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The Merry Wives of Windsor | July 14 - August 8

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Schubert Theatre




By William Shakespeare  

Directed by 
Jim Helsinger

An audacious knight with enormous appetites, Falstaff sends identical love letters to two wealthy wives of Windsor. The women share confidences as well as the letters he sent, and then devise entertaining revenges to rebuke his brazen advances. A pair of antlers, a suspicious husband, and a moonlit meeting in a "haunted" wood make for true merriment in this hilarious caper.

 

Sponsor:
Amaranth Foundation

Co-Sponsor:
Keenan-Nagle Advertising, Inc.

Director Sponsors:
Linda Lapos & Paul Wirth

"The Merry Wives of Windsor is a hoot...it is also a hit!"
The Morning Call

"True to the Bard and great fun." 
The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Merry indeed...hilarious."
The Bethlehem Press

"Ahlin's Falstaff takes over the stage... And as he preens and poses, dancing around the stage in a grandiose fashion, he shows us comedy at its best." 
The Morning Call

"Helsinger, the artistic director of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater...plays the role of Master Ford, as well as Master Ford's impersonation of a Spanish gentleman, whose accent and toreador entrance music prove irresistibly hilarious." 
The Reading Eagle

"Jim Helsinger, who also directs this marvelous farce, is a real howl... incredible comic timing.Helsinger is so perfectly cast that once on the stage; the audience is swept away by his charismatic presence . And his exchanges with Falstaff are sheer delight." The Morning Call

"Hugely entertaining...Jim Helsinger's production, bulging with talent...works so effortlessly...a romp." The Philadelphia Inquirer

"A deliriously funny comedy about the eternal battle between the sexes, with larger than life rascals, bawdy language and jokes, hilarious mishaps and roles that are an actor's dream." 
The Morning Call 

"John Ahlin, who played Falstaff previously at the PSF, keeps his character honest even as he goes for laughs. Every one of them is earned." The Reading Eagle

"Suzanne O'Donnell as Mistress Ford is sheer joy and Grace Gonglewski as Mistress Page is a work of art." The Morning Call

"A remarkable Falstaff in John Ahlin - brash, bawdy, bigger than life, plus-sized yet never so overblown that he's anything but believable." The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Allison DeCaro is also a marvel as Mistress Quickly...a star turn." The Morning Call

"These wives and their retinue are not just merry, they are the merriest." The Philadelphia Inquirer


Photos by Lee A. Butz include: Anthony Lawton, Grace Gonglewski, John Ahlin, Jim Helsinger, & Suzanne O'Donnell.