SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM
"A fabulous four hat ride through the good, the bad, and the funny—from Hamlet to hip-hop. This man is a treasure! Don't miss it!" - Jan Wahl, KRON-TV
What You Will is the one-man everything there is "to be or not to be" about William Shakespeare: the greatest soliloquies ever written next to side-splitting accounts of the funniest disasters ever perpetrated on the stage. There's Romeo, Juliet's foolish Nurse, gory Macbeth, Hamlet, and the oh-so-tragic Richard II, joined by the likes of Charles Dickens, James Thurber, Noël Coward, and Stevie Wonder.
Roger Rees, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 22 years, won both Olivier and Tony awards for his acclaimed performance in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
American television audiences know him as the dashing English tycoon Robin Colcord on Cheers, British Ambassador Lord John Marbury on The West Wing, and Dr. Colin Marlow on Grey's Anatomy. His films include Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Sheriff of Rottingham), Frida, The Pink Panther, and The Prestige, among many others.
American television audiences know him as the dashing English tycoon Robin Colcord on Cheers, British Ambassador Lord John Marbury on The West Wing, and Dr. Colin Marlow on Grey's Anatomy. His films include Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Sheriff of Rottingham), Frida, The Pink Panther, and The Prestige, among many others.
Tickets for this event go on sale October 28: $20.00 General Public; $18.00 Sr. Citizens & Military; $8.00 for Students. For tickets and reservations contact the Wichita State University College of Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233.
Wichita State University School of Performing Arts brings Wichita audiences an evening with stage, film, and television actor Roger Rees, in his acclaimed one-man show. What You Will plays for a limited engagement, November 18, 2009 at Wilner Auditorium on the campus of Wichita State University.
An hysterical (and somewhat historical) 90-minute gallop through all things Shakespearean!
Brilliance abounds in Roger Rees' "What You Will"
Chad Jones, Examiner.com
Theatre Review: Roger Rees' Shakespeare Show
Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Cronicle
Chad Jones, Examiner.com
Theatre Review: Roger Rees' Shakespeare Show
Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Cronicle
What The Critics Say
A select few reviews; click on the title to be taken to the webpage
A select few reviews; click on the title to be taken to the webpage
"Hilarious! Masterful, virtuosic . . . a comic gem"
- San Francisco Chronicle
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Fall in love with the Bard! A wonderfully entertaining ride . . . wildly funny" - Contra Costa Times
Brilliance abounds! The funniest, smartest, most delightful show you'll see this summer." - San Francisco Examiner
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