4.14.2023 Celebrate the Works of Shakespeare with Gaithersburg Arts on the Green

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (April 13, 2023) Gaithersburg's Arts on the Green invites you to celebrate the Bard with performances of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play at the Arts Barn and the 3rd annual Walking with Shakespeare event at Observatory Park.

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

April 21 – 30

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road

$22, $20 Student (ages 15 - 21), $15 Youth (ages 14 and under)

Purchase tickets here.

In partnership with Sandy Spring Theatre Group, Arts on the Green presents William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. The recently discovered manuscript of Shakespeare's very first play, written in his own hand, shows all his most famous characters and familiar speeches in a brand-new story. However, because it's one hundred hours long and contains multiple unwieldy story lines, it has been abridged down to a brief 90 minutes. It's "Shakespeare as you've never imagined!" Recommended for ages 12 and up.

Walking with Shakespeare

Saturday, April 22, 1 to 4 p.m.

Observatory Park, 100 DeSellum Avenue.

$10, $5 Student (ages 18 and under)

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Experience William Shakespeare's most celebrated plays as they come to life on this unique walking tour. Celebrate the Bard's 459th birthday with a stroll through the spring air. Meet traveling minstrels along the way as you travel past scenes from six Shakespearian comedies and tragedies. Each scene lasts approximately 10 minutes, and all pathways are accessible. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a medieval re-creation organization, will be on hand with demonstrations of music, weaving, calligraphy, and fencing. This program is recommended for ages 12 and older.

For more information, please call 301-258-6394 or visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram at ArtsontheGreen.