PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Co. and Rhode Island Latino Arts’ Shakespeare en el Verano, or Shakespeare in the summer, will take place July 7-31.
In its second iteration, the festival will feature a new bilingual adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” co-directed by Brown University and Trinity MFA student Marcel Mascaro.
“I’m thrilled to build on the tremendous success of last summer and bring back our Shakespeare en el Verano program. I’m also incredibly grateful we once again get to partner with Rhode Island Latino Arts and their wonderful executive director, Marta V. Martínez,” said Tyler Dobrowsky, co-director, in a statement.
The schedule for the monthlong event is as follows:
- Friday, July 7 at Jenks Park in Central Falls at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, July 8 at WaterFire Providence at 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, July 14 at South Providence Library at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, July 16 at the Steel Yard at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, July 20 at Temple to Music in Roger Williams Park at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, July 22 at WaterFire Providence at 6 p.m.
- Sunday, July 23 at the Southside Cultural Center at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, July 27 at the Armory Farmers Market at 7 p.m.
- Monday, July 31 at Mixed Magic Theater at 7 p.m.
All performances are free and open to the public.
Rhode Island Latino Arts Executive Director Marta V. Martínez said in prepared remarks: “Together, we are not just offering another play by Shakespeare, but we’re making local theater in general more accessible to the largest and fastest-growing population in the state.”
Shakespeare en el Verano is made possible by a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation and the Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a PBN staff writer. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey.
