Upcoming: World's Fastest Hamlet!, Austin Shakespeare at First Night, CIty Hall Stage

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Austin Shakespeare at FIRST NIGHT AUSTIN, City Hall Stage at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, December 31

The World's Fastest Hamlet FREE

Austin Shakespeare reprises its popular production of The World's Fastest Hamlet on New Year's Eve as part of Austin's First Night. We are honored to be presenting on the City Hall Stage at 6:15 pm. Don't miss this wonderful piece that turns Shakespeare's most famous tragedy into a delightful comedy for the whole family. starring Ted Meredith of Esther's Follies, Gwen Kelso, Robert Deike and Justin Scalise as Hamlet. Directed by Beth Burns.

Call to Artists: First Night Austin, 2010

Received April 2, a call for all sorts of performance proposals, including

Performance
Short repeated performances, of no more than 30/40 minutes each are desired for both afternoon and evening. New and innovative works that are not technically complex are encouraged. Examples: musical acts, bands, choral groups, theater, dance, poetry and performance art.

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First Night Austin's 5th Anniversary Year
This time honored "new tradition," family friendly and free New Year's Eve celebration seeks to commission you the artist to showcase your work.

This year's theme is ILLUMINATION and we invite you to create artistic projects that emphasize light or explore illumination and the city environment. H-E-B Presents First Night Austin 2010, in partnership with the City of Austin, offers artists opportunity to use Austin's urban core as a broad canvas.

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