Monday, July 22, 2024

Great River Shakespeare Festival 2024

Hamlet
. Dir. Doug Scholz-Carlson. Perf. Tarah Flanagan, Melissa Maxwell, Will Sturdivant, Christopher Gerson, Michael Fitzpatrick, Emily Fury Daly, Benjamin Boucvalt, Daniel Ajak, and Diana Coates. Great River Shakespeare Festival. Winona, Minnesota. 2024.
Much Ado About Nothing. Dir. 
Gaby Rodriguez. Perf. Melissa Maxwell, Will Sturdivant, Tarah Flanagan, Christopher Gerson, Marina Narveaz, Izzy Heckman, Michael Fitzpatrick, Emily Fury Daly, Benjamin Boucvalt, Daniel Ajak, and Diana Coates. Great River Shakespeare Festival. Winona, Minnesota. 2024.

I'm afraid I'm coming late to the GRSF party this year. I always promise myself to go early in the season so that I can (1) possibly go back for more and (2) personally promote the plays perpetually. But this summer got away from me somewhat.

But my FOMO will be alleviated this Friday when I go see both Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing.

I have never been anything but utterly delighted by a Great River Shakespeare Festival production. They do astonishing things every single time. From the Twin Cities, it's a two-hour drive, but it would be worth a much longer trip.

I'll be able to tell you more next week, but the plays only run through Sunday. So watch these trailers and get your tickets now!



Don't suffer from FOMO no mo. Go see these plays. 

Links: The Great River Shakespeare Festival. The Great River Shakespeare Festival on Instagram.






1 comment:

kj said...

Now I'm just thinking of Hamlet saying to Ophelia, "We will have no mo FOMO!"

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