“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
Riverside Theatre invites you to attend a performance during this final weekend of its annual Shakespeare in the Park series, this year featuring the Bard’s most beloved comedy.
The play brings together three wonderfully mismatched worlds: the grand court of Athens, a scrappy group of amateur actors rehearsing a play, and a glittering fairy kingdom hidden in the forest.
When four young lovers flee the city to follow their hearts, they wander into a place where anything can happen, and usually does. A mischievous fairy named Puck, armed with a magic flower, sends the lovers chasing each other in all the wrong directions, and the queen of the fairies falls head over heels for a buffoonish “ass.” When dawn breaks, love wins, and all that’s left to do is celebrate with three weddings and a play-within-a-play so charmingly terrible it just might steal the show.
No tickets are necessary for these free performances. Riverside recommends audience members arrive by 7 PM to ensure you get a seat, as seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. If you have accessibility needs, please contact the Riverside Box Office at 319-259-7099.
Remaining performance dates (all performances begin at 7:30 PM):
Thursday, June 25
Friday, June 26
Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28