Trinity Shakespeare Festival is onstage at TCU June 8-27

Andrew Milbourn will play the Prince of Denmark in Trinity Shakespeare's production of "Hamlet"

Fort Worth, TX

7/6/2010

Ticket sales for the upcoming Trinity Shakespeare Festival are now available online at www.trinityshakes.org or in person at the Buschman Theatre box office (located in Ed Landreth Hall on the TCU campus, S. University Drive and W. Cantey Street).  The box office will be open Monday through Friday, 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. and one hour before performance times at the box office nearest each play venue. The number to call is 817-257-8080.
 
Tickets are $20/adults, $10/students/seniors/TCU faculty and staff with ID.
 
This year’s productions are two of Shakespeare’s most popular plays — the ultimate tragedy, Hamlet, and his delightful romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.  Trinity Shakespeare Festival is a professional Shakespeare company housed on the campus of TCU.  Performances will begin with pay-what-you-can previews of Hamlet on Tuesday, June 8 and Much Ado About Nothing on Wednesday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. Opening Nights will be Thursday, June 10 with Hamlet in the Hays Theatre at 7:30 p.m. and Much Ado About Nothing in the Buschman Theatre on Friday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m.
 
The plays continue with a revolving schedule through June 27.  Performances will be in TCU’s newly renovated, intimate (indoor/air conditioned) theaters: the Jerita Foley Buschman Theatre and the Marlene and Spencer Hays Theatre.
 
The 2009 Trinity Shakespeare Festival productions of Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night received numerous Dallas Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum Awards including Outstanding Performances by an Actor and Actress, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Design.
 
The performance schedule for this season:
 

Hamlet – Hays Theatre

Preview: Tues. June 8 7:30 p.m.  – pay what you can preview
Thurs., June 10 7:30 p.m. – OPENING NIGHT
Sat. June 12, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., June 16 7:30 p.m. – half-price Wednesday
Friday, June 18 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 20 2:30 p.m. – matinee
Thursday, June 24 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 26 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 27 7:30 p.m. – Closing

Much Ado About Nothing  – Buschman Theatre

Preview: Wed. June 9 7:30 p.m. – pay what you can preview
Friday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. – OPENING NIGHT
Sunday, June 13, 2:30 p.m. – matinee
Thursday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 19, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. – half-price Wednesday
Friday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 27, 2:30 p.m. – matinee CLOSING

For additional information, visit the Web site at www.trinityshakes.org or call 817-257-7625.