July 19, 2017
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
A taste of Shakespeare comes to Irving Park in northeast Portland this weekend as part of a series of free performances by the Oregon Practice Shakespeare Festival group.
Shakespeare at Irving Park
A theater group that brings
no-cost repertory Shake-
speare in parks and other ven-
ues in Portland and across the
state comes to Irving Park in
northeast Portland and Wil-
lamette Park in southwest
Portland for multiple per-
formances this weekend and
next weekend before moving
to Laurelhurst Park for shows
the weekend of Aug. 4-6.
The
Original
Practice
Shakespeare Festival group
will perform “Romeo & Ju-
liet” at 7 p.m. on Friday, July
21 at Willamette Park; “The
Merry Wives of Windsor, on
Saturday, July 22 at 2 p.m. at
Irving Park; followed by “Ju-
lius Caesar” at 7 p.m. on the
same day; and then “Much
Adoe About Nothing,” on
Sunday, July 23 at 2 p.m., and
“The Tempest” at 7 p.m., both
at Irving Park.
The actors perform uti-
lizing the original practice
techniques of Elizabethan
England with limited rehears-
al, no full script, audience
interaction, and an onstage
prompter. Learn more at ops-
fest.org