Shakesbiergarten: Wintermärchen

Here’s how to enjoy a summer triple treat: snacks, cool drinks, and theater in the balmy evening air!

All plays are presented in an entertaining, beer-garden-friendly version lasting about 40 minutes, leaving plenty of time afterward to wind down, chat, and enjoy a nightcap.

Shakespeare’s romance “The Winter’s Tale” is a fairy-tale-like play that breaks free from real-world geographical and historical settings, with the plot driven solely by the emotional impulses of its protagonists. It tells of the destructive power of jealousy and tyranny and the healing power of love and forgiveness. As tragic and somber as the play begins, it develops into something joyful, hopeful, and comedic after the time jump in the second act.