MERCED -- The Merced Shakespearefest will kick off its 12th season with a production of "Hamlet," which opens in downtown Merced today and runs through March 3.
The Merced Shakespearefest, which began in 2002, is the only free outdoor Shakespeare festival in Merced County.
Since it began, the nonprofit group has staged productions of classic Shakespeare comedies and tragedies, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Much Ado About Nothing."
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.com Hamlet, played by Colton Dennis, and the ghost of his father, (David Hambley) during the scene where the ghost of his father appears to him, during the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13)
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.com Rick Morrison, who play Marcellus, waits backstage before the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13) The play, directed by Heike Hambley, will run Feb 22 through March 3, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets and information, please call 209 723 3265.
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.com Charlene West, who plays Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, puts on her crown as she gets ready for the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13) The play, directed by Heike Hambley, will run Feb 22 through March 3, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets and information, please call 209 723 3265.
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.com Anna Maich, who plays Rosencrantz, braids her hair as she gets ready for the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13) The play, directed by Heike Hambley, will run Feb 22 through March 3, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets and information, please call 209 723 3265.
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.com Hamlet, played by Colton Dennis, during the scene where the ghost of his fther appears to him, during the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13)
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.comCharlene West, who plays Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Michael Lynch, who plays King Claudius, during their wedding scene of the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13) The play, directed by Heike Hambley, will run Feb 22 through March 3, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets and information, please call 209 723 3265.
Merced Sun-Star - BEA AHBECK CASSON/bahbeck@mercedsunstar.com Hamlet, played by Colton Dennis, greets friend Horatio (Greg Ruelas) during the dress rehearsal of Hamlet at the multicultural arts center in Merced Wednesday. (2-20-13)
"Hamlet" plays at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main St. in Merced. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
To purchase tickets, call (209) 723-3265 or visit www.mercedshakespearefest.org.
The Merced Shakespearefest will finish its 12th season in Applegate Park in September with the Shakespeare comedy, "As You Like it."
WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 from Feb. 22 to March 3
WHERE: Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W. Main St.
TICKETS: $10 adults, $5 students and children
CALL: (209) 723-3265
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