All-Female Shakespeare Troupe Will Perform at Pleasanton Park in August

NOTE: This article contains a correction. The location of the performance in an earlier version was incorrect.

The all-female Shakespeare troupe Woman’s Will will bring summer favorite, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to a new location, Centennial Park, 5353 Sunol  Blvd., at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, August 14.

The park is located at the corner of Santa Rita Road at 4301 Black Ave.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, according to a release from the is about magic, love and family--the family we are born into and the family we create. 

Woman’s Will’s open-air production is set in the late 1960s. According to Director Victoria Evans Erville, the show brings that era’s “melting pot of music, sexual freedom, creative expression, and politics” to the classic play. All elements of the show are portrayed in “family friendly” fashion.

Callboard Magazine says, “Woman’s Will proves itself the most imaginative and one of the best Shakespeare companies” and Chad Jones, formerly of the Oakland Tribune, wrote, “There’s probably no Shakespeare that Woman’s Will wouldn’t do well … Woman’s Will is no-nonsense theatre brimming with intelligence and passion.” 

Audiences are invited to bring picnic blankets and refreshments to the park. Admission is free; donations will be accepted.

Information: 925-931-5340.