St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival Announces Shows for the 2023 Season

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Prescott – The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival has announced four shows for the upcoming 2023 season of the festival.

The Festival is bringing A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST to the festival’s outdoor stage; both will run alternately from July 8th to August 5th.

They will also be hosting once again the Guild Festival Theatre, with their award-winning production of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and Company of Fools’ madcap HAMLET.

Advance tickets are now on sale at: https://www.stlawrenceshakespeare.ca/

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the most performed and popular of all Shakespeare’s plays and an excellent introduction to the playwright for all ages. This beloved comedy captivates in a magical tale of two pairs of young lovers, the king and queen of the woodland fairies, and the mischievous sprite Puck, who sprinkles romance and uproarious, free-for-all havoc over everyone.

The creative ideas of Richard Sheridan Willis’s acclaimed Toronto production will blend with the design elements of award-winning designer Shannon Lea Doyle along with music and sound by Emmy-winning composer Rob Bertola. It promises to be a delightful and dreamy production featuring an all-new cast at the Festival.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Richard Sheridan Willis

July 8 – August 5
Saturday Matinees 1 pm.
Saturday Evenings 6 pm
Opening/Closing Nights Saturday July 8th /August 5th – 7 pm

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest sparkles with all the wit and effervescence of its famous author. It is one of the cleverest comedies ever written. Wilde’s hilarious work introduces us to Jack and Algernon, charming bachelors living a double life aided by a fictional alter ego called “Earnest.” The two fall truly in love with a pair of proper young women. Jack is in love with Gwendolen. Algernon is in love with Cecily. Gwendolen and Cecily are each in love with “Earnest”.

Double lives and double standards abound, and plot-twisting mayhem ensues. Directed by Kerry Ann Doherty, this quintessential comedy of manners features some of the funniest lines ever written.

The Importance of Being Earnest directed by Kerry Ann Doherty

July 12 – August 5
Saturday Matinees 1 pm.
Saturday Evenings 6 pm

For more information on their 2023 season please visit bit.ly/3slsf2023