2014 ~ The Winter's Tale
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About the PlayDirector M.L. Cogar describes The Winter’s Tale as “a panoramic adventure-romance that showcases some of Shakespeare’s richest language. The story stretches between two fairy tale kingdoms, across the genres of tragedy and comedy…it offers us a jealous king, a wrongly accused queen, a brave princess, a comic shepherd, and a singing thief—in other words, plenty of room for our team of local artists to explore the parallel inventiveness of both performance and production.” The audience, she explains, should “expect clear language and storytelling, evocative movement and music, and technical artistry that celebrates imaginative theater traditions. And puppets.”
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Generally believed to have been written later in Shakespeare’s career (1610-1611), The Winter’s Tale is a romantic comedy of jealousy and suspected infidelity, revenge, and ultimately, of redemption and reunion. It contains one of the most famous stage directions in English literary history: "Exit, pursued by a bear." Some speculate that, because the Elizabethan theaters were housed in the same sketchy entertainment district as the "bear baiting" pits, it is possible that one or more performances featured a live bear.
Of further interest to historians, the plot, in which a monarch falsely accuses his consort of adultery, appears to parallel the fall of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife to King Henry VIII, and may have been an allusion to which the Bard’s audience would have been attuned.
Of further interest to historians, the plot, in which a monarch falsely accuses his consort of adultery, appears to parallel the fall of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife to King Henry VIII, and may have been an allusion to which the Bard’s audience would have been attuned.
The Cast of The Winter's Tale (2014)
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Polixenes - Mark A. Corkins*
Hermione and Autolycus - Beth Mulkerron* Leontes - Tom Reed* Perdita - Allie Babich Dion - James Carrington III Mopsa - Liz Faraglia Antigonus - Ron Scot Fry Lady - Cassondra Gresl Florizel - Ethan Hall Shepherd - Jeffrey James Ircink Mamillius - Ashley Jordan Time and Lady - Linda Loving Paulina - Mary B. Kababik Clown and Jailer - Brian Miracle Cleomenes - Beth Monhollen Camillo - Emmitt Morgans Emilia - Genessee Spridco AND Susan Scot Fry as the Bear M.L. Cogar, who has been both the Dramaturg and Assistant Director for all four of SitP's previous productions, will direct. *Member, Actor's Equity Association |
The 2014 production marked Shakespeare in the Park's fifth anniversary season, and an expansion from two performing weekends to three.
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