Author: Somniterum Productions

It’s time to reserve your seats for Shakespeare in Ten 2024-25: Much Ado About Nothing! Our one and only performance will be Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 7pm. You’ll find all the details at the link below. 

And while you’re there, please consider adding an optional donation to your order! This year we are offering ✨special rewards✨ over seven tiers of donation amounts, starting at just $1! Some examples include producer credit in the program, behind-the-scenes rehearsal shenanigans, Director’s Diary entries, and the chance to officially name one of the many plants in our set (or a set piece, or an actor)!

It’s no exaggeration to say that this show won’t be possible without your support. If you’re able, please consider chipping in. Your friendly neighborhood Executive Directors and their grad school-drained bank accounts thank you. 🙂

We are only 14 days away from this year’s first rehearsal, and 26 days away from our performance!! Remember to check out those special donation rewards to help us make this crazy thing possible. We hope to see you in the theater!

All the best,

Hannah and Kay, Executive Directors

Greetings, friends!

It gives us great joy to confirm that we are remounting last year’s production of Shakespeare in Ten: Much Ado About Nothing this coming summer! The same romantic shenanigans and the same cast and crew (for the most part) will have an unprecedented additional ten days to bring the vibrant world of Messina to life in the Center Theater! Join us on Saturday, July 5 at 7pm for our one-and-only performance of a show two years (or twenty days) in the making.

REHEARSALS: June 23 – July 4

PERFORMANCE: July 5, 7pm

Keep an eye out for additional info on tickets and how you can help us complete the journey we began last year – we can’t wait to see you in the theater once again!

All the best,

Hannah and Kay, Executive Directors

Greetings, friends of Somniterum!

Last summer, we announced with heavy hearts the postponement of Shakespeare in Ten: Much Ado About Nothing due to a Covid outbreak in the cast. After very careful consideration, we determined that for the safety of the project members and our audience alike, this postponement was the only way forward.

We fully intend to bring this same production – with its same magnificent cast and crew – to the stage for 2025’s Shakespeare in Ten. Until then, to paraphrase Friar Francis in one of the show’s darker scenes, “this [play] perhaps is but prolonged. Have patience and endure.”

Keep an eye on this website and our mailing list for further updates as we approach the return of this amazing production!

Until next time,

Hannah Preisinger and Karl Divoky
Executive Directors

We’ve reached the halftime weekend of this year’s Shakespeare in Ten, and Much Ado is already taking on a sparkling, witty, heartfelt life of its own. We cordially invite you to join us in the sunlit gardens of Messina on Saturday, July 27 at 7pm to witness the result of our efforts!

We are continuing our policy of pay-what-you-want admission in the spirit of welcoming as much of our artistic community as possible to share in the joy of live theater. With that in mind, please consider adding a donation if you are able – it all goes directly to covering our production costs, and thanks to a generous supporter all donations this year will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500. You’ll be offered the choice to donate when reserving your seats.

Our sincere gratitude to those who have already contributed – you make this beautiful madness possible! 🧡

Reserve your seats now via our EventBrite page and get ready to share in this wonderful tale of community. We hope to see you there!

Directed by Karl Divoky

AUDITIONS: June 29, 2-5pm and/or July 1, 6-8pm
REHEARSALS: weekdays July 15-26, 5pm-9pm
PERFORMANCE: July 27, 7pm
STRIKE & CAST PARTY: July 28, timing TBD

Deep in the verdant landscapes of Messina sits the idyllic estate of Leonato. Once a haven for its colorful community to gather and rejoice in each other’s company, a war has recently kept many friends away and afar. Now, the conflict has come to an end, and the estate prepares for a homecoming feast. With this reunion, bonds are formed, connections are renewed, and the complexities of the evolving community are navigated – friendship, confusion, and romance abound. 

Bathed in equal parts modern elegance and vibrant nature, this sunlit comedy of passions will test the mettle of our quick-witted cast and remind us that family of all stripes is the glue that keeps our world together.

Summer is here again and we can’t wait to embark on our latest theatrical journey – sign up now to join us onstage or behind the scenes! Got conflicts? Fear not – we may be able to work around them! Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Once you sign up, remember to keep an eye on your inbox for an info packet and audition sides!

Our ten days have begun! Reserve your seats now to join us on July 29th and witness the fruits of our labor. The dark dreams of Verona await.

Reserve your seats for Romeo & Juliet now! Click here for more information.

AUDITIONS: July 2, 5pm-8pm
REHEARSALS: weekdays July 17-28, 5pm-9pm
PERFORMANCE: July 29, 7pm
STRIKE & CAST PARTY: July 30, timing TBD

Few seem to realize that the remote frontier town of Verona is a horrifying place to live. From the eccentric Capulets and their circle of socialites to the working-class gang of misfits who call themselves Montagues, resources are scarce and the terror of the unknown lurks just at the edge of the lantern-light.

Plagued by strange dreams and a growing sense of dread, two kindred spirits lost in the same sea of violence find connection and a flicker of happiness. Through their star-crossed romance we will explore how terror leads to hatred, how hope leads to courage, and how the bonds of love and fate alike can overpower anything.

This year’s Shakespeare in Ten is set to be our most exciting iteration yet! Now with some added time to memorize lines before the ten days begin for an extra bit of sanity, we can’t wait to embark on our latest theatrical journey.

Sign up now to join us onstage or behind the scenes! Got conflicts? Fear not – we may be able to work around them! Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

We’re excited to announce that 2023’s Shakespeare in Ten production will be the one and only Romeo and Juliet. Join us in July and help us tell this timeless story of tension, death, and the incredible force of love. More information on the show and a sign-up form are in the works, but for now we wanted to get the timing out there so that you can mark your calendars!

July 17-28
Performance July 29
Seattle Center’s Center Theater

We will also be trying a slightly new format to the Shakes in Ten process this year after hearing the suggestion from several veteran cast members. We will be holding auditions and casting the show sometime in the first week of July. No additional rehearsals will take place between then and our official start date of July 17, but the cast and crew will have that period of a couple weeks to learn lines and do some initial design work on their own time. Everything else will proceed as normal with weekday evening rehearsals between July 17 and the performance on July 29.

We’re hopeful that this adjustment will allow us to retain the usual fast-paced thrill of SIT while allowing for a bit more sanity and peace of mind for participants! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or thoughts you’d like to share on this. Again, we’re still working out the details – keep an eye out for more information as we get closer to the date.

We will be approaching our rehearsal process and performance with appropriate caution with regards to COVID-19.

FOR PERFORMERS AND TECHS/DESIGNERS: we will require proof of full vaccination before the start of SIT 2023. A negative test taken the weekend before SIT begins (July 15-16) will also be required. We will have additional guidelines to cover auditions in early July once we have established further details for that process. During our second week of rehearsal, when we will be indoors at our performance venue (the Center Theater), masks will be required unless you are onstage rehearsing. Masks will not be required while we are rehearsing outdoors during the first week, but they are certainly welcome.

FOR AUDIENCE MEMBERS: at our performance, all audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination before entering the theater, and will be required to wear masks throughout the show.

Thank you as always for being a friend to Somniterum – we hope to see you in July!

We’re halfway through this year’s Shakespeare in Ten and Illyria is looking more real every day! The cast and crew is working tirelessly to bring Twelfth Night to life – starting Monday we move into our performance venue in Seattle Center, and our performance is Saturday, September 3 at 7pm. We cordially invite you to join us!

Reserve your seats now via our EventBrite page. While donations are always welcome, we’ve made the decision to switch to free admission in the spirit of welcoming as much of our artistic community as possible to share in the joy of live theater. We hope to see you this weekend!