The Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare

directed by Kathleen Akerley

April 4th-27th, 2008
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 5:00pm
Student Matinees 10:00am

Indoors at St. Mary's
3900 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
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When Leontes, the king of Sicilia, begins to suspect his wife, Hermione, of infidelity with the ruler of neighboring Bohemia, his peaceful life begins to fracture. His unfounded belief leads to the deaths of his wife and son, and cause him to banish his infant daughter to her fate in the wild. Shepherds find and raise her, however, reversing fortune in this comedy of disguise, where liars and honest men change places and nothing is what it seems.

With The Winter's Tale, director Kathleen Akerley is making her BSF directing début. Kathleen's BSF acting credits: Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Rosalind, As You Like It; Margaret/Verges in Much Ado About Nothing. Her regional directing credits include multiple productions at Washington Shakespeare Company, Rorschach Theatre, Theatre Alliance, Adventure Theatre, Cherry Red and Purchased Experiences. Ms. Akerley is the founding Artistic Director of Washington D.C. based company Longacre Lea Productions where she has directed many productions by Eugene Ioensco, Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter among others. Ms Akerley's acting credits include Washington Shakespeare Company: Hapgood, Hapgood (Theatre Lobby Award), Chorus, Medea; American Century Theatre: Hope, Hotel Universe; Studio Theatre: Bunny, The Desk Set. Ms. Akerley teaches directing at The Catholic University of America, where she received her MFA in Directing.

All 2007/2008 Seaon images designed by John Malloy

Baltimore Shakespeare Festival's production of The Winter's Tale is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.