[NEohioPAL] FREE Outdoor Theater - Shakespeare's KING RICHARD II opens Friday!

[Cleveland Shakespeare Festival via NEohioPAL]

*CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL*
*presents *
*KING RICHARD THE SECOND*

June 17-July 3
Various outdoor venues

Adapted and Directed by Doug Farren

*“…For within the hollow crown*
*That rounds the mortal temples of a king*
*Keeps Death his court…”*

Believing himself anointed by God and infallible, the narcissistic King
Richard over-taxes the populace and issues decrees by caprice.  Richard
exiles Henry Bolingbroke to settle a dispute, then seizes his father’s
estate to fund a foreign war. While Richard’s army fights in Ireland,
Bolingbroke mounts a populist rebellion at home to regain what’s rightfully
his, planting the seeds for the War of the Roses that would erupt decades
later.

Classified as a history, but with the soaring poetry and humanizing fall
associated with tragedy, *King Richard II* is an under-appreciated gem in
the Bard’s canon.  Perfect for this election season, it examines the nature
of leadership, power and identity.  Who is Richard when he is no longer
King?

*TOUR DATES*

Friday, June 17: PEACE Park, Coventry Neighborhood, Cleveland Heights
Saturday, June 18: Tri-C West Campus, Parma Heights
Sunday, June 19: Penitentiary Glen Nature Center, Kirtland

Friday, June 24: Community Colonnade, Shaker Heights
Saturday, June 25: Lakewood Park, Lakewood
Sunday, June 26: Stocker Arts Center, Lorain County Community College,
Elyria

Friday, July 1:  Notre Dame College, South Euclid
Saturday, July 2: James A. Garfield Historic Site, Mentor
Sunday, July 3: Lincoln Park, Cleveland

All performances begin at 7pm and are presented FREE OF CHARGE
Bring a blanket or low-slung chair.
In case of inclement weather, alternate indoor venues are available.  Check
www.cleveshakes.org on the day of show for news on alternate locations.

Cast:
Aaron Switalski, Allen Branstein, Caitlin Hathaway, Derek Green, James
Rankin, Jonathan McCleery, Keith Kornajcik, Lainne Davis, Leilani Barrett,
Leonard Goff, Michael Johnson, Robert Hawkes, Rodger Govea, Ryan Stafford,
Travis Reilly, Zachary Olivos

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT www.cleveshakes.org
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