[NEohioPAL] The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Performs At Nature Center

[Christy Prince]

The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Performs At Nature Center

The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will be performing "Antony and Cleopatra"
and "A Winter's Tale" at the scenic Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Nature
Center in Kirtland, OH.  "Antony and Cleopatra" will begin at 7pm on July
11th , followed by "A Winter's Tale" at 7pm on July 12th.  Audience members
are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and seat themselves prior to
each outdoor performance.  A rain space has been secured, as at every venue,
so that performances can proceed rain or shine.

"A Winter's Tale" tells the story of a picture perfect family, torn to
shreds by inner demons, vices and tragedies one upon another’s heels.  This
seems a strange foundation on which to build an uproariously broad comedy,
but Artistic Director Tyson D. Rand skillfully finds the delicate balance
between the dark and light elements of one of Shakespeare's “problem
plays”.  Set in the 1950's and 60's, "A Winter's Tale" is alternately
bittersweet and sweet and sour in a brilliant compromise between tragedy and
comedy.

Traveling in repertory with "A Winter's Tale" is "Antony and Cleopatra",
directed by Alison Garrigan, who brings her unique style to the stage in a
new approach to one of Shakespeare's great tragedies. In this production,
the hostile Roman takeover of Cleopatra's Egypt has been skillfully
translated into a modern business maneuver. Cultures clash when the
professional “Romans” encounter the exotic punk-rock world of the
“Egyptians”.  Both 'Antony and Cleopatra' and "A Winter's Tale" will be
presented on Saturdays and Sundays at various locations throughout Northeast
Ohio.

As always, CSF performances are free and open to the public. By bringing
Shakespeare into communities and offering performances free of charge, the
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival makes quality theater accessible to all.  For
more information on The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival or to get involved,
please contact *info at cleveshakes.org * <info at cleveshakes.org>or visit *
www.cleveshakes.org* <http://www.cleveshakes.org/>.

Remaining Shows:

Saturday, July 11:        “Antony and Cleopatra” (7:00 pm)
Sunday, July 12:          “The Winter's Tale” (7:00 pm)
Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen Nature Center, 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd.,
Kirtland, OH 44094

Saturday, July 18:        “Antony and Cleopatra” (7:00 pm)
Sunday, July 19:          “The Winter's Tale” (7:00 pm)
Shaker Heights Colonnade, 3450 Lee Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

Saturday, July 25:        “Antony and Cleopatra” (7:00 pm)
Sunday, July 26:          “The Winter's Tale” (7:00 pm)
LCCC Stocker Arts Center, 1005 Abbe Rd., Elyria, OH 44035

Saturday, August 1:      “Antony and Cleopatra” (7:00 pm)
Sunday, August 2:        “The Winter's Tale” (7:00 pm)
Kulas Stage, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106


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