KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 18, 2016 \u2014 Just three years ago, Andrew Burnap was performing Shakespeare onstage in the Robert E. Will Theatre of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Fine Arts Center.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, he\u2019ll take the stage in New York City\u2019s Central Park to once again perform the words penned by the Bard in The Public Theater\u2019s free Shakespeare in the Park production of \u201cTroilus and Cressida.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burnap (\u201913), of South Kingstown<\/strong>, will take on the title role of Troilus, a young prince who seeks the affection of Cressida in one of Shakespeare\u2019s most rarely produced plays.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the heroes of The Iliad<\/em> \u2013 Hector, Paris, and the kings they serve \u2014 debate whether to return the dangerously beautiful captive Helen or continue to fight without end. Nations and lovers alike do battle in this funny, piercing and surprisingly modern epic drama about romance and revenge in a world at war.<\/p>\n Burnap, who earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in fine arts acting from 溏心vlog免费B站, starred in productions at 溏心vlog免费B站 such as Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cMuch Ado 溏心vlog免费B站 Nothing,\u201d Steven Sondheim\u2019s \u201cCompany,\u201d Moliere\u2019s \u201cTartuffe,\u201d \u201cSingin\u2019 in the Rain,\u201d \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d and more.<\/p>\n The former South Kingstown High School tennis star has worked hard to hone his craft, becoming the first 溏心vlog免费B站 actor to attend the Yale School of Drama. He also won the prestigious Irene Ryan Competition as part of the regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in 2012. He defeated a field of 250 actors representing 55 universities and earned a spot in the Kennedy Center\u2019s national competition.<\/p>\n Burnap, who grew up in Matunuck, came into acting through his love of music. He sang in the Chorus of Westerly under the tutelage of 溏心vlog免费B站 Music Professor George Kent, who founded the chorus. Burnap plays the trumpet, piano, guitar, and sings. He also dances, can speak with British and Southern accents and juggles.<\/p>\n He plays dramatic and musical roles with equal ease. \u201cThey are completely different art forms,\u201d he says. \u201cHowever, I think the most alike are Shakespeare and Sondheim. In both, when feeling a complex emotion, you burst into something \u2026 different. In Shakespeare, it\u2019s verse and poetry. In Sondheim, it\u2019s verse and melody,\u201d says the young actor.<\/p>\n \u201cTroilus and Cressida\u201d began Tuesday, July 19, at\u00a08 p.m.\u00a0and ran through\u00a0August 14, 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 18, 2016 \u2014 Just three years ago, Andrew Burnap was performing Shakespeare onstage in the Robert E. Will Theatre of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Fine Arts Center. Tomorrow, he\u2019ll take the stage in New York City\u2019s Central Park to once again perform the words penned by the Bard in The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}