Pepperdine Fine Arts Division Presents "The Winter's Tale"

Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division presents

The Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare
Hollace Starr, Director

Wednesday, April 6–Friday, April 8, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 2022, 2 p.m.
$15
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University’s Fine Arts Division will present The Winter's Tale by playwright William Shakespeare on Wednesday, April 6 through Friday, April 8, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for Pepperdine faculty and staff, and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students. Tickets are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or visiting the event page.

There will also be a talkback immediately after the Wednesday, April 6 performance featuring the cast and director.

It is winter in Sicilia, but King Leontes is overcome by a searing hot rage when he accuses his beloved queen Hermione of infidelity. Unwilling to be reasoned with, Leontes sets out on a course of retribution that erases all traces of everyone he holds dear. Only the passage of time and the flowering of spring can restore the promises of hope and forgiveness.

Associate Professor of Theatre Hollace Starr directs the cast, which features Analise Avila, Nicholas Board, Samuel Brock, Shana Childress, Yayabell Debay, Lauren Drake, Matthew Dylan Hamm, Jada Henry, Evan Huit, Juliet Johnson, Abrianna Lawrence, Cat Masterson, Abigail Moore, Genesis Ochoa, Zoe Prior, Hannah Sedlacek, Cole Wagner, Maxwell Zink.

“The play is timely and goes to some very dark places,” Starr said. “But fortunately the play offers some relief halfway through and becomes a comedy! It’s truly remarkable how, once you adjust to Shakespeare’s language (which is beautiful) just how contemporary and modern these characters and situations are.”

Warning: Though this play may be appropriate for young audience members, it does contain mature themes and strong (albeit Shakespearean) language.

An Important Update for Patrons
If you have any questions about purchasing or reserving tickets contact the Box Office at cfabox@pepperdine.edu or by phone at 310.506.4522.

Face coverings are optional regardless of vaccination status inside Smothers Theatre, Raitt Recital Hall, Lindhurst Theatre, and the Weisman Museum of Art. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health strongly encourages wearing face coverings while indoors.

For more information about current health and safety policies at CFA, please visit here.

THE DETAILS:

WHAT: The Winter's Tale
WHEN: Wednesday, April 6–Friday, April 8, 2022, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 9, 2022, 2 p.m.
Talkback immediately after the Wednesday, April 6 performance
WHERE: Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263
PRICE: $15 for adults, $12 for Pepperdine faculty and staff, $10 for full-time Pepperdine students; to purchase call (310) 506-4522 or visit the ticketing page


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