ROMANCE IN FULL BLOOM DURING 2007 HOUSTON
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
New Productions of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Love’s
Labor’s Lost’ Highlight 33rd Annual Event
Evenings in July will become even steamier thanks to a double
helping of timeless romance courtesy of the Houston Shakespeare
Festival (HSF).
Two of the Bard’s most romantic classics, “Romeo and
Juliet” and “Love’s Labor’s Lost,”
will be brought to Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park July 27
– Aug. 11. This will be the 33rd year the University of Houston’s
School of Theatre and the city of Houston have teamed up to present
this popular event.
“Love’s Labor’s Lost” – directed
by Sidney Berger, the festival’s founder and UH John and Rebecca
Moores Professor in the School of Theatre & Dance – tells
the comedic tale of a king and three companions, whose devotion
to their studies is sidelined by their great interest in four very
attractive ladies.
The ever-popular “Romeo and Juliet” – directed
by Carolyn Houston Boone, UH professor of theatre and dance –
offers the story of a young man and woman from warring clans, who
fall desperately in love with each other. In spite of the violence
and anger surrounding their relationship, the young lovers pledge
never to be separated. In this version, the play will be set in
a 1930s gangster setting.
“Both of these plays were written about the same time,”
Berger said. “Shakespeare composed these two pieces in the
late 1500s, and they are still relevant, timeless works.”
Since its inception in 1975, HSF has entertained nearly a half
million theatergoers with free performances in Hermann Park’s
Miller Outdoor Theatre. HSF is a recognized Equity theatre and is
a member of the League of Resident Theatres.
Performances begin at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets
are required for covered seating and are available at the Miller
box office between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and one hour prior to each
performance. For more information, call the box office at 713-284-8352
or visit http://www.hfac.uh.edu/theatre/performances/hsf.html.
WHAT: |
Houston Shakespeare
Festival: “Love’s Labor’s Lost” and
“Romeo and Juliet” |
WHEN: |
“Love’s Labor’s
Lost”: 8:30 p.m., July 27, Aug. 2, 4, 8, 10 “Romeo
and Juliet”: 8:30 p.m., July 28, Aug. 1, 3, 9, 11 |
WHERE: |
Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann
Park |
WHO: |
The University of Houston’s
School of Theatre & Dance, the city of Houston |
For more information about UH visit
the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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