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HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
155 Main Street
Cold Spring, NY 10516
(845) 265-7858
Box Ofc: (845) 265-9575
www.hvshakespeare.org
June 11 - August 31 - Cymbeline and
Twelfth Night
Two Hundred Guests Supported Hudson Valley Shakespeare at Recent Gala
Pictured, left to right: L to R: Margaret Davidson; Sheila Rauch; Marit Kulleseid. Photo by William Irwin
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival held a gala at The Garrison on Saturday, April 5. Over 200 guests enjoyed the spectacular early spring views across the Hudson River, dinner and
dancing, all to raise money to support the 22nd season of the Festival. This year's plays in repertory are
Cymbeline, directed by Artistic Director Terrence O'Brien;
Twelfth Night, directed by John Christian Plummer; and
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged).
The box office opens for the season on Monday, April 28. To purchase tickets call 265-9575 or through the website: www.hvshakespeare.org.
Love, Loss, Mistaken Idenity, Tears, Joy and Reconciliation: Hudson Valley
Shakespeare Announces 2008 Season
Cymbeline and Twelfth Night to run in repertory June August
Lovers separated by social mores and angry parents; identities mistaken and revealed; love scorned and love found; the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 22nd season with
the brilliantly told romance of Cymbeline and the delightful gender-bending comedy
Twelfth Night.
Cymbeline, directed by the Festival's Artistic Director Terrence O'Brien, runs June 10-August 30.
Twelfth Night, directed by John Christian Plummer, runs June 18-August 31. The plays
will run in repertory throughout the season. Performances begin at 7pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 8pm Friday and Saturday; and 6pm on Sundays.
In addition, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(Abridged), will run for 10 performances from July 22 - August 28.
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has inspired and delighted audiences with its vigorously original interpretations of the great works of William Shakespeare for twenty-one seasons
to much critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Poughkeepsie Journal, The Journal News and numerous other regional and national publications.
Artistic Director Terrence O'Brien has maintained a commitment to making the timeless plays accessible to all audiences, relieving the burden of heavy language and over-dramatization
that so many equate with Shakespeare. "We want the audience to feel the same way about this work as we do," explained O'Brien. "We work to eliminate the affectation so often associated
with Shakespeare. That combined with keeping the productions lively and sharing our own excitement about the work has helped us reach more and more people. You know it's working," he
continued, "when you not only have people return season after season, but they say `thank you' when they leave!"
Perched high up on the banks of the Hudson River on the grounds of the historic 19th Century Boscobel estate in Garrison, New York, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival is the
region's only professional resident Shakespeare company, lauded as one of the finest Festivals of its kind in the United States. Using the dramatic views of the Hudson Highlands and the sweeping
vistas from the elegant lawns of Boscobel as near perfect backdrops, the critically acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presents unparalleled productions under an open-air tent theater.
To make the experience even more unique, audience members are invited to arrive two hours early in order to enjoy a picnic meal - with one of the most spectacular al fresco views - on the
grounds of the estate.
"Summer Shakespeare festivals are thick on the ground in America these days … If you're searching for the best of all possible times, though, you'll have trouble topping the Hudson
Valley Shakespeare Festival. I see a lot of Shakespeare, but I can't think of another outdoor festival that has a higher overall batting average. Hudson Valley's deliberately informal productions are a
model of cultural populism at its most engaging and effective," wrote Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal last year.
Ticket prices for all performances are $28-$44 and are available through the HVSF Box Office, which will open on April 28, 265-9575. Discounts are available on most nights for groups,
students, senior citizens and children 12 and under. The Festival offers several special packages, including a tour of the Boscobel mansion plus tickets; and overnight accommodations plus tickets.
All packages are listed on the Festival website, www.hvshakespeare.org and are available through the box office.
For more information about the 2008 Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival as well as information about their ongoing Education and Community Outreach Programs contact the Festival at
265-7858.
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