The Balcony Bards

Our annual pilgrimage to Cedar City is nigh upon us. In order that you may begin your planning and salivating in earnest, we present the 2010 schedule of events for the Balcony Bards. “Make the coming days overflow with joy, and pleasure drown the brim.”

• Wednesday, August 4
  • 5:45  PM – Dining – Bella Italiano (formerly Cafe Orleans and Boomers before that), 5 North Main Street or “as you like it” elsewhere
  • 6:45 PM – Official play orientation with Fred for “Macbeth” – Auditorium (followed by the Greenshow)
  • 7:40 PM – Ken’s quickie intro to “The Scottish Play” – Pine Grove
  • 8:00 PM – “Macbeth” – Adams Theater
  • 10:00 PM – The Balcony Bards’ Merry Munching on “Macbeth”: Night One – Balcony
    

• Thursday, August 5
  • 9:00 AM – Literary Seminar with Ace & Ken – Pine Grove
  • 11:00 AM – Seminar with Ben Hohman – Randall Jones Theater
  • 2:00 PM – “Pride and Prejudice” – Randall Jones Theater
  • 5:45 PM – Bar-d–Que in Western “flair ‘n’ wear,” with masters-of-ceremony, Marian & Mike Peters – SUU Patio
    
  • 6:45 PM – Official play orientation with Fred for “Much Ado About Nothing” – Auditorium (followed by the Greenshow)
  • 8:00 PM – “Much Ado About Nothing” – Adams Theater
  • 10:00 PM – The Balcony Bards’ Adoing Much on the Balcony: Night Two – Balcony
    
  • 11:00 PM – USF Cabaret – Grind Coffee House, 19 North Main Street

• Friday, August 6
  • 9:00 AM – Literary Seminars with Ace & Carol – Pine Grove
    
  • 11:00 AM – Costume Seminar with Jeff Lieder – Randall Jones Theater
  • 12:00 PM – Balcony Bards’ Bottom Bustin’ Biking; Hiking in Bryce or Zion; Balcony Poker
  • 5:30 PM – Dinner – Garden House, 164 South 100 West
  • 7:40 PM – Ken’s quickie intro to “Merchant of Venice” – Pine Grove
  • 8:00 PM – “Merchant of Venice” – Adams Theater
  • 10:30 PM – The Balcony Bard’s Ships Come in: Night Three – Balcony
    

• Saturday, August 7
  • 9:00 AM – Literary Seminars with Ace & Ken on “Merchant of Venice” – Pine Grove
  • 11:30 PM – Lunch – Scott Phillip’s glorious garden, 249 South 300 West
  • 2:00 PM – “Great Expectations” – Randall Jones Theater
  • 5:45 PM – Nancy & Alan’s Famous Pizza & Chicken on the Balcony
  • 7:15 PM – Founder’s Room Pre-Show Tradition – Randall Jones Theater
  • 8:00 PM – “39 Steps” – Randall Jones Theater
  • 10:30 PM – Balcony Bards’ “Film Noir” Costume Party with (In)famous “Bad Poetry Contest”

• Sunday, August 8
  • Hoarseness
  • Exhaustion
  • Bittersweet Departures

This just in! In their first major act as the new co-artistic directors of the Brian Vaughn and David Ivers have set the playlist for the 2011 summer season of the Utah Shakespearean Festival. The plays are listed below alongside the dates for the Balcony Bards shows in 2011.

• Romeo & Juliet – Wednesday August 3rd @ 8:00 pm
  
• Noises Off – Thursday August 4th @ 2:00 pm
  
• Midsummer Night’s Dream – Thursday August 4th @ 8:00 pm
  
• Richard III – Friday August 5th @ 8:00 pm
  
• The Glass Menagerie – Saturday August 6th @ 2:00 pm
  
• The Music Man – Saturday August 6th @ 8:00 pm

For those of you keeping score at home, just last year, Brian reported that Harold Hills in The Music Man was the role he would most like to play. Stay tuned…