Two Gentlemen of Verona
"Comedy, love and a bit with a dog" - from Shakespeare in Love referring to Two Gentlemen of Verona. In Shakespeare’s earliest comedy, he takes us on a journey from "boring" Verona to "fabulous" Milan to a lawless Italian forest. Proteus and Valentine are best friends, but the bounds and bonds of friendship are tested when they both want the same girl. See the original characters that would be echoed in his future plays, his first use of cross dressing, lovers that would reappear in a summer’s dream, and hints of many of his other future characters. Throw in a real dog (who may or may not bark in verse) and you never know what will happen.

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Performances
• Saturday, August 16, 7:00PM
• Wednesday, August 20, 7:00PM
• Friday, August 22, 7:00PM
• Sunday, August 24, 2:00PM (matinee)
• Wednesday, August 27, 7:00PM
• Friday, August 29, 7:00PM

Othello
Othello is unique among Shakespeare’s masterpieces for its purity of story and morality. A black man in a white society, Othello has earned immense respect and honored military position – but does he go too far when he woos Desdemona, the epitome of white beauty and goodness. Their marriage represents absolute virtue, which can only be destroyed by equal malfeasance. That degree of evil quickly provided by Shakespeare’s most perfect villain, Iago who plots to vanquish the happiness surrounding him

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Performances
• Friday, August 15, 7:00PM
• Sunday, August 17, 2:00PM (matinee)
• Thursday, August 21, 7:00PM
• Saturday, August 23, 7:00PM
• Tuesday, August 26, 7:00PM
• Thursday, August 28, 7:00PM

Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors
The Performing Arts Center
Arroyo Valley High School
1881 West Baseline
San Bernardino, CA 92411




Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors
The Performing Arts Center
Arroyo Valley High School
1881 West Baseline
San Bernardino, CA 92411

Shakespeare and the City

"The debut of an original play by Molly Gross"
Sex was one of Shakespeare’s favorite topics, but how often do we get to hear his heroines talk about it? Lady Macbeth, Desdemona, Portia, and Viola come together in York to talk about more than just sex in this wonderful blend of Shakespearian and original dialogue that’s too good for cable. The sex, gossip and desperate acts of love might seem familiar to you, but until you mix some Shakespeare with some city, thou hast not seen anything like this.

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Performances

• Saturday, August 18, 8:00PM


• Sunday, August 19, 2:00PM


• Friday, August 24, 8:00PM


• Saturday, August 25, 8:00PM


• Tuesday, August 28, 7:00PM


• Thursday, August 30, 7:00PM

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by Edmond Rostand

“Was this the nose that launched a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of Ilium?” This classic, tragic comedy tells the tale of the soulful poet/philosopher and expert swordsman named Cyrano who falls in love with his beautiful cousin Roxanne, but is ashamed to woo her because of his magnificent protuberance. Instead he writes love letters for a slow-witted, but handsome soldier Christian. He sends up words of love through his pain to Roxanne’s balcony, knowing that they would never be returned to him. Such a noble nose is rare indeed.

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Performances

• Friday, August 17, 8:00PM


• Wednesday, August 22, 8:00PM


• Thursday, August 23, 8:00PM


• Sunday, August 26, 2:00PM


• Wednesday, August 29, 7:00PM


• Friday, August 31, 8:00PM

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