One Play, One Community Finale at Plimoth Plantation

and will be hosting a free community screening of Romeo and Juliet as performed by the Plimoth Players at the Plantations Plimoth Cinema tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Originally scheduled for Oct. 5, the showing had to be rescheduled. The event is the finale of the summerlong collaboration between PACTV, Plimoth Plantation and the , “One Play, One Community: Romeo and Juliet,” which included scholarly lectures, a television series, a balcony slam and live performances.

"When PACTV, the Plymouth Public Library and Plimoth Plantation partnered on the One Play, One Community: Romeo and Juliet collaboration, we knew something special was happening, but none of us could have seen the wonderful moments that the summer would hold: ESL (English as a Second Language) students experiencing Shakespeare for the first time, local writers and amateur performers engaging Shakespeare as artists themselves, and the exciting use of
the Plimoth Players to bring the Bard to audiences of all ages” Deputy Director of Plimoth Plantation Richard Pickering said. “And now thanks to PACTV's television of version of Romeo and Juliet, the project can continue to touch lives and extend the summer's magic.”

The Plimoth Players are a Shakespeare company in residence during the summer months at Plimoth Plantation. As part of the museum's commitment to 17th-century storytelling and memory, the Plimoth Players explore the world the Plymouth colonists left behind in England. The traditional all male cast brings the exciting tradition of the touring player to life each summer in their black box theater with performances each weekend.

Plimoth Plantation is a not-for-profit living history museum of the 17th century Plymouth Colony that offers powerful personal encounters with the Wampanoag People and the colonial English community in the 1600's. Visitors are invited to interact with the knowledgeable staff members who help guests experience this fascinating history first-hand.

PACTV is a not-for-profit membership based organization providing a public forum for its communities through Public, Educational and Government Access television. PACTV provides media training, modern production facilities and cable channel access to promote media literacy so the communities it serves may exercise their First Amendment Right to free speech.

One Play One Community was funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For more information about the screening, contact Donna Rodriguez at (508) 830-6999 or by email Donna@pactv.org or Nicole Logan at (508) 746-1622 ext.8206 or by email nlogan@plimoth.org.