The Shakespeare’s Sister Company (SSC), an all-female theater company, supports women in theater. Our commitment unites actresses and female directors in producing great new plays and established theatrical works by our literary heroines. It is through our tenacious dedication as artists to address social change through the arts, including women empowerment workshops and literacy for youth.
Current Season
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Monday, April 26th at 7:30pm
Playing at the Hudson Guild Theater
A Staged Performance in celebration of the Bard’s Birthday!
“The classic romantic comedy about human desire, mistaken identity and the path to true love!”
Testimonials
Theater Reviews
“I attended a staged reading of Twelfth Night, cast with new visions for both gender and race, and acted wonderfully by a cast of professionals. An enjoyable evening, and certainly a promising preview of what is to come from this young and energetic company.”
– Doug Katsaros, Professional Musician
“Kris has given me the opportunity to work on amazing female roles. The company is very professional, and actors are treated with complete respect. It is exactly the type of company I’ve longed to work with since moving to NY.”
- Shelley Ray, Actress
“I was amazed at the skill, accessibility and the ability of this young troupe to bring alive a 400-year-old play, so that it spoke to everyone. “
- Stephanie Cowell, Author, Guest Speaker at “Twelfth Night” performance
Education
“As a theater educator, Kris is amazingly talented and effective. She developed a theater and math program at P.S. 346 in Brooklyn. It was such an incredible success that this program was expanded to from a three-week project to a 14-week endeavor.”
- Martha Sorrentino, Program Director, Inside Broadway
“Kris has demonstrated expertise, creativity, an impeccable sense of responsibility and excellent interpersonal skills. She brims with delightfully imaginative and resourceful ideas to engage her students. A dedicated and talented artist!”
- Michelle Ebert, Education Director, City Lights Youth Theater
Community
“I’ve seen women that really aren’t connected to anything, but they connected to Women’s Theater Workshop and with Kris.”
- Julia DiGiacamo, Clinical Director, Park Slope Women’s Shelter, CAMBA
“With the healing power of artistic expression, the Shakespeare’s Sister Company gives a voice to the less fortunate and with that gift, a new hope for a better life is able to flourish.”
- Elise Morris, Donor, Professional Musician and Composer
“Being a part of SSC, as a donor, is a fun way to experience the theater while giving back to the community.”
- Christina Boris, President, The Marketing Exchange
Getting Involved
Donate
Make an on-line tax-deductible donation.
The Shakespeare’s Sister Company is fully incorporated as a New York Nonprofit Corporation and operates under the 501(c)3 umbrella organization, Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit arts service organization. Contributions on behalf of Shakespeare’s Sister Company may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
We accept all in-kind donations in addition to monetary. For example, if you have furniture, costumes, theater space, catering…we would gladly accept it.
Volunteer
SSC Sister of the Month
Debbie Lieberman
August 2010
Passion = Baking
“Baking gives me pleasure, to give other people pleasure.”
Sofia Jones
July 2010
Passion = Design…Decorating…Real Estate
“I would love to build really nice low-income housing. That would be the payback.”
Nathalia Perozo
June 2010
Passion = Life, Music, Words, Poetry
“I would say the most prevailing thing in my life that’s helped me engage in the world is to follow my intuition and appreciate every moment in the present.”
Molly McDowell
May 2010
Passion = The Arts
“As a culture, we are getting further…people are more interested in who can get the job done versus “we’ve never had a woman director.” Women will have done a substantial amount. Creating more, initiating more, generating more.”
Maria Lundberg
April 2010
Passion = Writing
“My mother was my role model, but not for the reasons most people think. There was no money for her to attend college. To meet her…she’s probably the most educated person I know. She read like crazy and continued to learn her entire life. She was amazing and knew all kinds of things. She was an incredible musician, wrote poetry and loved to learn.”
Artistic Director’s Blog
A Love Letter to our Audience
July 1, 2010
Watch our latest video of a love letter from yours truly…
Shakespeare’s Sister Company – Faces of Change
March 18, 2010
Welcome to the Shakespeare’s Sister Company. We are a grassroots who address global issues through the theater. This video explains in a nutshell who we are, what we do and our aspirations. Enjoy!
