THE·TRAGEDY·OF
JULIUS·CÆSAR

"One of Shakespeare's most balanced plays, Julius Caesar is full of tension, offering no easy answers, nothing to tip the scales, and in the end this complexity is what qualifies Julius Caesar as a tragedy rather than a morality play . . . our imperfections can thwart the best of our intentions."  With these words, Portland newcomer Asae Dean painted her concept for PAE's 4th annual FREE evening production. Embracing the monarchist/republican tension of the Neoclassical late-18th Century revolutionary movement, PAE's bold and vibrant production contrasts the struggle of selfless revolutionary aims and self-serving political positioning. Altruism vs. Egotism, means vs. ends.

All shows start at 7:30 pm
 Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings
June 26, 27 and 28*
July 3, 5 (no show on the 4th)
July 10, 11 and 12
July 17, 18 and 19

Washington Park -inside of Lewis & Clark Circle - Located at the park entrance nearest downtown Portland , in front of the column at the Lewis & Clark Memorial.

*ASL Sign Interpreted Performance

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

You've heard about it in the movie Shakespeare in Love, now see what all the fuss was about! PAE concludes its 39th year of FREE Shakespeare-in-the-Parks with the Bard's unique (and controversial) commentary on friendship and fidelity in one of his earliest comedies (and there's a bit with a dog)!  Three-time PAE alumnus Nathan Markiewicz directs.

All shows start at 3:00 pm
Laurelhurst Park, July 26 and 27 - SE 35th Ave. and SE Oak St., near "picnic area F" in the center of the Park
Lynchwood Park, August 2 and 3 - SE Haig and SE 174th, between Division and Powell
Washington Park, August 9 and 10 - SW Washington Way, in the lower park, just North of  the Holocaust Memorial
Gabriel Park, August 16 and 17 - SW 45th Ave and SW Nevada Ct., past the Tennis Courts
Fernhill Park, August 23 and 24 - NE 37th Ave & Ainsworth St, on the NE 41st Ave. side
Reed College, August 30, 31 and September 1 - SE Woodstock and SE Reed College Pl., in front of Eliot Hall

If you missed it, click here and read about it.  It's the  . . .

Photo courtesy Michael Cook
 . . . which was recognized for artistic achievements by the Oregon Arts Commission, and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.