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Spring Green, WI 53588
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The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Shana Cooper

Hill Theatre

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A Rare Shakespearean Treasure

Human beings are amazing creatures. Our greatest asset might be our unlimited capacity for love. When we’re at our best. But when a person – or in this case, a king – succumbs to baser jealousies, disaster hovers like a Sword of Damocles, threatening even the people he holds most dear. Yet, when all appears lost, the seasons begin to turn, unearthing a sprig of hope from beneath the drifted snow. Sure, it may need some help to flourish. Fortunately, there’s a community of funny, flawed and loveable folks who are eager to pitch in on a happy ending. Those odds may seem long, but hope abounds, always. A bittersweet and human story about the miracle of forgiveness, rarely produced and beautifully manifested on the Hill Stage. Runs August 8 - October 4.

Featuring: David Alan Anderson, La Shawn Banks, Dee Dee Batteast, Nate Burger, David Daniel, Sarah Day, Josh Krause, Gavin Lawrence, Laura Rook

Synopsis

Shakespeare’s sweet and complex romance returns to the Hill. When King Leontes suspects his pregnant wife Hermione of having an affair with his good friend Polixenes, he jealously hides Hermione away in the palace. He has become so enraged that Leontes orders their infant daughter abandoned in the wild, leading Hermione to die of a broken heart. But all may not be as dire as it first appears, as a shepherd saves the young girl to be raised as a shepherdess, with help from a pair of ridiculous clowns, setting in motion a series of events that opens up paths to forgiveness, love and redemption.

Contains adult themes. Contact the Box Office at 608-588-2361 for more information.

Cast

Camillo
Gavin Lawrence *
Archidamus
Tracy Michelle Arnold *
Leontes, King of Sicilia
Nate Burger *
Polixenes, King of Bohemia
La Shawn Banks *
Hermione, Queen to Leontes
Laura Rook *
Mamillius, his son
Elijah Quigley, Lillian Quigley
Emilia, a lady attedning on Hermione
Sun Mee Chomet *
Ladies in Waiting
Tracy Michelle Arnold *, Alexa Christian, Alina Taber *
Lords of the Sicilian Court
David Daniel *, Josh Krause *
Antigonus
Rasell Holt *
Paulina, wife to Antigonus
Dee Dee Batteast *
A Jailor
Cedric G. Young *
Cleomenes
David Alan Anderson *
Dion
Nathan Barlow *
Attendents
Jacob Alexander Craig, Ray Huth
A Mariner
Marcus Truschinski *
An Old Shepherd
David Daniel *
A Clown, his son
Josh Krause *
Time
Sarah Day *
Autolycus, a rogue
Marcus Truschinski *
Perdita, daughter of Leontes and Hermione
Molly Martinez-Collins
Florizel, son of Polixenes
Xavier Edward King *
Mopsa, a shepherdess
Samantha Newcomb *
Dorcas, a shepherdess
Sun Mee Chomet *
Bohemians
David Alan Anderson *, Tracy Michelle Arnold *, Nathan Barlow *, Alexa Christian, Jacob Alexander Craig, Sarah Day *, Rasell Holt *, Ray Huth, Alina Taber *, Cedric G. Young *

Staff

Director
Shana Cooper **
Voice & Text Coach
Sara Becker
Associate Director
James Ridge
Costume Design
Raquel Barreto
Scenic Design
Courtney O'Neill †
Lighting Design
Michael A. Peterson
Music Composition & Sound Design
André Pluess †
Choreography
Erika Chong Shuch **
Intimacy, Movement & Fight Director
Jeb Burris
Assistant Costume Design
Jason Orlenko †
Pre-Production Assistant Director
Francesca Patrón
Stage Management Assistants
Bri Humke, Kendra Luedke
Stage Manager
Sarah Nicholson *
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
** Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an Independent Labor Union
† Member of United Scenic Artists

Season Select: The Winter's Tale
By Erin Milleville

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