How Shakespeare Won the West

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About This Show

Huntington Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Richard Nelson’s How Shakespeare Won the West, about a troupe of 19th-century actors who perform Shakespeare for entertainment-starved panhandlers. Jonathan Moscone directs.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: September 12, 2008 Final Performance: October 5, 2008

Theatermania Review

| | September 15, 2008
Richard Nelson’s new play about a troupe of 19th-century actors proves to be little more than a plodding history lesson.

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