Shakespeare in the Park Bergen County 2023: Classics on the Lawn
WHEN: July 5–August 23; Wednesdays at 8pm
WHERE:
ADMISSION: FREE
Since 2018, The Englewood Public Library has hosted Shakespeare in the Park Bergen County. This summer series presents a sampling of classic plays accessible and free to the public.
Every Wednesday will be an exploration of a different playwright, from Shakespeare to Synge and Euripides to Wilde!
This summer's series begins on July 5th at 8pm with a selection of short plays by Anton Chekhov performed by the Black Box Repertory Company, from Englewood's incubator for new and underproduced plays by world class playwrights.
7/5:
One-Acts by Anton Chekhov: The Bear, The Proposal, The Dangers of Tobacco, and
The Reluctant Tragic Hero
7/12:
Two Plays by JM Synge: In the Shadow of the Glen and The Tinkers’
Wedding
7/19:
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
7/26:
Medea by Euripides
8/2:
The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill
8/9:
Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
8/16:
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
8/23:
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The plays will be dynamic script-in-hand readings performed by members of the Black Box Repertory Company, plus a few guests.
*titles subject to change