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This Week: Final 5 Performances of Greater Hartford Shakespeare
FINAL WEEK! Record-breaking audiences. Standing ovations. Capital Classics' biggest festival must close this Sunday.
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FINAL WEEK!
Record-breaking audiences.
Standing ovations. Our biggest festival must close this Sunday.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
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HAMLET,
Prince of Denmark
Top: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Bottom: Mauricio Miranda in HAMLET. Photos by Edwin Thrower
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This Weekend's Performance Schedule:
- Wednesday at 7:30pm - HAMLET
- Thursday at 7:30pm - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
- Friday at 7:30pm - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
- Saturday at 7:30pm - HAMLET
- Sunday at 5:30pm - THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
The Forecast Calls for SHAKESPEARE
We're always hoping for perfect weather, but sometimes Mother Nature can be a shrew. No one likes soggy Shakespeare! In the event of a downpour, lightning or extreme heat, our performances move into the air- conditioned Bruyette Atheneum. Inside, an exact duplicate set awaits!
Whether indoor or outdoor, University of Saint Joseph's Concessions will be selling food and beverages 90 minutes prior to showtime!
The performance menu includes:
- Beer & Hard Seltzer - $6.00 each
- Red & White Wine - $ 9.00 per glass
- Sodas & Bottled Water - $2.00 each
- All-beef Hot Dogs- $4.00 each
- Sausage & Peppers Grinder - $9.00 each
- Freshly-popped Popcorn - $6.00 per bag
- Nacho Chips with Cheese Sauce - $5.00 each
- Candy Bars - $3.00 regular/$5.00 movie theater-size
Menu subject to change, items available while supplies last. All condiments, cutlery, and paper goods provided with food purchases.
OneSong Biscotti returns with delicious treats for sale on Saturday and Sunday!
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It's more than just a play every time you attend a production at the Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival. Arrive early to enjoy pre-show entertainment.
SCHEDULE
South American musical group Elqui Duo - Thursday!
The Elizabethan Consort - Friday & Saturday!
SUNDAY!
USJ's Anthony De Jesús, MSW, Ed.D., Ed.M. (Associate Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice) on The Taming of the Shrew.
The University of Saint Joseph ART MUSEUM in the Bruyette Atheneum (adjacent to our performing space) is open for your enjoyment before the show and during intermission!
Shakespeare Style
Celebrate the Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival and our 30+ year legacy of staging professional-quality Shakespeare by visiting our online store. A variety of show and logo merch items are available with all profits benefiting Capital Classics. A limited amount of merch will also be available at our performances of HAMLET and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you decked out in your Capital Classics finest!
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Josh Karam and Tim Diebolt in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
Photo by Steve Laschever.
Putting on a greatly expanded festival with lots of new audience-pleasing enhancements is not only a big effort, it's big money! Please consider making a donation to Capital Classics when you attend a performance or you can...
Thank You to Our Generous Foundation Sponsors!
Roberts Foundation for the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts, with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; John & Yolanda Preysner – Fidelity Charitable Fund; Burry Fredrik Foundation; George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation; John & Kelly Hartman Foundation; and Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Capital Classics, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
