Check the following links for information as the season progresses...

• Bowmer:
  • OTHELLO
  • PERICLES
• Elizabethean:
• MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
• HENRY IV, Part 2

"Shakespeare in Love" and "Elizabeth" have had quite an impact. We couldn't get a B&B in walking distance of the theaters for the fall season. Book now!

• TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (June 10 - July 4)
• MERCHANT OF VENICE (July 8 - Aug 1)
• KING LEAR (Aug 5 - Aug 29)
• THE TEMPEST (Sept 9 - Oct 3)

"Says new artistic director Joe Vincent, 'We are the oldest in Northern California, with the only outdoor theatre that represents the same floor plan as the Old Globe Shakespeare Theater in London. What makes our festival a special theatrical experience is the pristine and delightful natural setting.' Audiences can expect to be no further than 75 feet from the stage in terrace and chair seating, enjoying beautiful sunsets in the East Bay foothills."

• AS YOU LIKE IT
• A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

• MERRY WIVES OF WINSOR (Sept 2-Oct 10)
• KING LEAR (Sept 24-Oct 20)

"Enjoy the sounds of the sea from the looming pine trees of the Forest Theater, the Pacific Ocean standing in for the shores of the Mediterranean and Aegean seas."

• "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)"
  by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
  (July 9 - September 12)
• HENRY V (July 16 - August 15)
• TWELFTH NIGHT (August 27 - September 26)

"It's especially magical when the moon is full, because it rises over the Forest Meadows Amphitheater and creates a mystical glow of natural lighting."

• AS YOU LIKE IT (May 14-June 5)
• MACBETH (July 5-July 25)

• MERCHANT OF VENICE (July 16-18, 30-8/1)
• A COMEDY OF ERRORS (July 9-11, 23-25)

Call for box supper & lawn chair info.
Tickets: $15.00 & $12.00
Time: Gates open 6pm, performance 7pm

No 1999 web page update.

• A COMEDY OF ERRORS

Locations, Dates, Times:

• Duck Pond Meadow, Lakeside Park
  Lake Merritt
  July 23-25, 30-8/1, August 6-8
  Friday & Saturday 7:00 PM, Sunday 4:00 PM
• Memorial Park Amphitheater, across from De Anza College
  Cupertino
  August 13-15, 20-22, 27-29, 7:30 PM
• Golden Gate Park, West of the Conservatory of Flowers
  San Francisco
  September 4-6, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, October 2 & 3 1:30 PM

COST: Free! Donation, in the range of your last movie ticket, requested

No 1999 Season Update.

• ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare, directed by Tom Prewitt; performed in the Sinsheimer-Stanley Festival Glen July 15 through August 29, 1999
• "Arms and the Man" by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Paul Whitworth; performed in the Performing Arts Mainstage July 22 through August 28, 1999
• TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare, directed by Tim Ocel; performed in the Sinsheimer-Stanley Festival Glen July 23 through August 28, 1999

• CYMBELINE (May 15 to June 27)
• AS YOU LIKE IT (July 9 to August 15)
• Scapino! (Mollier) (August 28 to October 24)

Friday and Saturdays, 7 pm; Sundays, 6 pm

Admission/fees General: $18; children: $13; parking: $2

"The new company [first season], an offshoot of Shakespeare at the Beach, performs in the amphitheater at Stinson Beach. It's vital to wear warm clothes and bring a cushion to this beachside venue." --Belinda Taylor, San Francisco Sidewalks

• A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Kate Kennedy & Avalon Players
Sunday evenings, 7 pm, July 18 - September 25

"Nestled in the rolling hills of the historic Buena Vista Winery, the atmosphere is relaxed and casual with frequent audience interaction."

• A COMEDY OF ERRORS
• THE TEMPEST
• Shakespeare on the Fringe: "Rosencrantz & Guilderstern are Dead"

July 2 - September 25
Fridays 7pm / Saturdays & Sundays 6:30pm.
$10-18; Young adults under 12 free.
All shows in a revolving repertory.

No 1999 Season Update.

Gates open at 6, lawnchairs and picnics encouraged.
Fri., Sat. & Sun. evenings 7:30 pm
COST: $12 general, $10 student/senior.

• AS YOU LIKE IT (August 14, 15, 28)
• MACBETH (August 20, 21, 27)
• Robin Hood

At Saratoga Civic Theater.

No 1999 web page update.

Many thanks to M.B. of FTE for the update!

• CORIOLANUS (July 10 - August 15)

All-female cast. Free performances in various parks in Bay Area, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm. Exact dates and locations to be annouced. Call for details.