MIRROR
THEATER COMPANY
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Mirror Theater Company’s Annual Fundraiser
September 3rd + 4th
Join us on Thursday September 3rd and Friday September 4th for two back to back readings of Shakespeare plays to kick off a 30 day fundraising campaign to support our next Shakespearean production in March 2027.
On Thursday September 3rd we will be kicking off our fundraising campaign with a reading of Julius Caesar directed by Nate Netzley. On Friday September 4th we will present As You Like It directed by Ryan Lind. Both readings will take place at The Players Theatre in the West Village at 7pm. Feel free to join us for both or just one. Refreshments will be available for purchase and all proceeds will go toward our next production in March 2027.
Who We Are
To hold, as ‘twere the mirror up to nature
Mirror Theater Company was born from the idea that art, especially theater, has the ability to reflect ourselves and our world back to us. As William Shakespeare wrote in act III of Hamlet,
“The purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is to hold, as ‘twere, the mirror up to nature, to show virtue her feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure.”
At our best, we are kind, good, faithful, joyful, patient, and loving beings. But at our worst, envy and rage, hate and intolerance, pride and greed creep in and destroy our relationships and our souls. Theater is a chance to step back and gaze upon the mirror of society, whether it reflects a story similar or different to ours, and ask questions of what we see. What does this vengeance lead to? Can joy and adventure heal a relationship? How do we decide who to trust?
Just as in our society today, not every story has a happy ending, in fact many don’t. But what if we cultivated a spirit of curiosity when we take our seats in a theater. What if we allowed the story that unfolds before us to question our own story and our own choices.