Hamlet

July 19th - August 5th, 2012
Priest Point Park

In Denmark, a king is dead. His brother, Claudius, has snatched the throne and the widowed queen. Life goes on—for everyone but Hamlet. The prince, fixated on his uncle as the murderer, is charged by his father's ghost to avenge the wrong. Disconnected from the foul world around him, Hamlet strains under the weight of his task. Animal Fire's first production of Shakespeare's disturbing and psychologically rich masterpiece digs into the enigma of a man's mind.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

July 7th - 31st, 2011
Priest Point Park

Shakespeare's classic pastoral / romantic / comedy / fantasy: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare's only play to feature the combined elements of Fey crossed lovers, amateur dramatists, royal weddings, transmogrification, jealousy, love, forgiveness, and a dog. These elements all combine into one of his most boisterous, yet moving, comedies.

Twelfth Night

January 20th - January 29th, 2011
The Evergreen State College

When Viola washes ashore off the coast of Illyria and takes on the disguise of a man she is caught in a sticky love triangle. Then the party begins. Illyria is turned into a topsy-turvy free for all, but don't worry, Shakespeare's darkest comedy ends well... for almost everyone.

Plays from 2010