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Shakespeare By The Sea Produces 31 Year
st

Of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Show Kicks Off Delayed 30th Anniversary Season Celebration

The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival will celebrate 31 years of uninterrupted performances with a professionally and contemporary theater for all ages and socioeconomic levels.
years of its annual tradition this summer, with a live performance filmed virtual show last year,” explains Dashiell. “Now we For more information about the festival, its history or its season,
of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The are coming back to celebrate with the show that opened the please visit www.pbshakespeare.org.
Shakespeare by the Sea production will once more take place Seabreeze Amphitheater in 2003, and with a new production
on its home stage at the Seabreeze Amphitheater in Carlin happening in our western community!”
Park, Jupiter. The free, outdoor event is presented in cultural William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night will be performed in
partnership with Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation on a new Shakespeare by the Palms production presented by The
July 15 to 18. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with performances starting Village of Royal Palm Beach at Commons Park, Aug. 19 to 29.
at 8 p.m. A $5 donation per person is suggested. Parents, students, teachers and appreciators can discover
“We are so thrilled to bring this beloved tradition back to more about A Midsummer Night’s Dream through the PNC
the public,” says festival producer Elizabeth Dashiell. “Before ArtsAlive funded program, Sharing Shakespeare. A complete
the Kravis Center was built, before the Maltz existed, the study guide, fun video shorts and more are available to download
Shakespeare Festival was bringing live, professional theater through the festival’s website pbshakespeare.org.
free of charge to residents and visitors through its summertime The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival and Palm Beach County
event and has continued for 30 years.” Parks and Recreation’s Shakespeare by
Last year, the festival was gearing up to celebrate this the Sea 31st production of A Midsummer
remarkable achievement when the global pandemic shut live Night’s Dream runs July 8 to 11 and 15
performances down around the world. “Thanks to supporters to 18 at the Seabreeze Amphitheater
and a PNC ArtsAlive grant, we were able to continue our 30 in Carlin Park, Jupiter located at 750
South S.R. A1A Jupiter, FL 33477.
Visit www.pbshakespeare.org for
festival information and sponsorship
opportunities.
Shakespeare by the Sea 31, in
partnership with Palm Beach County
Parks & Recreation is sponsored by
Baptist Health with support by the
State of Florida Division of Cultural
Affairs, Lisa Calberg and Frank Cona,
Lesley and Bruce Zafran, Michel and
Alyce Duchesne, Keith Christman,
PNC ArtsAlive, The Cultural Council
of Palm Beach County, Publix
Supermarket Charities, Atlantic T’s,
The Benjamin School, and Palm Beach
Atlantic University.
About The Palm Beach Shakespeare
Festival
The Palm Beach Shakespeare
Festival is a 501(c)(3) professional
theater company dedicated to
enhancing the accessibility and
appreciation for Shakespearean, classic

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