MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

 3rd Annual Shakespeare in the Park production

featured in the Ledger-Transcript's Summer Arts Preview

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MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR tells the tale of Sir John Falstaff, a rotund, cheap, egotistic blowhard of a man, who attempts to ease his drinking debts by courting and swindling the wives of two local gentlemen, and--by doing so--getting into their husband's wallets. Mistress Ford and Mistress Page (the "Merry Wives") turn out, however, to be more than a match for the over-confident knight. Meanwhile, true love blooms between the young Anne Page and young Master Fenton, despite the objections of her parents and the numerous older gentlemen asking for her hand. With slapstick, romance, and a starring role for Shakespeare's most beloved Knight, Merry Wives is a fast-paced farce certain to delight Peterborough audiences this summer!

"The 1950’s seemed perfect," said John Sefel, the show’s director. “The setting has allowed us to give a modern context to the play's plot, without getting in its way or bogging it down - resulting in an accessible and hilarious timeless tale of the battle of the sexes. Merry Wives is the Elizabethan equivalent of a 50’s sitcom; from a Ralph Cramden-esque lead, to a pair of perfectly witty Wilma and Betty Wives; from laundry to laughter, it’s the Shakespearean version of I LOVE LUCY!”

Performances:

Saturday & Sunday August 7-8 &14-15 at 5pm

Depot Square Park located in downtown Peterborough, NH.

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Depot Square

11 School Street

Peterborough, NH 03458

Admission:

FREE

The Cast:

MASTER FORD - Toby H. Paul

MISTRESS FORD - Kimberly Miller

MASTER PAGE - Ryan McDermott

MISTRESS PAGE - Taryn Cagnina

ANNE PAGE - Ariel Temple

WILLIAM PAGE - Brock Houghton

FALSTAFF - John Jantson

PISTOL - Mel Bucklin

BARDOLPH - John H. Franklin

JUSTACE SHALLOW - Michael Redmond

REVEREND HUGH EVANS - Chris McCartie

DOCTOR CAUIS - David Premo

MISSTRESS QUICKLY - Wendy Almeida

SLENDER - Dylan Gamblin

FENTON - Ryan Demers

SIMPLE - Andrew McKenzie

HOSTESS - Mia Moravis

ROBIN - Alex McCall

The Crew:
Producer- George Duncan
Director - John Sefel

Stage Manager - Mariah Sefel

Assistant Stage Manager - Jenna Fraser

Properties - Beth Alpaugh-Cote

Costumes - Maggie Herlihy & Hope Taylor