Despite one of the rainiest spring seasons in St. Louis history, more than 35,000 Shakespeare enthusiasts attended the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis 2008 production of The Tragedy of King Richard the Third in Forest Park.

For more information contact the Festival at 314.531.9800 or info@sfstl.com.

News

June 26, 2008: 
"Shakespeare's 'Wives' will frolic in the park next year" 
by Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

May 16, 2008: 
"Richard III: Historical Figure or Theatrical Character?" 
by Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

May 16, 2008:
 "Mix fun and tragedy in our recap of 'Richard III'"
Text by Judith Newmark, cartoon by John D. Telford, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

May 11, 2008:
 "'Richard' actor turns to dad for advice" 
by Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Reviews

“…exciting, imaginative, emotionally dense” 
– St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“…shows Shakespeare at his best “ 
– KWMU
 “…a must-see show”
- St. Louis American
“…you'll be hard pressed to find a finer evening of entertainment and culture in town all year.” 
– St. Louis Suburban Journal
“A wonderful evening of Shakespeare.” 
– Two on the Aisle

Background: Jason Cannon, Cesar Garcia; foreground: Andrew Borba in
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. Photo © J. David Levy

 Performed May 21 – June 15 at 8pm every night except Tuesdays.  Pre-performance Green Show began at 6:30pm and featured the Festival's Education Tour production of Me & Richard 3,"Juggling Jeff" Koziatek, Josh Routh, Lectures on the Lawn, Magician John Kinney, Kingsbury Ensemble and many other entertainers.

Photo © 2009 J. David Levy

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