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Celebrating Ten Years of Shakespeare A romantic comedy, a potent tragedy, and a provocative d r a m a , all s e t a g a i n s t V a n c o u v e r ' s spectacular mountains, sea, and glorio u s s u m m e r sky, s h a r e t h e stage this s u m m e r for the tenth anniversary season of Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival. For N o r t h Vancouver actor A n d r e w W h e e l e r , this s e a s o n w i t h B a r d is p a r t i c u l a r l y s a t i s f y i n g s i n c e h e plays a m a j o r r o l e in A Night's Macbeth. Macbeth , , J o n e t Macdonald as Lady Macbeth ., l r theatre by Richard Forzley In D r e a m , S h a k e s p e a r e b l e n d s r e a l - all o f S h a k e s p e a r e . D i r e c t e d by istic c h a r a c t e r s w i t h a fantastic, V a n c o u v e r d i r e c t o r John Juliani, Macbeth Dream r u n s in r e p e r t o r y with almost surreal plot, w h e r e the o r d i nary meets the poetic, and the supernatural, human, and animal w o r l d s intermingle. Puck and O b e r o n , the Fairy King, tangle the f r o m July 6 t o S e p t e m b e r 2 4 . the T h i s year, B a r d inaugurates new 225-seat Douglas Campbell S t u d i o S t a g e w i t h Measure Measure, for r o m a n t i c longings of f o u r lovers, and confuse the affections of Titania, the Fairy Q u e e n , and B o t t o m , the W e a v e r . It is a d e l i c i o u s l y effervescent Shakespeare's pungent examination of h u m a n vice, sexuality, folly, a n d g r e e d . E m p o w e r e d to r e v e r s e t h e lax m o r a l s in V i e n n a , A n g e l o i m p o s e s t h e full m e a s u r e o f the law and sentences C l a u d i o to d e a t h . W h e n Isabella, a n o v i c e n u n , appeals f o r clemency, lust tempts her Midsummer c o m e d y that reveals d e e p truths a b o u t the p o w e r of love. Staged by Dream a n d t h e t i t l e r o l e in Duke of Athens, and "Theseus, seasoned Shakespearean director Susanne Gillies Smith, Dream runs f r o m J u n e 15 t o S e p t e m b e r 2 5 . T h e challenges of these glorious plays g o b e y o n d d r a m a t i c t i o n a n d e n l i s t all t h e interpreta- each demand a unique focus acting chal- and present different e n Angelo to barter her virtue for b r o t h e r ' s life. E s s e n t i a l l y a b l a c k c o m e d y , Measure is d i r e c t e d b y M i l e s 2 e s - B o t h c h a r a c t e r s have e n o r m o u s p o w e r b u t c l e a r l y u s e it i n Andrew Wheeler different w a y s . A n d b o t h plays deal w j t h m a g J C i a creative P o t t e r in his t h i r d s e a s o n at B a r d a n d runs f r o m July 2 7 t o A u g u s t 28. T h e r e are many o t h e r special e v e n t s at B a r d this s u m m e r . B a r d - B Q a n d F i r e w o r k s o n July 3 I a n d I I combines Dream o s Macbeth P h o t o by Glen Erikson | t h o u g h 0 r e o m ' s m a g i c resources of the design and p r o d u c tion team. D e e p C o v e resident and set d e s i g n e r P a m J o h n s o n says, " W e had t o find an imaginative way t o capture the atmosphere of these d i a m e t r i c a l l y o p p o s e d plays. deals w i t h fairies a n d h o w two Dream l e a d s t o g o o d w h i l e t h e m a g i c in Macbeth is d e c i d e d l y e v i l . " A u g u s t 4 , 7, a n d or Measure with a salmon barbecue and a private viewing of the S y m p h o n y of Fire. Bubble, B u b b l e . . . o n A u g u s t 13 c e l e b r a t e s Bard's tenth anniversary w i t h a dinner and a silent auction during i n t e r m i s s i o n o f Macbeth or the enchantwhile m e n t brings lovers together, Macbeth is a b o u t b l a c k m a g i c a n d its power. destructive " S i m p l i c i t y is k e y t o B a r d ' s p r o d u c t i o n s , " she s a y s . " A single t r e e creates the different w o r l d s of Measure. on tasting. Celebrating Red and W h i t e A u g u s t 21 f e a t u r e s a w i n e Dream. A wall keeps the Royals out of the enchanted forest and keeps t h e f a i r i e s in t h e i r w o r l d , u n t i l t h e lovers cross that boundary and mix t h e t w o . F o r Macbeth, organic forms and Symphony, O p e r a , and Shakespeare on August 16 a n d 2 3 p r e s e n t s world famous m e z z o - s o p r a n o Judith Forst and Vancouver Symphony conductor Clyde Mitchell. resident s h a p e its d a r k w o r l d o f r i t u a l spirituality, w h e r e p o w e r a n d lust c o m b i n e with the supernatural. R o c k formations metaphorically create a c i r c l e in w h i c h M a c b e t h is t r a p p e d his d o w n w a r d spiral." in B a r d on the Beach place at Vanier performances Vancouver. to to $23.50; $18.00. Bard take Park, in Mainstoge Studio tickets: $12.50 tickets: $9.50 Stage Blind ambition and the seductiveness of political p o w e r drive a c t i o n in S h a k e s p e a r e ' s d a r k Macbeth. the tragedy For information Box Office TicketMaster performance web site at or tickets, call the or at (604) at (604) 739-0559 280-3311. check For a Bard The witches' prophesy the schedule, the accelerates Macbeth's path to www.faximum.com/bard. t h r o n e by m u r d e r . B u t b l o o d begets b l o o d , and the prophecies that tempted h i m finally d e c e i v e h i m . F i l l e d Richard Forzley and is publicist Ballet BC. for Bard on the Beach w i t h ghosts, visions of daggers, and s h r i e k s in t h e n i g h t , M a c b e t h is m o o d y , i n t e n s e , a n d u n l i k e a n y t h i n g in