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Shakespeare in the Park presents ‘Julius Caesar’

Out on the Town

July 28, 2016

by Wisconsin Gazette

The Optimist Theatre’s free Shakespeare in the Park will present Julius Caesar for a three-weekend run. The production features a professional cast based in the Milwaukee area, with several prominent male Shakespearean roles filled by female performers, adding a unique twist. In its first six years, Shakespeare in the Park has played to more than 12,000 people and employed 200-plus Wisconsin actors, crew, suppliers and vendors.

8 p.m. Aug. 4–7, 11–13 and 18–21, with a 10 a.m. matinee Aug. 14; Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater in Alice Bertschy Kadish Park in Milwaukee, 308 E. Lloyd St.; FREE; optimisttheatre.org