Subterranean Shakespeare Presents The Merry Wives Of Windsor by William Shakespeare
The Berkeley Art Center
Berkeley, CA
Sir John Falstaff, a knight down on both luck and cash, hatches a scheme to raise funds. He will seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page in an attempt to get at their husbands' money. Falstaff, however, has overestimated his ingenuity; the two women compare their letters, and finding them identical - hatch a plan of their own to make a buffoon of the knight. Mistress Ford's husband who is jealous and paranoid, disguises himself and meets Falstaff. He pretends to be an illicit lover who wishes to hire Falstaff to woo Mistress Ford on his behalf to which Falstaff agrees. As Mistresses Ford and Page pursue their sport, Falstaff is first hidden in a basket of dirty laundry and cast into the Thames river, then later dressed as a woman and beaten. Finally, the women tell their husbands about their secret revenge, and all plot one last humiliation for the feckless Falstaff. As this is going on, Page's daughter, Anne, is being courted by three suitors, only one of which she actually cares for: Fenton. Anne is included in the plans for Falstaff, she is to lead people of the town-all dressed as fairies- in an attack on the knight as he waits in the woods for Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. Falstaff dressed as Herne the hunter , is mercilessly tormented by the town's folk dressed as fairies. The wives and husbands eventually reveal themselves to the much chagrined Falstaff, who is forgiven by all. In the midst of this resolution, two of Anne's suiters Slender and Dr. Caius reappear. It seems that Slender thought Anne was to wear a white dress; Caius believed her to be wearing green. Both men, having erred on the color of her dress, mistakenly ran off with boys instead of Anne. Fenton arrives with Anne in their wake; the two have married and Anne's parents begrudgingly accept the fact.
Note: All ages. Street parking. Downtown Berkeley BART
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March 27, 2007 |
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Revervations can also be made @ 510-276-3871 or tickets can be purchased at the door. Gen $17 Students/Seniors #12 |
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| First: | Thursday Jul 10, 2008 8:00 PM | | Last: | Saturday Aug 09, 2008 8:00 PM |
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The Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut @ Rose (in Live Oak Par)
Berkeley, CA
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