Shakespeare meets “I Love Lucy” in this 1950s spin on one of the Bard’s wildest and most appealing comedies. The notorious John Falstaff, larger-than-life in every way, leaves the big city to work his charms on the suburban inhabitants of Windsor. Always hustling for his next buck, he sets his sights on two of Windsor’s ladies-who-lunch, but when they figure out Falstaff’s game, they decide to teach him a lesson he won’t forget. Under the direction of Globe Resident Artist James Vásquez, mistaken identities, romance, and an unforgettable gallery of Shakespeare’s most vivid characters fill the stage for a theatrical rollercoaster ride that’s raucous, kooky, and entirely bewitching.
The Merry Wives of Windsor is supported by major production sponsors The James Silberrad Brown Foundation at the San Diego Foundation, Karen and Donald Cohn, Ann Davies, Darlene Marcos Shiley, and The Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Fund; production sponsors Diane Berol in memory of John Berol and Jeannie Polinsky Rivkin Artistic Fund.
Total running time: Two hours and 20 minutes (two acts with one intermission).
Admission/Cost: $95 - $116
Location:
Lowell Davies Festival Theatre
Old Globe Theatre
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
Dates and times:
July 30 – September 3, 2023
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays - 8:00 PM
