Montana Shakespeare in the Parks launches 2021 season
This summer’s productions include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cymbeline
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, an outreach program of the Montana State University’s College of Arts & Architecture, is pleased to announce the upcoming Shakespeare in the Parks season will feature productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cymbeline.
“After enduring a year of uncertainty, we are so thrilled to be looking towards our 2021 season where we’ll be able to once again engage our amazing communities with live free professional theatre,” said Kevin Asselin, Executive Artistic Director. “Our greatest passion at MSIP is the opportunity that we’ve had for 49 years to bring families and neighbors together to share a picnic and enjoy the splendor of Shakespeare’s world, a world that is so relevant to our own.”
Touring for its 49th year, the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks company will travel nearly 7,000 miles putting on productions throughout Montana and neighboring states. All performances are offered free to audiences in local parks and public spaces. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks relies on grants, corporate sponsorships, and thousands of individual donors to support the free performances.
“Without question, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and MSU’s College of Arts & Architecture is proud that our very own Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will be back on the road this summer,” adds Dr. Royce W. Smith, Dean, College of Arts & Architecture. “We’ll be working closely with the communities around our region to deliver free Shakespeare performances with an eye to all our audiences’ health and well-being. We look forward to warmly welcoming audiences to another spectacular season in the coming months!”
Cymbeline will run Wednesday through Saturday, June 16th–19th at 8pm each evening in the MSU Grove. The following Wed. through Sat., June 23rd–26th, A Midsummer Night’s Dream will show at 8pm each night in the Grove.
Future Montana Shakespeare in the Parks area performances include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Big Timber’s Lions Club Park on July 11th at 6:30pm; Cymbeline in Big Sky’s Town Center Park on July 19th at 5:30pm; Cymbeline in Townsend’s Heritage Park on Aug. 1st at 6pm; in Lindley Park during the Sweet Pea Festival – Midsummer on Aug. 6th at 3:45pm and Cymbeline on Aug. 8th at 5pm; Cymbeline on the main lawn at Chico Hot Springs on Aug. 9th at 6pm; Midsummer on Aug. 14th in Gardiner’s Arch Park at 6pm; Midsummer in Whitehall, location TBA, on Aug. 15th at 6pm; Cymbeline at Bozeman Family/Grad Housing on Sept. 3rd at 3:30pm; Midsummer in Livingston’s Shane Lalani Center’s parking lot on Sept. 4th at 6pm; Midsummer in Manhattan’s Altenbrand Park on Sept. 5th at 5pm; and Cymbeline closing out the regional stops on summer tour in Lewis & Clark Park, Belgrade, on Sept. 6th at 3:30pm.
For more information on the plays and a complete tour schedule, visit www.shakespeareintheparks.org. •
