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Event Series Event Series: Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival 2022

Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival 2022

Date
July 2, 2022
Time
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost
Free
Organizer’s Site
http://www.iscla.org/festival-2022
Council District
City Council District 4
Event Series Dates
July 2 to September 4, Wednesday through Sunday, 7:00 p.m.

Grab your picnic basket and shake out your blankets! Join us for 10 weeks of free theater under the stars at the Dell at the top of the Old Zoo.

Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, is a rarely performed comedy written by a friend of Shakespeare. Perfect for family audiences, the play is a wild joyride and a love letter to theatrical invention.

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, will transport you to an eerie world where characters appear from behind trees, magic is happening in the woods, and nothing is but what is not.

July 2 – September 4
Wednesday – Sunday at 7pm
Registration required

General Admission Registration opens June 24.

Location

The Independent Shakespeare Co.
The Old Zoo, Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027 United States + Google Map
Website:
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