UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) brings its 2018/19 Hand of Time Tour to Penn State with a performance of William Shakespeare’s "The Winter’s Tale" at 7 p.m. on March 25 at Eisenhower Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
"The Winter’s Tale" embodies the sophistication and complex beauty of Shakespeare's later plays. Jealous King Leontes sentences his pregnant wife to death for an alleged affair. The shock of this sends her into labor. After giving birth, she and the baby disappear and Leontes assumes they are dead. Sixteen years pass, bringing the hopefulness of spring and the chance of a happy ending. In "The Winter's Tale," Shakespeare challenges audiences to consider jealousy, remorse and forgiveness.
The ASC brings a unique performance style to Eisenhower Auditorium, blending Shakespeare’s stagecraft with modern sensibility. The company uses universal lighting, minimal sets, character doubling, cross-gender casting, and live music. Shakespeare’s performance company couldn’t turn the lights out on the audience; actors and audience shared the same light. The Hand of Time Tour shares light with the audience throughout the performance for a unique brand of audience contact rarely seen in theater today.
Tickets for "The Winter’s Tale" are available at the Eisenhower Auditorium Box Office (814-863-0255).
The Penn State Department of English is sponsoring this event. Follow on Twitter: @PSUWintersTale and Instagram: psuwinterstale. For more information, contact Brice Peterson (bap245@psu.edu).