Shakespeare on the Bluff returns to Loyola Marymount University this summer with free performances of the plot-shifting, tragicomedy “The Winter’s Tale,” and the Bard’s engaging dark comedy, “Measure for Measure.” Both shows will take place on the Drollinger Family Stage in Lawton Plaza on LMU’s Westchester campus, where guests can bring low lawn chairs and picnics to enjoy live theatre beneath the stars. “The Winter’s Tale” runs from June 12-14, and “Measure for Measure” is July 10-12. “Shakespeare spoke truth to power with his plays, and we do the same. These plays are not old, or ‘safe.’ The comedies remind us of how foolish we can be in our everyday lives and relationships; the tragedies serve to remind us of what happens when we are not guided by the better angels of our nature,” said Kevin Wetmore, professor of theatre arts and the artistic director of Shakespeare on the Bluff. “This year’s eighth season of Shakespeare on the Bluff reinforces the importance of the arts in addressing and illuminating issues of culture. In a time when the funding for the arts on both the national and local level is being cancelled and curtailed, our beloved, free Shakespeare on the Bluff is […]
