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Yeshiva College Dramatics Society Presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

The Yeshiva College Dramatics Society (YCDS) proudly presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again!] at the Schottenstein Theatre. The presentation features three Yeshiva College students going through all 39 of Shakespeare’s plays in just 97 minutes, and is a fast-paced, hilarious show that blends witty satire, improvisation and breakneck-speed performances into a theatrical spectacle unlike any other. The play stars YU students Kiki Arochas ‘25YC, Ronnie Hidary ‘27YC and Shneur Levy ‘25YC.

The show is directed by Prof. Reuven Russell, professor of speech and drama at Stern College for Women and artistic director of YCDS. Yosef Siegel ‘26YC serves as assistant director. “The upcoming play will be a fun and unique experience where you get to watch three people try their best to perform every one of Shakespeare's works in an hour and a half which goes accordingly off the rails,” said Siegel, adding, “knowledge of Shakespeare isn't required to enjoy the play, but any knowledge will help more of the layered jokes land.” To add to the fun, Shakespearean scholars and aspiring actors in the audience will have the opportunity to join in on the antics.

"With the technical upgrades we've made to Schottenstein Theater this year, we aim to deliver a more immersive show than ever before," added Meir Hass ‘27YC, the show’s technical director.

Show dates and times are:

March 30:     3:00pm 
March 31:     7:00pm 
April 1:          7:00pm 
April 2:          7:00pm 

To purchase tickets to this highly anticipated and entertaining production, visit https://yeshiva.campusgroups.com/YCDS/