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In 1753, the Hallam troupe, having broken with London's New Wells Theatre, arrived in Williamsburg to present The Merchant of Venice, the first professional production of Shakespeare in the New World. In 2009 the Virginia Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 31st annual season. We invite you to join us in this venerable tradition of the Bard in the 'Burg.
THE WINTER'S TALE
July 9 – 19
It is thought by critics to be the most beautiful of the romances, a fairy tale of a jealous king, his wrongfully accused wife, and the redemption that time and nature can bring us all. The frosts of winter thaw to the renewal of spring in an uplifting story of the triumph of unconditional love. We travel from ancient Sicily to Bohemia and back again as director Christopher Owens tackles one of the Bard's most challenging stage directions – "Exit, pursued by a bear."
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