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Actors from a past production of King Lear doing a scene from the play.

Shakespeare festival sets 2010 season

January 8, 2010

The 14th season of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival will feature performances of “The Comedy of Errors” and The Winter’s Tale at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

The 2010 season will run from July 1 through Aug. 8 in scenic Kingsmen Park.The Comedy of Errors will be performed July 1-3, July 9-11 and July 16-18. The Winter’s Tale will be staged July 23-25, July 30-Aug. 1, and Aug. 6-8. All shows begin at 8 p.m.

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival is one of the area’s most popular outdoor theatrical events.

Visitors are immersed in the Shakespeare experience as the festival grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for pre-show picnicking and entertainment.

Kingsmen Shakespeare Company is the professional theatre company of California Lutheran University. The nonprofit organization also coordinates apprentice programs for professional and aspiring Shakespearean actors, an educational tour program in local schools, and summer theater camps for youth.

General admission is $15 for adults and free for those under 18. Parking is available in the lot at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard.

For more information, visit http://kingsmenshakespeare.org or call (805) 493-3014.