[NEohioPAL] Ohio Shakespeare Festival opens Richard III tonight

[Nancy Cates]

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

507 E. Crain Avenue

Kent, OH 44240

330-673-8761 box office

 <http://www.ohioshakespeare.com> www.ohioshakespeare.com

 

For Immediate Release

 

Ohio Shakespeare Festival Opening The Tragedy of King Richard III

 

 

Ohio Shakespeare Festival is performing for the tenth summer at beautiful
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron.  Following upon the success of last
season's The History of King Lear, OSF will present another of William
Shakespeare's more challenging pieces, The Tragedy of King Richard III.

 

Called in Shakespeare's first folio The History of King Richard III, and in
the quarto version re-titled The Tragedy of..., this rarely performed play
is widely considered one of the Bard's finest works.  Richard, Duke of
Gloucester, is an ugly hunchback, "rudely stamp'd", "deformed, unfinish'd,"
whose jealousy and ambition lead to the multiple plots and murders of the
evening, beginning with the assassination of his own brother (King Edward
IV) and the seizing of his throne.  Richard III features Artistic Director
Terry Burgler in the title role as England's Machiavellian monarch.  Joining
him is the largest OSF Company assembled in our ten-year history, including
Lara Knox (Love's Labours Lost) as Queen Elizabeth, Robert Hawkes (Lear) as
the Duke of Buckingham, Timothy Champion (Lear) as King Edward IV, and Tess
Burgler (Love's Labours Lost) as Lady Anne, along with Dede Klein, Eric
Lualdi, Henry Bishop, Joe Pine, Jim Fippin and Scott Shriner.

 

Richard III will preview on July 28 (all seats $12), open July 29, and
perform through August 14.  Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday nights at 8pm, with a Greenshow at 7:30pm consisting of songs, dances
and a parody of last season's tragedy, all performed by the younger Company
members.  Stan Hywet's grounds open at 6pm for picnicking in a wide variety
of scenic locations, and concessions are available, including OSF Picnic
Suppers, which may also be pre-ordered through the box office.   

 

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is located at 714 N. Portage Path in Akron.
Tickets are $30 for reserved seating (the first 100 seats closest to the
stage), or $25 for festival (open) seating.  Student tickets are $15, and
further discounts on adult tickets are available for OSF and Stan Hywet
Members.  Reservations may be made any time through OSF's web site at
<http://www.ohioshakespeare.com> www.ohioshakespeare.com, or by calling the
box office at (330) 673-8761 daily (except Mondays) from noon to 5pm.

 

"Burgler and his band of actors perform Shakespeare for the sheer joy of it.
We audience members are fortunate to partake in such a gorgeous treat."
(Akron Beacon Journal)

 

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