PORTLAND SHAKES
The Winter’s Tale
In a modern verse translation by Tracy Young
Directed by Michael Mendelson
September 8 – 12
Join us online to watch a virtual three-day workshop by many
of your favorite Portland actors, followed by a full reading of the play on Saturday, September 12
Portland Shakespeare Project is honored to be working with Play on Shakespeare to produce this translation of Shakespeare’s magnificent, late play for Portland audiences
This virtual production is sponsored in part by the Hitz Foundation and Ronnie Lacroute and many other donors. Thank you very much for your support.
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuses his wife, Hermione, of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes’ friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione “comes to life” …
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