold productions of classic and contemporary theater at an affordable price and to encourage new performers and playwrights
NEXT UP: Dinner With Friends, May 3-20
REACH THEM: Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 ½ Society St., (704) 996-7037, thresholdrep.org
WHAT IF? PRODUCTIONS
FIRST SHOW: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, August 2010
FOUNDERS: Local actor and director Kyle Barnette and Charleston City Paper’s 2010 “Best Drool-Worthy Thespian” Brian J. Porter
MISSION: To deliver contemporary American theater and works from emerging artists (they’re in the midst of holding their annual W.I.P. Playwright’s Competition)
NEXT UP: House of Yes,
tentatively August 16-25
REACH THEM: (843) 793-1972, whatifproductions.org
OPERA CHARLESTION
FIRST SHOW: Bizet’s Carmen in March 2012, featuring international and Metropolitan Opera sensation Denyce Graves
FOUNDERS: International opera pros Scott Flaherty and David Templeton
MISSION: To give Charleston a nationally relevant opera company that combines local artistic resources with nationally and internationally renowned performers
NEXT UP: The first installment of a Gian Carlo Menotti cycle in fall 2012
REACH THEM: (843) 814-4800, operacharlestonsc.org
