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2010 Twilight Romance
Directed by Michael Streeter STAGE MANAGER - Shelley B. Shelley SET DESIGN & TECHNICAL DIRECTION - Michael Streeter COSTUME DESIGN - Laura Streeter PRODUCERS - Michael Streeter & Jeremy Lillie DRAMATIS PERSONAE Robert Ciardi a LORD of Ephesus a LORD of Antioch ESCHINES, a Lord of Tyre a second FISHERMAN a KNIGHT from Iberia a PIRATE JOHN, a brothel patron Margaret Darling a LORD of Tyre SIMONIDES, Queen of Pentapolis PHILEMON, servant to Cerimon PHILOTEN, daughter of Dionyza DIANA, a goddess Michael Godsey ANTIOCHUS, King of Antioch a second LORD of Tarsus a KNIGHT from Carthage LYSIMACHUS, Governor of Myteline Alan Hakim CLEON, Governor of Tharsus a FISHERMAN a MARSHALL of the court of Simonides a MARINER a SERVANT in Ephesus JAKE, a brothel patron Curt Hanson GOWER, a Poet of old HELICANUS, Pericles's Deputy in Tyre Dana Millican DIONYZA, wife to Cleon CERIMON, a Physician of Ephesus a PRIESTESS of Pentapolis Emily Riley a LADY of Tarsus Laodice III, DAUGHTER of Antiochus a LADY of Antioch THAISA, daughter of Simonides a LADY of Mytaline Jake Rossman a KNIGHT from Macedonia THALIARD, a lord of Antioch a LORD of Tharsus a PIRATE BOLT Olivia Shimkus a third FISHERMAN LYCHORIDA, nurse to Marina a PRIESTESS of Diana a BAWD Matt Volner PERICLES, Prince of Tyre PANDER Holly Wigmore Laodice II, WIFE of Antiochus a second LADY of Tyre a second LADY of Pentapolis a GENTLEWOMAN of Ephesus MARINA, daughter of Pericles and Thaisa MUSIC CHOREOGRAPHY - Michael Streeter PERCUSSION - William H. Johnson, Jr. Chi Passa Music -Filippo Azzaiuolo Lyrics -Clement Robinson Loath to Depart Music -Michael Streeter Lyrics -Thomas Ravenscroft and Michael Streeter Arrangement -Brandon Streeter and Michael Godsey Marina's Song Music -Holly Wigmore Lyrics -Lawrence Twine
Pericles, Prince of Tyre is probably the first of several works that Shakespeare wrote in a revived medieval style later known as the Romance (after the Romance-language tales that were their inspiration). These plays (among them Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest) are designed to evoke strong feelings of sympathy for the characters as they are propelled by crises and catastrophe across far-flung exotic landscapes to an eventual miraculous (if bittersweet) reunion. Often far-fetched, these fantastic tales of knights and ladies in search for love, honor or family were popular due the sensations their epic adventures evoked. Like The Comedy of Errors and Twelfth Night, the main source of Pericles is taken from the story of Apollonius of Tyre , as told in the 14th-Century English poet John Gower's Confessio Amantis (Gower even appears in the play). The tawdriness of Pericles is interesting and titillating: Incest, a house of ill repute, STDs, a virgin offered up for sale, the threat of rape, etc., are all part of the tapestry of Pericles, along with other story elements similar to the Odyssey, Oedipus, Job, Jonah and even Sleeping Beauty. A heavy dose of "willing suspension of disbelief" is not necessary to enjoy this classical fairy-tale, but it sure helps! Probably co-written with George Wilkins fairly late in Shakespeare's career, Pericles became his most popular play during his lifetime and was enjoyed by thousands more over the next century. Wilkins also published a novelization of the story, which allows modern scholars to reconstruct the missing pieces of the lone incomplete edition of the script that was published in Shakespeare's lifetime. Since Pericles is rarely done even by ongoing Shakespeare repertory companies, and not seen by Portland audiences since PAE last performed in 1988, this is an opportunity to catch an early romance from the Bard of Avon when he was at the zenith of his powers. *All Shows are FREE* Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings June 17, 18, 19, & 24, 7:30 pm -Mt. Tabor Park summit at SE Harvey Scott Circle, NOT the amphitheater How to find your way around Mt. Tabor Park and other Frequently Asked Questions. June 25, 6:30 pm -Marylhurst University 17600 Pacific Highway, Lake Oswego On the Knight's Green in front of the BP John Administration Bldg. June 26, 6:00 pm -Somerset Meadows Park 3360 NW Parkview Dr, Beaverton Part of the Tualatin Valley Parks & Recreation Summer Concerts in the Park series July 1 & 2nd, 7:30 pm -Mt. Tabor Park summit July 3, 6:00 pm -Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy 39250 Pioneer Blvd, behind City Hall July 8, 9, & 10, 7:30 pm -Mt. Tabor Park summit July 15, 16, & 17, 7:30 pm -Mt. Tabor Park summit Sorry, no ASL Interpreted Performance. It's not for lack of trying, though.

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