The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program presents
Cardenio
May 6–14, 2016
Inspired by The Cardenio Project by Stephen Greenblatt and Charles Mee
Directed by Delia MacDougall
When a young couple marries in San Francisco, love is in the air. A happy ending looks inevitable—until the groom’s parents show up with an unexpected wedding present, an impromptu performance of Shakespeare’s lost play. With the arrival of an old flame, the best man, and a sneaky sister, the plot of our play-within-a-play thickens, and love’s gravity draws the star-cross’d overs in very different directions. Inspired by The Cardenio Project by literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt and playwright Charles Mee (Big Love), Cardenio weds contemporary language to dramatic verse, creating a modern romantic farce that gives Shakespeare a shake-up.
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Cardenio
May 6–14, 2016
Inspired by The Cardenio Project by Stephen Greenblatt and Charles Mee
Directed by Delia MacDougall
When a young couple marries in San Francisco, love is in the air. A happy ending looks inevitable—until the groom’s parents show up with an unexpected wedding present, an impromptu performance of Shakespeare’s lost play. With the arrival of an old flame, the best man, and a sneaky sister, the plot of our play-within-a-play thickens, and love’s gravity draws the star-cross’d overs in very different directions. Inspired by The Cardenio Project by literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt and playwright Charles Mee (Big Love), Cardenio weds contemporary language to dramatic verse, creating a modern romantic farce that gives Shakespeare a shake-up.
The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program presents
Cardenio
May 6–14, 2016
Inspired by The Cardenio Project by Stephen Greenblatt and Charles Mee
Directed by Delia MacDougall
When a young couple marries in San Francisco, love is in the air. A happy ending looks inevitable—until the groom’s parents show up with an unexpected wedding present, an impromptu performance of Shakespeare’s lost play. With the arrival of an old flame, the best man, and a sneaky sister, the plot of our play-within-a-play thickens, and love’s gravity draws the star-cross’d overs in very different directions. Inspired by The Cardenio Project by literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt and playwright Charles Mee (Big Love), Cardenio weds contemporary language to dramatic verse, creating a modern romantic farce that gives Shakespeare a shake-up.
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Cardenio
May 6–14, 2016
Inspired by The Cardenio Project by Stephen Greenblatt and Charles Mee
Directed by Delia MacDougall
When a young couple marries in San Francisco, love is in the air. A happy ending looks inevitable—until the groom’s parents show up with an unexpected wedding present, an impromptu performance of Shakespeare’s lost play. With the arrival of an old flame, the best man, and a sneaky sister, the plot of our play-within-a-play thickens, and love’s gravity draws the star-cross’d overs in very different directions. Inspired by The Cardenio Project by literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt and playwright Charles Mee (Big Love), Cardenio weds contemporary language to dramatic verse, creating a modern romantic farce that gives Shakespeare a shake-up.
show less
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1127 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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