{"id":3174,"date":"2020-09-25T18:52:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T18:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/?page_id=3174"},"modified":"2020-12-08T17:23:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T17:23:48","slug":"troilus-and-cressida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/production-history\/troilus-and-cressida\/","title":{"rendered":"Troilus and Cressida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/psf2.2ss.net\/images\/title17_troilus.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psf2.2ss.net\/images\/title17_troilus.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"showFeat\">By\u00a0<strong>William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>JULY 26 &#8211; AUGUST 6 | SCHUBERT THEATRE<\/h3>\n<p>Heroes, kings, lovers, and clowns expose the follies of war with sardonic insight and cynical wit. A mythic who\u2019s who of classic heroic characters\u2014Hector, Ulysses, and Achilles along with the lovers Troilus and Cressida\u2014come face to face with stark realities after a years-too-long military conflict. A satirical, farcical, and sometimes tragic comedy only Shakespeare could deliver, and a rare opportunity to see it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Extreme Shakespeare.&#8221; This production will be rehearsed the way Shakespeare\u2019s company would have: actors arrive with their lines learned, rehearse on their own, wear what they can find, and open in a matter of days. No director, no designers. Just great actors, a compelling play, pure adrenaline, spontaneity, and creativity. Ages 13+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extras<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"extra\">\n<li><strong>Prologues:<\/strong>\u00a0join us for insights into the play in an informal setting. Free. Held in the theatre 45 minutes prior to curtain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening Night:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, July 28th. Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.<\/li>\n<li>Meet the actors for an informal talk-back after the show Thursday, August 3.<\/li>\n<li>Savoring Shakespeare:\u00a0specialty dining themed to the play with behind-the-scenes insights Sunday, July 30, 11:00am (in combination with\u00a0<em>As You Like It<\/em>) and Friday, August 4, 5:00pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contemporary Context:<\/strong> Join us in the theater immediately following the 2pm performance on Sunday, July 30 for an engaging roundtable-style discussion on how we view love and war in Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies. A panel of guest speakers and PSF artists will examine the societal undercurrents of the Bard\u2019s Trojan War tale and its titular tragic lovers through the perspective of different generations connecting Shakespeare\u2019s time to today. Free to all ticket holders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0William Shakespeare JULY 26 &#8211; AUGUST 6 | SCHUBERT THEATRE Heroes, kings, lovers, and clowns expose the follies of war with sardonic insight and cynical wit. A mythic who\u2019s who of classic heroic characters\u2014Hector, Ulysses, and Achilles along with the lovers Troilus and Cressida\u2014come face to face with stark realities after a years-too-long military conflict. 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