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Two white women shake their fists to the sky in Shakespeare's As You Like It

2022 Summer Season

An image of a person behind a sheet with William Shakespeare's MXBETH on the top. The Shake on the Lake log, which includes the words Shake on the Lake with the S like a serpent is on the very top.

William Shakespeare’s tragic Scottish Play is brought to life in an outdoor touring performance by Shake on the Lake.

 
On tour from Wednesday, July 27 to Thursday, August 4, 2022
 

Shake on the Lake (SOTL) has produced live, outdoor, professional
performances of William Shakespeare’s plays since 2012, and this summer
SOTL returns to live touring for the first time since 2019, with our own
unique outdoor staging of the tragic Scottish play, MXBETH.

“By the pricking of the thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”
Once upon a dreary heath in Scotland, three “weird sisters” conjure a
prophecy that predicts Macbeth will ascend to the throne of Scotland.
How far will the war-torn general go to see the prophecy come true? A
bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
into the realms of paranoia, madness, and to the mouth of death.

Join us at historic and lovely outdoor venues throughout Western New York and
bring a lawn chair, and immerse yourself into the world of William
Shakespeare in SOTL’s fast, fun, and physical style of performance,
featuring live music and a professional cast of artists.

Designed & staged for Shakespeare newbies and Bard aficionados alike!

Appropriate for all audiences.

Approx. Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission.

We request you to RSVP to the show in order to estimate crowd size.

Shows marked with an * have pay-what-you-can tickets.

Tour Stops

Wednesday, July 27 at 6:30 p.m.- St. Joseph’s Park, Rochester, New York*

Thursday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m.- Wadsworth Homestead, Geneseo, New York*
Rain Venue: under the tent adjacent to the Homestead on the property

Friday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. – Perry Public Beach, Perry, New York (Silver Lake)*
Rain Venue: under the pavilion at the Perry Public Beach

Saturday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. – Perry Public Beach, Perry, New York (Silver Lake)*
Rain Venue: Epworth Hall, 20 Janes Avenue, Silver Lake, NY

Saturday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. – Perry Public Beach, Perry, New York (Silver Lake)*
Rain Venue: Epworth Hall, 20 Janes Avenue, Silver Lake, NY

Sunday, July 31 at 3:00 p.m. – Angelica Park Circle, Angelica, New York
Rain Venue: Angelica Free Library, 55 W Main St, Angelica, NY 14709

Rain Venue: Pavilion DB Bunce Elementary School, 7071 York Rd, Pavilion, NY 14525
 

Rain Venue: The Hillcrest Estate, 1940 Craig Rd, Pavilion, NY 14525

Performances happen rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, Shake on the Lake will announce via social media and email ticket holders.

Social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols will remain in place

Dairy Farmer Project reading

Dairy Farmer Project Reading

Saturday, August 6

3:00 p.m.

Theatre@37 , 37 South Main Street, Perry, NY 14530

Vinny Mraz, Shake on the Lake’s Playwright-in-Residence, presents a reading of his new work, the Dairy Farmer Project. He’s been engaging in research over the last year with dairy farmers and agriculture professionals in the Genesee Valley and Wyoming County to develop this new work.

See this work-in-progress on its way to becoming a full production that will debut the summer of 2023.

Support for this project is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts and the Individual Artist Grant Program, and the Community Arts Grant Program through the Arts Council for Wyoming County.

 

Social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols will remain in place.

three actors dancing, two white women and one Black man and one white man playing a guitar in the background during a production of As You Like It