Livermore Shakes ad hoc Committee Leads Search for New Venue in 2015

Livermore Shakes ad hoc Committee Leads Search for New Venue in 2015

Livermore – “What’s past is prologue” for Livermore Shakespeare Festival as they prepare to say goodbye to Concannon Vineyard after their 2014 summer season. “We are grateful to Concannon for hosting our Shakespeare in the Vineyard program for the last seven summers. With their incredible generosity, we’ve grown to the point of attracting sold out audiences who, along with the performers, have cherished the idyllic evenings shared in front of the historic Victorian. We’ll miss our friends at Concannon, but look forward to the next stage of development for the company,” said Producing Artistic Director Lisa Tromovitch.

Shakespeare’s Associates, currently preparing for its 12th season of Shakespeare in the Vineyard, has enlisted the city’s top talent to help secure a new site for 2015. The professional theater company formed an ad hoc committee comprised of Livermore Mayor John Marchand, local business owners and philanthropists, Tom and Claire Marcel; Darcie Kent Vineyards owners David and Darcie Kent; Las Positas College Foundation CEO Ted Kaye, Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group CEO Dale Kaye, Shakespeare’s Associates Board Chair Beth Trutner as well as Bay Area News Group columnist and instructor of English and Shakespeare at Las Positas College, Jim Ott. “We couldn’t be in better hands,” says Tromovitch.  The ad hoc committee’s agenda is to find and secure a new location for the Livermore Shakespeare Festival as well as advise the company on a strategic plan for future growth.

Katie Marcel, SA’s Managing Director stated, “Livermore Shakes has a solid foundation with a large base of patrons and an inspired and active board of directors. Our board has really taken the bull by the horns and rallied to find a new venue and grow the company while doing it. We grew significantly during our tenure at Concannon and brought in over 3,000 patrons over 5 weekends in the summer of 2013.  We are excited to take the next step and with a new venue, the possibilities for growth are endless”.

"Livermore Shakes is a rare and wonderful treasure. Having the opportunity to experience Shakespeare and live theater in the vineyards is one of the reasons that this is a remarkable place to be. " said Livermore Mayor John Marchand.

Playing at Concannon Vineyard this summer is William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and an adaptation, by Christina Calvit, of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Livermore Shakespeare Festival 2014 runs June 19 – July 20 under the stars at Concannon Vineyard. Tickets on sale now at www.LivermoreShakes.org or(925) 443-BARD.