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theatre by Meredith Elliott A S u m m e r of Superb Shakespeare same stage w h i l e still retaining t h e i r individual identities and a t m o s p h e r e s . " says D e e p C o v e r e s i d e n t Pam J o h n s o n , w h o r e t u r n s f o r h e r s e c o n d s e a s o n as set and site designer of Bard o n the Beach. The Tempest, o n e of Shakespeare's final plays, is a magical r o m a n c e set o n an e n c h a n t e d island, w h e r e e n e mies and lovers are b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r by a s u p e r n a t u r a l s t o r m . T h i s is the island r u l e d by the s o r c e r e r P r o s p e r o , w h o can b e n d t h e e l e ments and spirits t o his w i l l , w h e r e t r u e love can b l o s s o m in the blink of an eye, and w h e r e c r i m e s can be p u n i s h e d a n d f o r g i v e n w i t h magical results. The Tempest is d i r e c t e d by renowned director/actor Douglas C a m p b e l l and runs June 14 t o S e p t e m b e r 24. "Henry IV, Part One is a ' h i s t o r y England, t o a t a v e r n , and finally t o the battlefields of war." H e n r y (V, Part One is staged by r e s p e c t e d C a n a d i a n d i r e c t o r M o i r a W y l i e and runs July 4 to September 23. Last s u m m e r , a s e c o n d stage was a d d e d t o the B a r d o n the B e a c h site. N a m e d in h o n o u r of D o u g l a s C a m p b e l l , o n e of the great figures o f C a n a d i a n t h e a t r e , the D o u g l a s C a m p b e l l S t u d i o Stage offers a s h o r t e r r u n of o n e of Shakespeare's l e s s e r - p e r f o r m e d plays, adapted f o r a smaller cast.This s u m m e r Miles P o t t e r w i l l d i r e c t All's Well That Ends Well, a b i t t e r s w e e t s t o r y of u n r e q u i t e d love. It runs July 2 0 t o S e p t e m b e r 3. N o r t h Vancouver actor David M a r r r e t u r n s f o r his fifth s u m m e r at B a r d o n the B e a c h , p e r f o r m i n g as t h e cynical Parolles. w h o e n c o u r a g e s his l o r d , B e r t r a m , t o escape m a r r i a g e t o the w o r t h y H e l e n a by r u n n i n g away t o t h e w a r s in Tuscany. F o u r years ago, M a r r m a d e his B a r d d e b u t as B e n e d i c k o p p o s i t e K a t h l e e n B a r r as Beatrice, the bickering would-be l o v e r s in Much Ado About Nothing. David Marr, seen here as Angelo in Measure for Measure f/999) plays Parolles in M a i n s t a g e tickets cost $15.00 to All's W e l l T h a t E n d s W e l l for Bard on or Beach's Festival Photo by G/en Erikson the 2000 Today, t h e t w o are happily m a r r i e d and recently c e l e b r a t e d t h e b i r t h of t h e i r s e c o n d child. play o u t u n d e r a s u m m e r sky w h e n B a r d o n t h e B e a c h p r e s e n t s its N t h annual Shakespeare Festival in V a n i e r Park, June 14 t o S e p t e m b e r 2 4 . T h i s year, t h r e e o f Shakespeare's brilliant plays w i l l be p e r f o r m e d u n d e r t h e tents, w i t h The Tempest and Henry IV, Part One r u n n i n g in r e p e r t o r y o n t h e Mainstage w h i l e All's Well That Ends Well enjoys a seven-week run o n t h e D o u g l a s C a m p b e l l S t u d i o Stage. N o r t h S h o r e residents play an i m p o r tant r o l e on-stage a n d b e h i n d t h e scenes in all t h r e e p r o d u c t i o n s this summer. T h e l a n d m a r k Mainstage t e n t s e r v e s as the t h e a t r e f o r t w o plays, oj ~n fc < m; I agic a n d m a y h e m , love and I betrayal, c o u r a g e a n d c o w a r d i c e which are often p e r f o r m e d o n the same day w i t h i n h o u r s of each o t h e r , A s a result, t h e set design must have an essential s t r u c t u r e that can s e r v e f o r t w o separate plays, yet be v e r s a t i l e e n o u g h t o s e t t h e scene f o r t h e m a n y different locales w i t h i n b o t h stories. "It is always a challenge t o p r e sent t w o v e r y different plays o n t h e '^ play,'" o b s e r v e s J o h n s o n , " f i l l e d w i t h h u m o u r a n d war, a play of the e a r t h . T h e r e is n o t h i n g e t h e r e a l a b o u t this play; it's a b o u t real m e n and p o w e r , strategies and defeat, and the set is designed t o a c c o m m o d a t e a m u l t i t u d e of l o c a t i o n s -- f r o m a palace in $24.50; Studio Stage tickets cost $12.50 to $21.00. For a brochure to order tickets, call the Bard Box Office at 7 3 9 - 0 5 5 9 For a www.bardonthebeach.org. performance schedule, check the Bard website at