Every spring, one play of the Immortal Bard is celebrated by Weslaco’s Tower Theatre, South Texas College, the Weslaco Museum, local businesses, and the good people of the City of Weslaco.
As a community event, Shakespeare is the perfect vehicle. Performances of his plays happily gather people together to publicly celebrate something profound and popular.
Shakespeare’s depth and breadth also allows for wide participation in various other arts and in a wide array of interdisciplinary scholastic activities. Deep and delightful, aristocratic and democratic, intelligent while inclusive, Shakespeare offers something for everyone.
More than four hundred years after publication, Shakespeare continues to be read, performed, studied, and celebrated across the arts not because he is old or traditional, but because he speaks beautifully and profoundly to the human condition. Shakespeare is admired across different times and cultures because his brilliance as a poet stems from his genius as a philosopher. Beautiful, true, and good, Shakespeare is enjoyed by all because he speaks to all.
All are welcome! For questions, please contact Bryan H. Smith bsmith8@southtexascollege.edu or call 1 (956) 447 – 6619.
Student - UTRGV Theatre's Seymour the Troll
Seymour the Troll
by David B. Carren
Directed by Brian Warren
"SEYMOUR is a big green cave troll who lives in a cave on Troll Mountain, and he’s totally miserable. Everyone laughs when they hear his silly name, but he can't change it and it's ruining his life. Whoever heard of a scary troll named Seymour? Watch what happens when an big, unhappy troll searches Troll Mountain for a miracle that will stop the laughter. He encounters danger, disappointment, and a new friend who helps him embrace what makes him special.”
Theatre for Young Audiences
Tickets Friday 4/8/22 - 7PM - Romeo & Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.
In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers’ final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.
Shakes-Beer Event Tickets 4/09/22
Will’n in Weslaco is the Rio Grande Valley’s first and only annual Shakespeare festival.
Every spring, one play of the Immortal Bard is celebrated by Weslaco’s Tower Theatre, South Texas College, the Weslaco Museum, and local businesses.
Complimentary drinks served.
This is a 21-year-old and over event.
5PM - Romeo and Juliet
7PM - Shakes-Beer
Food
Beer
Bard
Prizes
Custom Beer Competition
Proceeds go to the Tower Theater.