Renaissance Now Theatre & Film – Summer Season 2020
Renaissance Now Theatre & Film Summer Shakespeare Festival presents
A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Matthew Herrick and King Lear directed by Kathy Curtiss. NEW PERFORMANCES SPACE for the festival is at Rock Canyon Trailhead Amphitheatre 1502 E. 2300 N. Provo Utah
A Midsummer Night’s Dream performs Mon/Wed/Friday: July 17, 20, 22, 24
King Lear performs Tues/Thurs/Saturday:
July 18, 21, 23, 25
Seating public at 7:15 for 7:30 performance
Early seating at 7:00 pm for Humanities events/talkbacks:
“Shakespeare: Our Contemporary”
July 18: Jeremy Sortore, “Actors & the Creative Economy:”
Then and Now.”
July 20: Post show: Matthew Herrick, “Love & Identity”
July 21: Kathy Curtiss, “Domestic Upheaval, Then & Now.”
July 23: Bruce Young, “Poor Naked Wretches: Misfortune & Compassion in King Lear.”
July 25: Jakob Tice/Adam Argyle-“History of the Sword”
Suggested donations made online at the reservation site
Suggested $10 student/senior $15 general $25 family group
Performance Attendance by RESERVATION only on renaissancenow.com @ 40 reservations taken for attendance per night, in accordance with the COVID-19 Utah state restrictions.
Face masks required, socially distanced seating
KING LEAR CAST LIST
King Lear: Marvin Payne
Earl of Gloucester: Joel Applegate
Duke of Albany: Cristian Bell
Goneril: Maren Lethbridge
Regan: Aspen Thompsen
Cornwall: Ryan Hopkin
Cordelia: Olivia Caspar
Edmund: Logan Murphy
Edgar: Will Ingram
Kent: Kyle Baugh
The Fool: Josh Needles
Oswald: Merick Masters
King of France/ Knight: Ricki Squires
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theseus / Oberon : Kyle Baugh
Hippolyta / Titania : Sage Peacock
Puck : Zel Bromley
Hermia : Rilyn Gardner
Helena : Maren Lethbridge
Lysander :Logan Murphy
Demetrius : Merick Masters
Bottom (Pyramus) : Will Ingram
Quince (Prologue) : Alice Ellsworth
Flute (Thisbe) : Ricki Squire
Starveling (Moonshine): Luke Logan
Snout (Wall) : Keely Conrad
Snug (Lion): Sam Kleyh
First Fairy: Margaret Herrick