[NEohioPAL] FREE Outdoor Shakespeare opens in one week!

[Cleveland Shakespeare Festival via NEohioPAL]

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival opens its 20th Anniversary Season of FREE
Outdoor Theater with THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

The original text of *The Taming of the Shrew* opens with a
rarely-performed introduction that sets up the play as a joke made at the
expense of a drunken tavern patron.  In our version, directed by Lisa
Ortenzi, the Cleveland chapter of the fictional “Women of Good Will” are
staging their annual charity fundraiser, and this year’s production is *The
Taming of the Shrew*.  The pre-show raffle and bake sale transitions into
Shakespeare’s text as the ladies (and a few of their husbands) take their
roles and begin.

In this zany comedy, many suitors seek the hand of the beautiful Bianca,
but they must first find a match for her older sister, the brash and
cunning Katherina. Enter Petruchio, who must find a way into her heart,
whether she likes it or not.

*The Taming of the Shrew *opens on Friday, June 16 at the P.E.A.C.E. Park
in the Coventry neighborhood and tours a variety of outdoor venues,
including first-time visits to Public Square, a new amphitheater in Mentor,
and a new community center built by the Salvation Army in East Cleveland:

Fri, June 16: P.E.A.C.E. Park, Coventry Rd and Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland
Hts, OH 44118
Sat, June 17:, Notre Dame College, 4545 College Road, South Euclid, OH 44121
Sun, June 18: Bedford Public Square, Broadway Ave and N. Park St., Bedford,
OH 44146


Fri, June 23: East Cleveland Salvation Army, 1507 Doan Ave., East
Cleveland, OH 44112
Sat, June 24: Lakewood Park, 14532 Lake Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
Sun, June 25: Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113

Fri, June 30: Shaker Heights Community Colonnade, 3450 Lee Rd, Shaker Hts,
OH 44120
Sat, July 1: The James A. Garfield National Historic Site, 8095 Mentor Ave,
Mentor, OH 44060
Sun, July 2: Lincoln Park, 1208 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113

All performances begin at 7pm and are presented free of charge
Please bring a blanket or low-slung chair.  In case of rain, check
www.cleveshakes.org for news regarding alternate indoor venues.
Please use this Facebook event
<http://cleveshakes.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=609d7d7137b1080f5da35c7b1&id=12048385bf&e=baad52a604>
to
share and invite your friends and neighbors!

Available to volunteer usher pre-show?  Click here
<http://signup.com/go/PCCWsRZ>!
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