The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kate Liberman, Managing Director) is proud to announce the complete lineup for the 2018 summer season. The 2018 Season will include two Shakespeare classics, RICHARD II and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, alongside David Farr’s adaptation of THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD, and the world premiere of Seth Bockley’s RIP VAN WINKLE; or, CUT THE OLD MOON INTO STARS, the first original piece ever commissioned by HVSF, featuring 40-plus members of the Hudson Valley community alongside a cast of 4professional actors. The season will also feature the HVSF Conservatory Company in an original clown piece, THE SEA-MAID’S MUSIC, devised and directed by Zachary Fine.
"If the purpose of playing is to hold the mirror up to nature, as Shakespeare wrote, then our 2018 Season aims to do just that, with five plays that reflect our world today in powerful and surprising ways,” said Artistic Director Davis McCallum. “Yes, there are revolutions, insurrections, collusions, depositions, and abductions. But there are also moments of joy and heroism, moments when we find characters striving with great generosity and courage to forge a more just and humane way of living. Whether the story is hilarious or heartbreaking, or some complicated combination of the two, I know that HVSF audiences will see themselves reflected in these characters, and their open-hearted struggle to make sense of a complicated and often confounding world. The 2018 Season fits squarely into our vision of HVSF as a home for some of the most exciting artists working today, and a destination for local and national theatergoers."
Season tickets and single tickets ($20 - $84) will be available for purchase on March 19. Early access to tickets is available for members of HVSF’s Saints & Poets Society and Festival Circles Program.
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