About the Show
For three centuries lovers of Shakespeare have searched for the Golden
Fleece of literature, a lost play titled Cardenio, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. The lure of this missing play about Cardenio, a bizarre character in Cervantes’s Don Quixote, has led lovers of Shakespeare on a chase through libraries, attics, and ancient barns. Cardenio may have been the great dramatist’s last tragedy and penultimate play.
This chilling drama by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher may have been
suppressed by the poet’s first editors in 1623 because it dealt with taboo
subjects. Full of terrifying suspense and horror, it is a beautifully
written play about love run amuck — seduction, swordplay, grave robbery,
suicide, madness, murder-and featuring a beguiling ghost and the obsession
of a powerful king for a beautiful woman who chooses death instead of his
love. Directed by Jared Sakren for Southwest Shakespeare Company.
Schedule
April 29- May 8 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday – Sunday & Wednesday – Saturday)
Saturday, May 1st – 10:00 pm
Sunday, May 2nd – 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 8th – 2:00 pm
Director’s orientation each night at 7:00 p.m.
Post-play discussion most nights after the show.
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