Pericles in Clark Park at Shakespeare in Clark Park

Full Casts & Complete Lineup Set for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

May 08, 2023

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has announced the complete principal casts, creative teams, and events planned for the previously announced summer season.

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Shakespeare In Clark Park Announces Artistic Director Leadership Change

October 27, 2022

Shakespeare in Clark Park has announced the appointment of Carly L. Bodnar as its interim Artistic Director. As the nonprofit theater company searches for a permanent artistic director, Bodnar replaces its beloved former Artistic Director Kittson O’Neill, who departed after this summer’s production of The Taming! to lead the theater department at Abington Friends School.

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Azuka Theatre Will Kick Off Their Season With the World Premiere of YOUNG MONEY Next Month

October 22, 2021

Azuka Theatre presents the World Premiere of Young Money by Philadelphia playwright Erlina Ortiz, directed by Briana Gause.

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Photos: PERIl'S ISLAND Opens Tonight as Park of Shakespeare in Clark Park

August 13, 2021

Directed by Sam Tower, with lead writer Alexandra Espinoza, this dance theatre performance is filled with pirates, scooters, jokes, and more. The show begins at 6pm nightly, with timed entry and reservations available for free to the public.

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Shakespeare in Clark Park Will Present GERMANTOWN PLAYS PERICLES This Month

August 13, 2021

Festivities in Vernon Park begin at 5:30pm each evening with a fair including interactive art installations, games, resource tables, a mutual aid station, reunion photo booth, drumming, and more. The evening culminates with an original 30-minute play at 7pm that refracts Shakespeare's PERICLES through a poetic story which centers Black Germantown and the community's fight against gentrification. This event is free and open to the public. 

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Shakespeare in Clark Park Presents GERMANTOWN PLAYS PERICLES

August 04, 2021

This summer, Shakespeare in Clark Park is thrilled to bring live theater back to not one, but three parks! August 28 & 29 will be the Germantown production, Germantown Plays Pericles.

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Shakespeare In Clark Park Presents PERIL'S ISLAND

August 02, 2021

The second in Shakespeare in Clark Park's summer trilogy, Peril's Island, premieres in Kensington's Harrowgate Park on August 13 - 15. Directed by Sam Tower, with lead writer Alexandra Espinoza, this dance theatre performance is filled with pirates, scooters, jokes, and more. The show begins at 6pm nightly, with timed entry and reservations available for free to the public. 

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Photos: Check Out Photos From Opening Night of PERICLES in Clark Park

July 29, 2021

This summer, Shakespeare in Clark Park is back in full swing! This July 28th - August 1st, they present Pericles: Prince of Tyre at 7pm nightly.

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Shakespeare In Clark Park Presents PERICLES: PRINCE OF TYRE

June 29, 2021

This summer, Shakespeare in Clark Park is back in full swing! This July 28th - August 1st, they present Pericles: Prince of Tyre at 7pm nightly.

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How Philadelphia Non-Profit Shakespeare In Clark Park Never Stopped Bringing Live Arts To The Community

May 19, 2021

While the world shifted to the digital sphere in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Shakespeare in Clark Park adapted and overcame in a way that allowed them to continue to provide safe, innovative, in-person theatre all pandemic long.

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What's On Stage This Summer? Check Out Our Guide To Theatre Across The Country!

April 24, 2021

We've rounded up some of the top productions on stage this summer! Find something near you to see using our comprehensive guide below!

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Shakespeare in Clark Park Announces Postponement of 2020 Season

May 08, 2020

Shakespeare in Clark Park has announced the postponement of its planned 2020 summer season until the summer of 2021. After consideration and thoughtful conversations with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, SCP has concluded that it would not be safe for their audiences, which number in the thousands each season, to gather in the parks this summer.

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