Shakespeare in the Park

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Caryl Farkas

Mike Dartt (left) and Mikko Utevsky in Madison Shakespeare Company's 2012 production of "Julius Caesar."

It's the 406th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and the 10th anniversary of Madison Shakespeare Company’s birth. So time to celebrate the Bard of Avon and the continuing enthusiasm with which groups like this one present his works. BYO camp chair or blanket to the show, or use park shelter seating. Full length works to be performed include Romeo and Juliet at 11:30 a.m., A Midsummer Night's Dream at 2 p.m., and Henry VI: A Tiger's Heart (an Ithaca Shakespeare Company adaptation drawing on all three parts) at 4 p.m.

media release: To celebrate Madison Shakespeare Company’s 10th anniversary and commemorate the date of William Shakespeare’s death in 1616, we are organizing Shakespeare In the Park: An Anniversary Celebration, a day-long festival of readings and performances at Madison’s Rennebohm Park Shelter on Saturday April 23, from 11 AM to 7 PM.

This anniversary celebration will include sonnets and scenes from past MSC productions, as well as forward-looking Shakespeare programming rarely seen in Madison.

Park shelter seating will be available, and attendees are also welcome to bring their own seating and blankets. Rennebohm Park is located near Hilldale on Madison’s west side, with an official street address of 115 N. Eau Claire Avenue. It is also bordered by Sheboygan Avenue, Segoe Road, and Regent Street.

This anniversary celebration will include readings of three Shakespeare plays, with these start times:

11:30 AM – Romeo and Juliet

2:00 PM – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

4:00 PM – Henry the Sixth, A Tiger’s Heart (with the generous cooperation of Ithaca Shakespeare Company and Stephen Ponton)