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Summer Shakespeare Festival

Since 1990, Olney Theatre Center’s National Players has produced a summer Shakespeare tour, with the purpose of bringing  plays of a classical nature to regional audiences in outdoor venues.

This year welomes two productions to our ourdoor ampitheatre: The Root Family Stage at Will's Place.

20th Annual Summer Shakespeare Festival

Summer Shakespeare Festival (part 1)

As You Like It

Date(s): May 8 & 9
By: William Shakespeare


Banished from court, Rosalind flees to the Forest of Arden wheere she meets an unlikely group of characters and Orlando, the man she loves.

Rated "PG"

Performances are FREE; reservations requested

Please call 301.924.3400 for reservations.

Summer Shakespeare Festival (part 2)

Much Ado About Nothing

Date(s): August 28 & 29
By: William Shakespeare

This sparkling comedy offers the endearing spectacle of intellectual self-importance outdone by the desire to love and be loved in return.

Rated "PG"

Performances are FREE; reservations requested

Please call 301.924.3400 for reservations.

For more information about bringing Shakespeare to your theater or outdoor venue:

Olney Theatre Center's National Players
Madeleine Russell, National Players General Manager
301.924.4485 x116
mrussell@olneytheatre.org

 

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