Beach arts – Shakespeare by the Sea
Shakespeare by the Sea treturns to Valley Park in Hermosa Beach with “The Winter’s Tale” on Wed., July 11 and “The Merry Wives of Windsor” on Thurs., July 12. Photo Each year, and this is their 21st, Shakespeare by the Sea literally begins, and ends, by the sea, at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro. Then, like the troupers and troubadours they are, they take their productions up and down the coast and inland to such cities as Whittier and South Pasadena. By now the company has attempted all but one or two of the Bard’s plays, and the annual repertoire almost always features one comedy and one drama, or something light and something sobering. And this year? The ensemble begins with “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” which is being described as “a rollicking romantic comedy that tells of Falstaff’s folly: courting two married women at the same time. It’s mischief and mayhem galore.” The play is being directed by long-time company member (director and actor) Cylan Brown. This is what he says about tackling it: “I am fascinated with ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ because it is Shakespeare’s only portrayal of the Elizabethan middle class. It’s also the only play he named solely after his female…
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