Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist Added to Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2011 Season

Italian playwright Dario Fo’s political farce Accidental Death of an Anarchist has been added to the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2011 season, and will run August 3-28. It replaces the previously reported Fallen Angels, by Noel Coward.

Inspired by a true story of man who “fell” from the window of a police station, Fo has invented an outrageously sly and caustic comedy filled with physical and linguistic acrobatics.

The season will begin with a Main Stage production of Moliere’s The Misanthrope (June 1-16), directed by Bonnie J. Monte. The company’s annual Outdoor Stage production at the Greek amphitheater at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morris Township, will be Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (June 22-July 31), directed by Cameron Watson. Back on the Main Stage, the Shakespeare Theatre will present Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens (July 6-24), directed by Brian B. Crowe.

Keith Hamilton Cobb will star in the title role of Shakespeare’s Othello (September 7-October 2). Next will be Christopher Sergel’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird (October 12-November 20), directed by Joe Discher. The season will close with Neil Bartlett’s A Christmas Carol from the novel by Charles Dickens, and directed by Bonnie J. Monte, December 1-January 1.

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