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The Winter’s Tale
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After a long year, Cal Shakes welcomes audiences back to the Bruns with a sparkling new adaptation of The Winter’s Tale—Shakespeare’s exquisite reflection of our current moment. A story split between tragedy and comedy, between loss and healing, it’s the hope we need.
Join us for a winter’s tale that winds an extraordinary path from rage to redemption, resurrection to reconciliation, in a love letter to the live theater. We’ve missed you. Welcome back.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
This is one of the Bard’s stranger plays, a tale of jealousy perhaps best known for containing the stage direction “Exit, pursued by a bear”—and for a statue that seems to come to life in a spooky way. Cal Shakes artistic director adapted it, along with resident dramaturg Philippa Kelly; he directs a wonderfully diverse cast that includes Safiya Fredericks, Phil Wong, Craig Marker and other prominent local actors. Ting promises “music, dance, laughter and tears.”
Jean Schiffman
Contributing Writer, Theater
California Shakespeare Theater/Berkeley