The Utah
Shakespeare Festival recently revealed its 2014 season, eight plays running
from June 23 to October 18. Artistic Directors David Ivers and Brian Vaughn
announced the season, which includes four plays ranging from Shakespeare
classics to a Stephen Sondheim musical to a world premier adaptation of a
beloved novel.
Tickets
for the 2014 season go on sale June 24, 2013. They are available via the
Festival website, www.bard.org, telephone, 800-PLAYTIX; or at the Ticket
Offices at the Adams Shakespearean and Randall L. Jones theatres.
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| Henry IV, Part I, 2004 Pfundstein, Vaughn |
The Adams Shakespearean Theatre will feature three plays by
William Shakespeare, playing from June 23 to August 30. First is the Festival’s
continuation of its History Cycle with the third play in Shakespeare’s
theatrical chronicle of England and its kings: Henry IV Part One. This follows the first two in the series
produced in 2013: King John and Richard II. The History Cycle will
continue chronologically through all ten plays in future years.
Also in
the Adams Theatre will be two more Shakespeare plays (Measure for Measure and The
Comedy of Errors) which are part of the Festival’s ambitious Complete the
Canon Project, an ongoing initiative to produce all of Shakespeare’s
thirty-seven plays between 2012 and 2023.
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| 2003 Measure for Measure |
In the Randall L. Jones Theatre will be a new
adaption of Jane Austin’s Sense and
Sensibility, commissioned by and premiering at the Festival and written by
Joseph Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan, and Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant
fairytale-inspired musical, Into the
Woods. These two shows will run from June 23 to August 30.
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| 2007 Twelfth Night |
In
addition, the Randall Theatre will host a fourth Shakespeare play, also part of
the Complete the Canon Project: Twelfth
Night. One of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, Twelfth Night will play throughout the Festival season, from June
23 to October 18. Rounding out the late end of the season will be playwright
Steven Dietz’s Sherlock Holmes: The Final
Adventure, a mystery adventure about the world’s most popular detective, and
Boeing-Boeing a high-flying farce by
French playwright, Marc Camoletti. Both will play from September 20 to October
18.
“I
think 2014 embodies the perfect balance of progressive programming for the Utah
Shakespeare Festival,” said Artistic Director David Ivers. “Most importantly,
by producing four of Shakespeare’s plays we further deepen our connection to
our namesake playwright. I’m particularly excited that Twelfth Night will have such a long run in the Randall, allowing
Shakespeare to be exposed to our loyal guests and new students across many
regions.”
In
Summary:
In the Adams Shakespearean Theatre, June
23 to August 30
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Henry IV Part One by William
Shakespeare
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Measure for Measure by William
Shakespeare
•
The Comedy of Errors by William
Shakespeare
In the Randall L. Jones Theatre, June 23
to August 30
•
Sense and Sensibility by Joseph
Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan
•
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
In the Randall L. Jones Theatre, June 23
to October 18
•
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
In the Randall L. Jones Theatre,
September 20 to October 18
•
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
by Steven Dietz
•
Boeing-Boeing by Marc Camoletti
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