HALF BAKED SHAKES

Is a new-to-Austin venture based on an not so new Idea. A group of talented actors agrees to do a 90 minute cut of a Shakespeare play, they learn they're parts separately, and get together in an accesible venue to perform it with no rehearsal. The goal is to facilitate a radically collaborative community event, and give it to the people. There are no directors. Any local actor with prociency in Shakespeare can inquire and join us. We aim to collaborate with local musicians to open and then accompany the show. Everything else depends on the season.

A Midsummer Night's Dream May/June 2026

Performed at Radio/EAST and Cherrywood Coffeehouse

Raphael de la Cruz, Erick Aguilar, Marie Ritchie, and Emily Green in Act II, Sc. 5

Twelfth Night December 2025...

11 incredible actors said yes to an unrehearsed performance of Twelfth Night. With one slapdash run through, and two free public performances of a 90 minutes cutting, we played in Austin's Cherrywood Center and Amity's Coffee and Karaoke (the back space of the legendary Hole in the Wall).

Stay tuned, I hope to do this again in the Spring of 2026. Follow us on instagram @halfbakedshakes

Helyn Rain as Feste

Taylor Flannagan, Brennan Patrick, and Meagan Majors

Dane Parker, Raphael de la Cruz, and Lilly Percifield

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