MC Theatre hosting Shakespeare by the River Celebration on June 5th
Marietta, Oho (06/02/2021) — Marietta College's Department of Theatre is proud to present "Shakespeare by the River," live on YouTube at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 5th. The performance is a celebration of the six seasons of "Shakespeare by the River."
Beginning in 2014, the festival has produced free Shakespeare productions in East Muskingum Park every summer until the pandemic upended last year's plans. This year, live from the Hermann Fine Arts Center, local actors Kalis Bigley and Cole Mazaher will host a program featuring encore performances from more than 20 past actors from the festival, live interviews with past participants, and a new musical performance from local bluegrass legend Todd Burge.
This is a chance to join the department as it celebrates seasons past and shares exciting news about the future of the festival.
The YouTube link will be posted on the department's Facebook page an hour before the program, which is made possible by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council.
Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For three consecutive years (2018-2020).
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