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Nell Gwynn (Scarlett Strallen) soars in a musical number with the company in Chicago Shakespeare’s North American premiere production of Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in the Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.

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Nell Gwynn (Scarlett Strallen) and King Charles II (Timothy Edward Kane) embrace the royal spaniel, Oliver Cromwell (Bentley) in Chicago Shakespeare’s North American premiere production of Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in the Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.

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The company performs an exuberant song and dance number in Chicago Shakespeare’s North American premiere production of Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in the Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.

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Nell Gwynn (Scarlett Strallen), one of the first actresses to perform on the stages of London’s burgeoning West End, captures the hearts of audiences—and the king—in Chicago Shakespeare’s North American premiere production of Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in the Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.

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King Charles II (Timothy Edward Kane) rebuffs his advisor Lord Arlington (Larry Yando) in Chicago Shakespeare’s North American premiere production of Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in the Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.

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Edward Kynaston (David Bedella) demonstrates his techniques for portraying women onstage, while John Dryden (Christopher Sheard), Ned Spiggett (Richard David), and Thomas Killigrew (Bret Tuomi) look on in Chicago Shakespeare’s North American premiere production of Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in the Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.

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Pre-Production Image 01

Timothy Edward Kane is King Charles II and Scarlett Strallen is Nell Gwynn in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of the Olivier Award-winning comedy Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Jeff Sciortino.

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Scarlett Strallen is Nell Gwynn in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of the Olivier Award-winning comedy Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe, in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater, September 20–November 4, 2018. Photo by Jeff Sciortino.

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