Student Matinees

Everyone can tell that Benedick, a bachelor who’s sworn off love, and Beatrice, who’s strong-willed and witty, are perfect for each other—except for Benedick and Beatrice! Their friends come up with a plan to trick them into realizing they’re in love, while Hero and Claudio, two younger characters, begin a romance of their own. However, deception, broken promises, and folly may ruin the happy ending for these blossoming love birds. 

The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Selina Cadell

Devastated with grief, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet returns to Elsinore to bury his father, King Hamlet. The throne is now helmed by his murderous uncle, Claudius, and his virtuous mother, Gertrude. Hamlet is immediately visited by his father’s ghost who urges him to revenge his “foul and most unnatural murder”. Hamlet grapples with grief, action (or, inaction), and the meaning of life in this thrilling, political, family drama.

The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
By William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by Edward Hall

Falstaff, the irrepressible, irresistible companion of Prince Hal, triumphantly returns to Shakespeare’s stage in a play written just for him. As short on cash as he is on scruples, Falstaff sets out to woo two of Windsor’s very respectable—very married—women. But the Wives of Windsor have minds and plans of their own. Passion and sweet revenge lace the air. 

The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Phillip Breen