Abilene Shakespeare Festival - 2011 Season

Comedy of Errors

June 23, 25, 28 and July 1, 2011 (Talk-back June 25)
Culp Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
By William Shakespeare • Directed by Gary Varner

Imagine you’re on an island, unaware that your twin brother is there as well. Imagine further that your brother’s wife mistakes you for him – but not before you’ve tried to romance his wife’s sister. Director Gary Varner takes an innovative approach to Shakespeare’s funniest farce about mistaken identity using only six actors and inventive staging. The Comedy of Errors will be a theatrical event full of energetic slapstick in this lightning-paced comedy.

Tickets $15 • General Admission • Limited Seating

Call 325-674-ARTS (2787) for tickets. Box office open 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Much Ado About Nothing

June 24, 30 and July 2, 2011 (Talk-back June 30)
Fulks Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
By William Shakespeare • Directed by Adam Hester

This 1960s out-a-sight take on Shakespeare incorporates music by your favorite sixties’ groups such as the Supremes, the Beatles, the Shirelles, Tina Turner, and many more! Shakespeare’s template for the modern romantic comedy hits all the right notes with witty repartee, fantastic tunes and more than a hint of romantic attraction. The Bard is at his fun-loving best in this raucous musical comedy.

Free Admission (no tickets necessary for Much Ado About Nothing)

The Abilene Shakespeare Festival is partially made possible by the generous support of the Women for ACU (Abilene Chapter), the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, and the Bill and Ann Bradshaw Stokes Endowment for Theatre (George Ann Stokes Harding and William N. Stokes III).