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Last Leaf’s Taming of the Shrew-opens at Volunteer Park

Marie Bonfils / July 9, 2023

The Taming of the Shrew

Under the deft and creative direction of Laura Kessler, Last Leaf Productions opened Taming of the Shrew at the Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival in Volunteer Park on Saturday. One of Shakespeare’s early comedies, Shrew is beloved by both of actors and audiences because of its slap-stick antics, repartee which is sheer linguistic gymnastics, but most of all because underneath everything lies an inverted Beauty and the Beast message with accurate psychological insight.

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Last Leaf Production’s As You Like It

Esther Angeles / July 18, 2019

Shakespeare’ As You Like It has received mixed reviews throughout its history by many critics. Nevertheless, the play remains as

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Henry IV Pt1

Marie Bonfils / July 10, 2016

Henry IV Pt 1. Last Leaf’s production of Henry IV Pt 1, opened at the Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival in

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Marie Bonfils / July 11, 2015

The World’s Most Famous Tragedy with Plenty of Comic Relief ?

Last Leaf Productions opened their summer Shakespeare in the Park season, at the amphitheater in Volunteer Park with perhaps Shakespeare’s most famous play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; it is certainly the play with the most famous quotes. One of LLP’s strong points is that they always get their shows down to one hour, which makes it perfect for outdoor productions.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Marie Bonfils / July 17, 2014

Intrigue fosters and nearly destroys lovers.

A delightful Much Ado About Nothing, one of Last Leaf’s Shakespeare in the Park’s traveling productions, opened at the amphitheatre in Volunteer Park last weekend. Bowing to the realities of outdoor theatre, the producers cut the play down to one hour, which was just enough to get the drama, plot and beautiful language across to the audience, without boring them.

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Richard III

Marie Bonfils / July 17, 2014

Fall of the House of Plantagenet’s, Rise of the Tudors

Last Leaf Productions opened their summer Shakespeare in the Park season with a wonderful production of The tragedy of Richard III. During Elizabethan times, Shakespeare’s play Richard III, was a piece of the propaganda.