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The Frederick Shakespeare Festival, THE STANDBY LEAR
August 3 - August 6
THE STANDBY LEAR by John Lowell
DIRECTED by Irene Silbert.
DATES:
Sun, 8/4 at 2:00 pm
Mon, 8/5 at 7:00 pm
Tues 8/6 at 7:00 pm
Playing at the ESPloft 16 E. Patrick Street (2nd floor) in downtown Frederick, MD
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The Frederick Shakespeare Festival was founded by Christine Mosere and Aaron Angello, in 2018 with a commitment to showcasing innovative and diverse theatrical works while increasing representation of women (CIS or TRANS) over 45. The festival added d/Deaf/hearing integration in 2021 with Romeo & Juliet starring Tony Nominated Deaf actor Joshua M. Castille as Romeo with Surasree Das as our Juliet. In the summer of 2024, we will perform four shows in four venues at Hood College, Sky Stage and ESPloft in downtown Frederick, and Hidden Hills Winery in Frederick County–showing that Shakespeare theater can happen anywhere!
ALSO, IN THE FREDERICK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
June 29th – July 13th
Hodson Outdoor Theatre at Hood College
A STAGE 2 PRODUCTION
RICHARD II by William Shakespeare
DIRECTED by Evan Crump
July 26th – August 3rd:
At the Avalon (indoor) Theatre in the Tatem Building on Hood College Campus
ROMEO & JULIET & IMPROV
PERFORMED BY: Shakespeare on the Spot
August 18th & August 19th
Sky Stage (59 S. Carroll Street) in historic downtown Frederick.
LADY MACBETH AND HER PAL MEGAN by Megan Gogerty
August 27 & August 28
ESPloft, 16 E. Patrick Street on the 2nd floor.