John Russell, Managing DirectorÂ
The Montford Park Players, North Carolina’s longest running Shakespeare Festival, opens its 40th anniversary season April 12 through 29 with Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It at Asheville’s historic Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway Street.
This comedy, the very first play presented by MPP in 1973, follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden. There’s plenty of Shakespearean poetry, frivolity, and cross-dressing along with the famous “All the world’s a stage” soliloquy. Come join the merry displaced band in the forest at The Masonic Temple.
Tickets are available online at www.montfordparkplayers.org or by calling the box office at 254-5146.
Performances are Thursday through Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m. with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. The first and second Thursdays, April 12 and 19, are “Pay What We’re Worth Nights”: No reservations—see the show and THEN pay what you think we’re worth!
We’re pleased to announce that our 40th anniversary outdoor season will also include:
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) – Apocalypse Now! – May 10 – 26
- Much Ado about Nothing – June 1 – 23
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – June 29 – July 23
- The Merry Wives of Windsor – July 27 – August 18
- Richard II – presented for the first time on stage at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, August 24 – September 15
For more information contact me at 254-5146 or john.russell@montfordparkplayers.org.
