Traveling theatre coming to Wyalusing State Park for play, educational workshop
Jackson Hoemann (left) and Kaylene Howard will be among the Summit Players performing and teaching participants about Shakespeare at Wyalusing State Park Saturday evening. (Photo by Summit Players Theatre/A.J. Magoon)
Traveling theatre company Summit Players Theatre is returning to live, outdoor performances, after a year off due to COVID-19, and will be performing Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” Saturday, June 26, at Wyalusing State Park. The performance at 7 p.m. will be free and preceded by a 45-minute educational workshop, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
“The Winter’s Tale is like Shakespeare’s take on a fairy tale—there’s love, there’s loss, there’s magic and music. The audience gets to help us reach that happily-ever-after ending, which is a perfect way to return this year,” stated Executive Director A.J. Magoon, a founding member of the organization.
“The Winter’s Tale” show will be 75 minutes long and completely free, in accordance with the company’s mission of creating Shakespeare anyone can afford, attend and understand. Through a collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Summit Players are able to introduce audiences around the state to their local parks.
The Players’ educational workshop, “Inside Shakespeare’s Story: The Winter’s Tale” is new for their sixth season and offered before the show. It serves as a way for kids and “fun adults” to get comfortable with the play, Shakespeare’s language and the way nature played into his works. Participants take part in Shakespeare games and exercises culminating in performing a short scene.
The Players use theatre as a learning medium and introduce children to a passion for language, communicating, and constructive play, while providing adults with an enjoyable theatrical experience. Find more information on Facebook or at summit playerstheatre.com.
