2012
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Wednesday, July 25 through Sunday July 29
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Falstaff is looking for love! Well, maybe not love exactly - he has his eye on two feisty housewives. Unfortunately for him, the witty wives have their own plans. This delightful romp is a summer treat and sure to be a rollicking good time for the whole family.
Featuring Jess Conda as Mistress Ford, Mary Tuomanen as Mistress Page, Robert DaPonte as Falstaff, and Akeem Davis, Marcel Foster, Benjamin Grinberg, Jenna Horton, Sara Yoko Howard, John Jarboe, Matthew Mastronardi, Reuben Mitchell, Isa St. Clair, and Wendy Staton.
Directed by Rebecca Wright
Original Music by Andrew Nelson
Set and Lighting Design by Maria Shaplin
Sound Design by Dan Perelstein
Costume Design by Erica Hoelscher
Fight Choreography by Brett Cassidy
Stage Manager - Bayla Rubin
2011
Much Ado About Nothing
July 20 - Sunday July 24
In a post-war town, life, gossip, and love is celebrated, while a small battle boils between two staunch rivals: Beatrice and Benedick. It’s obvious to everyone around them that they were meant for one another—but it will take some tricks and some teasing before this prickly pair will own up to their hearts’ desires.
Featuring David Blatt, Marla Burkholder, Liam Castellan, Jess Conda, Langston Darby, Victoria Frings, Dan Higbee, Nathan Holt, Jenna Horton, John Jarboe, Allen Radway, and Johnny Smith.
Directed by Alex Torra
Original Music by Andrew Nelson
Set and Lighting Design by Stephen Hungerford
Costume Design by Erica Hoelscher
Sound Design by Dan Perelstein
Fight Direction by Brett Cassidy
Stage Manager - Annie Halliday
2010
A Midsummer Night's Dream
July 28 - August 1
What happens in the forest on a midsummer night?
Magic, music, mischief, mirth...
All tumbled together in a fantastical tale of love and perception.
Featuring Jess Conda, Robert DaPonte, Mike Dees, Victoria Frings, Emilie Krause, Justin Jain, Brian McCann, Gwendolyn Rooker, Kristen Schier, Cindy Spitko, Ryan Walter, Davon Williams and Bradley K. Wrenn.
Directed by Maria Möller
Original Music by Andrew Nelson
Set and Lighting Design by Stephen Hungerford
Costume Design by Erica Hoelscher
Props Design by Leah Walton
Choreography by Meg Foley
Fight Direction by Brett Cassidy
Dramaturg - Alex Torra
Stage Manager - Katie Driscoll
2009
The Comedy of Errors
July 29 - August 2
When two sets of separated-at-birth identical twin brothers end up in almost exactly the same place at almost exactly the same time, confusion is bound to break out. Add to the muddle an angry wife, a beautiful sister-in-law, a greedy courtesan, and a priest known for his excellent exorcism skills --- and the result is Shakespeare’s snappiest comedy.
Featuring Christopher Bohan, Marla Burkholder, Ben Camp, Jess Conda, Justin Jain, Luigi Sottile, Wendy Staton, David Sweeny, Mary Tuomanen, and Bradley K. Wrenn.
Directed by Alex Torra
Original Music by Andrew Nelson
Set and Lighting Design by Stephen Hungerford
Costume Design by Erica Hoelscher
Props Design by Leah Walton
Assistant Directed by Rachel Moffat
Fight Direction by Brett Cassidy
Dramaturg - Rebecca Ennen
Stage Manager - Lindsay Galbraith
2008
As You Like It
July 30 - August 3
Love and passion, escape and melancholy, laughter and song --- you'll find all this and more in the Forest of Arden. Banished by her evil uncle, the plucky Rosalind runs away with her beloved cousin Celia and their crazy clown Touchstone into the magical wilderness, where heart battles head in this wise and witty comedy.
Featuring Robert Bauer, Christopher Bohan, Kristyn Chouiniere, Jess Conda, Robert DaPonte, Mike Dees, Dallas Drummond, Justin Jain, Felicia Leicht, Ethan Lipkin, Ted Powell, and Sara Wolff.
Directed by Maria Möller
Original Music by Andrew Nelson
Set Design by Dirk Durossette
Lighting Design by Stephen Hungerford
Costume Design by Erica Hoelscher
Assistant Director/Prop Design - Gwendolyn Rooker
Fight Direction by Brett Cassidy
Dramaturg - Alex Torra
Stage Manager - Amanda Pipe
2007
Romeo and Juliet
August 1 - 5
Two star-cross'd hearts, a city divided, a love that would be blind...
Shakespeare’s classic tale of conflict and passion in the blighted city of Verona receives a vibrant interpretation from Twelfth Night director Tom Reing.
Featuring Marla Burkholder, Gene D’Alessandro, Doug Durlacher, Michael Harrah, Matthew Hultgren, Justin Jain, Jered McLenigan, Maria Möller, Conrad Ricamora, Girard Rudasill, Wendy Staton, and Bradley K. Wrenn.
Directed by Tom Reing
Set Design by Jacob Walton
Sound Design by Christopher Colucci
Costume Design by Kelly Cobb
Lighting Design by Dominic Chacon
Stage Manager - Meghan Walsh
2006
Twelfth Night
August 3 - 6
Young Viola survives a shipwreck and is washed up on the shores of Illyria.What’s a poor girl to do? Disguise herself as a man and go to work in Count Orsino’s court, of course. But when she falls head over heels in love with Orsino… who is in love with Olivia… who then proceeds to fall in love with the new boy in town -- well, cross-dressing never is as simple as it seems. Aided and abetted by such classic comic characters as the uptight Malvolio and the drunken Sir Toby Belch,Shakespeare in Clark Park’s Twelfth Night explores the haziness of love and identity in the lush green space of one of Philadelphia’s loveliest parks.
Featuring Marla Burkholder, Ben Cromie, Robert DaPonte, Tanesha Ford, Justin Jain, Michael Krek, Derick Loafmann, Maria Möller, Aaron Mumaw, Gwendolyn Rooker, Bradley K. Wrenn.
Directed by Tom Reing
Sound Design by Charles Coes
Original Music by Charlie DeMarcel
Assistant Directed by Rebecca Ennen
Costume Design by Regina Rizzo
Set Design Concept by Matt Saunders
Stage Manager - Meghan Walsh