Shakespeare in the Park
2010 SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKTwo Shakespeare Plays To Be Performed in Repertory
Daniel Sullivan To Direct The Merchant of Venice
Michael Greif To Direct The Winter’s Tale
Featuring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jesse L. Martin, Al Pacino, Lily Rabe, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Max Wright
Click here to read the New York Times Casting Announcement Article
June 9 - August 1, 2010
The 2010 Shakespeare in the Park summer season will present two Shakespeare plays in repertory giving audiences eight straight weeks of free Shakespeare. Under directors Daniel Sullivan and Michael Greif, the same company of actors will perform in both THE WINTER’S TALE and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on rotating nights. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will be directed by Daniel Sullivan and THE WINTER’S TALE will be directed by Michael Greif.
Previews for Shakespeare in the Park 2010 will begin on Wednesday, June 9 and run through Sunday, August 1.
Shakespeare in the Park 2010 is not The Public Theater’s first foray into rotating repertory. Henry IV, Parts One and Two were performed in rep in the Newman Theater in 1991, and 20 years earlier, the Henry VI plays and Richard III were condensed into The War of the Roses which was presented in rep and then performed in one all-night marathon in Central Park.
“This is a major step for The Public,” said Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. “Continuity of work is the key to great theater of all kinds; this is especially true for Shakespeare. The particular delights of repertory for an audience are meaningful; the depth of artistic work it allows for actors is inimitable.”
Bank of America will return as the 2010 season sponsor, supporting The Public’s mission to keep Shakespeare in the Park free.
Previews for Shakespeare in the Park 2010 will begin on Wednesday, June 9 and run through Sunday, August 1.
Shakespeare in the Park 2010 is not The Public Theater’s first foray into rotating repertory. Henry IV, Parts One and Two were performed in rep in the Newman Theater in 1991, and 20 years earlier, the Henry VI plays and Richard III were condensed into The War of the Roses which was presented in rep and then performed in one all-night marathon in Central Park.
“This is a major step for The Public,” said Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. “Continuity of work is the key to great theater of all kinds; this is especially true for Shakespeare. The particular delights of repertory for an audience are meaningful; the depth of artistic work it allows for actors is inimitable.”
Bank of America will return as the 2010 season sponsor, supporting The Public’s mission to keep Shakespeare in the Park free.
