2010 Performance Season

"If this be magic, let it be an art lawful as eating."

By turns enchanting and mysterious, hilarious and heartbreaking, this enigmatic tale has long beguiled audiences with its story of miraculous transformation and the enduring strength of family ties. This startling and original adventure is not quite a comedy, not quite a tragedy, but one hundred percent Shakespeare.

All seems well at court in Sicilia, but the jealous king recklessly pushes away those he loves—sending them on odysseys of self-renewal and enlightenment—only to finally reunite with his family sixteen years later. After memorable visits from some of Shakespeare's funniest pastoral characters, it takes perhaps the most startling coup de theatre in the canon—and maybe just a touch of magic—to redeem a king's shame, and make a broken family whole again.

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Cast

Featuring: Elizabeth Aspenlieder as Hermione, Jonathan Epstein as Leontes, and Corinna May as Paulina. Other cast members include, Jason Asprey, Johnny Lee Davenport, and Malcolm Ingram.

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Critics' Response:

"a deeply satisfying evening of theater...masterful...Shakespeare as it ought to be"
—Berkshire Living

"the energy is contagious...Epstein is riveting...the final act [is] a riotously funny slapstick romp"
—Boston Globe

"buoyant, focused, sure-footed evening...is one of the clearest, cleanest, most direct and satisfying interpretations as you are likely to see"
—The Berkshire Eagle

"lyrical, oh-so-sad but full of fun"
—CurtainUp

"a treasure to have with us for the summer"
—Berkshire Bright Focus

"a delightful story for a summer's eve"
—Hartford Arts Examiner