Timon of Athens - Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

"Fortune’s the fool’s best friend."

By William Shakespeare

July 23 to August 3 | Schubert Theatre

Timon of Athens, once the life of every party and generous benefactor, finds himself abandoned when his fortune runs dry. Betrayed by those he trusted most, his legendary generosity turns to seething rage, transforming him from Athens’ favorite host to its most dangerous outcast. As his fury builds, the city trembles before a man with nothing left to lose.

Performed “Extreme Shakespeare” style—actors arrive with lines learned, rehearse on their own, and open within days. No directors. No designers. Just pure adrenaline and raw talent unleashed on Shakespeare’s blistering commentary on wealth and loyalty.

Don’t miss your chance to experience one of Shakespeare’s lesser-produced masterpieces—this might be your only opportunity to witness Timon of Athens live!

Running Time: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one 15-minute intermission.
Content Advisory: Timon of Athens is one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known tragedies and contains Shakespeare’s usual sexual puns and innuendo, and themes of recklessness and ruin, but is suitable for most audiences.
Recommended Age: 12+

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Show Extras:

-Opening Night, Friday, July 25: Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.
-Meet the actors for an informal talk-back after the show: Thursday, July 31.
-Audio Described performance: Sunday, July 27, 2:00pm.

Artists

Cast

Tyler Borneo
Isidore's Svt./Philotus/Ensemble

Brandon E. Burton*
Alcibiades

Maya Jean Marino Cappello
Hortensisus/Stranger 3/Masker

Taylor Congdon
Ensemble

Michael Doherty*
Lucullus

Jamir Fisher
Varro's Svt/Senator 2

Anthony Lawton*
Sempronius

Bella Lucano
Lucius's Svt/Stranger 2/Masker/Phyrinia

Gabe Moses
The Painter/Ensemble

Karen Peakes*
Flavius

Teddy Novak
Titus/Cupid/Stranger 1

Susan Riley Stevens*
Apemantus

Christian Tuffy
The Poet/Ensemble

Carl Wallnau*
Senator

Greg Wood*
Timon

Mark Yowakim
Lucius/Ensemble

Creatives

Kim Carson
Intimacy Director

Josiane M. Lemieux*
Stage Manager

Elliot M. Schenck*
Assistant Stage Manager

Greg Leaming
Text Coach

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Stage Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Reviews

Kathy Lauer-Williams, Lehigh Valley Stage

"smartly done"

Paul Willistein, Lehigh Valley Press

"greatest performances in PA Shakespeare History"

Kathy Lauer-Williams, Lehigh Valley Stage

"eye-popping"

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Show Features

A Timeless Play Meets “Extreme Shakespeare”

Sometimes the stars align, and the themes and questions of a play from 400 years ago remain remarkably relevant to contemporary audiences.
Surely, that’s one reason we keep returning to our favorites—Hamlet, Othello, King Lear. No one before Shakespeare or since has written characters who speak directly from their souls to ours—who not only understand and capture the essence of what it means to be human but give it meaning and life far beyond what’s on the page or the stage. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is a big book filled with flawed and fabulous humans yearning to burst free. And one of them is Timon of Athens.

PSF Presents "Extreme" Timon of Athens — Shakespeare’s Rarely-Staged Tale of Fortune, Friendship, and Fury

PA Shakespeare Festival (PSF) continues its acclaimed 2025 Summer Theatre Series with a bold production of one of Shakespeare’s most provocative yet seldom-performed plays, Timon of Athens. Performed in the Festival’s “Extreme Shakespeare” style, the production previews July 23 and 24, opens July 25, and runs through August 3 in the Schubert Theatre at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of DeSales University in Center Valley, PA.

This rarely produced Shakespearean treasure tells the story of Timon, once the life of every party and Athens most generous benefactor, who finds himself abandoned when his fortune runs dry. Betrayed by those he trusted most, his legendary generosity curdles into seething rage, transforming him from the city’s favorite host to its most dangerous outcast. As his fury builds, Athens trembles before a man with nothing left to lose.