Illinois Shakespeare Festival
- Illinois Shakespeare Festival
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) is located in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. It began in 1978 and it celebrated its 30th season in the summer of 2007. The Festival generally does 3 Bard pieces in revolving rep, though occasionally the third piece is either a Shakespeare contemporary or time period contemporary.
The Festival is produced by the School of Theatre and the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University. Performances take place at the Theatre at Ewing, on a re-creation Globe stage complete with open air amphitheater. The Festival markets itself as "theatre under the stars!" Prior to each nightly performance (except Mondays), the Festival presents a Green Show in the courtyard of Ewing Manor. This little comedy or demonstration is suitable for all audiences and free. It often offers an abbreviated version of the play to come. The Manor grounds serve as picnicking spots for the audience as madrigal singers stroll the grounds. The Festival runs from the later part of June through the middle of August.
Past performances
2009
*A Midsummer Night's Dream
*Richard III
*Scapin
2008
*Taming of the Shrew
*Titus Andronicus
*The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
2007
*Much Ado About Nothing
*Henry V
*Love's Labour's Lost
2006
*Julius Caesar
*Pericles
*The Comedy of Errors
2005
*Macbeth
*Twelfth Night
*Henry VIII
2004
*Two Gentlemen of Verona
*Cyrano de Bergerac
*Hamlet
2003
*As You Like It
*King Lear
*Knight of the Burning Pestle
2002
*Merchant of Venice
*A Midsummer Night's Dream
*Romeo and Juliet
2001
*Love's Labour's Lost
*Coriolanus
*Othello
Such publications as the "Chicago Tribune" and the "Chicago Sun-Times" have given the Festival positive reviews.
External links
* [http://www.thefestival.org/ Home Page]
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