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Photo Flash: First Look at THE RIVALS at Michigan Shakespeare Festival

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Michigan Shakespeare Festival presents THE RIVALS this summer, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

"'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion." Replete with disguises, mistaken identities, and malaprops aplenty, Richard Brinsley Sheridan's THE RIVALS is a rollicking romantic comedy of wit and manners.

Directed by Robert Kauzlaric, the show features scenic design by Jeromy Hopgood, lighting design by Diane D Fairchild and costume design by Melanie Schuessler.

The Official Shakespeare Festival of the state of Michigan, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival continues to celebrate its 21st season at the Village Theatre at Cherry Hill in Canton Michigan from July 29th through August 16th, 2015.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE RIVALS at Michigan Shakespeare Festival Image
Wendy Katz Hiller (Mrs. Malaprop) and Laurel Schroeder (Lydia Languish)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE RIVALS at Michigan Shakespeare Festival Image
Annie Keris (Julia Melville) and Laurel Schroeder (Lydia Languish)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE RIVALS at Michigan Shakespeare Festival Image
Alan Ball (Sir Anthony Absolute) and Dan Wilson (Captain Jack Absolute)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE RIVALS at Michigan Shakespeare Festival Image
Dan Wilson (Captain Jack Absolute) and Laurel Schroeder (Lydia Languish)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE RIVALS at Michigan Shakespeare Festival Image
Annie Keris (Julia Melville), Edmund Alyn Jones (Faukland), and Alan Ball (Sir Anthony Absolute)

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