SHAKESPEARE AT WINEDALE CELEBRATING ITS 45TH YEAR

  

Shakespeare at Winedale will be celebrating its 45th year and the 50th year of Miss Ima Hogg’s gift of Winedale to The University of Texas today at the Winedale Theatre Barn in Round Top beginning today.

The first session of Camp Shakespeare students take the stage this June with performances of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The first performance will take place at the Crystal Theatre in Gonzales this afternoon at 3:30pm; tickets are free.

Henkel Hall in Round Top will host the students’ second performance on June 19th at 7:00pm and the third performance will take place at the Shakespeare at Winedale Theatre Barn at the Winedale Historical Complex in Round Top on June 20th at 1:00pm.

General admission tickets for the Round Top and Winedale performances are $10 or free for children 12 and under.  Proceeds of ticket sales and gifts will be donated to the University for improving the cooling, lighting, and seating in the Theatre Barn. For reservations, write jayres@cvctx.com.

Just as the characters in the plays flee to the woods outside Athens and the forest of Arden, respectively, to find new experiences, the students of Camp Shakespeare find in their rural setting the freedom to play with the language, situations, and personae in the plays. And, according to Ayres and his senior associate, Robin Grace Thompson, the results are remarkable, for the student, for parents, and for the audience.

Three actors are from Fayette County: Tory Borgstedte and Olivia Rodriguez from La Grange and Ricky Schilling from Fayetteville.

For more information, contact founder of Shakespeare at Winedale and director of Camp Shakespeare, Jim (Doc) Ayres at jayres@cvctx.com, or by calling (979) 249-7125.

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