Original Practice Shakespeare Festival Presents

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OPS Fest's 2 Annual
Midsummer Midsommer
Thursday, June 21st, 10pm

Warning: This performance may not be suitable for children!
Every year (last year and this one at least...) OPS Fest has presented Shakespeare's A Midsommer Nights Dreame on Midsummer Eve at the highest point in Portland: Council Crest Park. Beginning at 10pm on the verge of the summer solstice, the actors will throw their inhibitions to the wind and give in to the sometimes bawdy, often lewd, and always ridiculous shenanigans Shakespeare's text provides. Bring your friends, bring your dog, bring a blanket, and bring some beer (but only if you're down to share with Bottome). This event promises to be unlike any other performance of Shakespeare you've ever experienced. So get ready: mark your calendars, hire a babysitter. Get set: pack your snacks, buy your booze, load the car. And Go: to Council Crest Park for OPS Fest's 2nd Annual Midsummer Midsommer!

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What is OPS Fest?

OPS Fest is dedicated to bringing a new style of Shakespearean performance to the Portland area by reviving the old.  When Shakespeare originally penned and performed his plays, theatrical practices were very different than modern audiences are accustomed to.  

First Folio editions of Shakespeare’s plays include all the cues an actor needs to perform his or her role without rehearsal.  This allows the truest reaction to the story as it progresses. Ops Fest performs using the same performance techniques as they did in Shakespeare's own time, which means limited rehearsal; an onstage prompter; fast-paced, energetic acting; and lots of audience interaction.  This lends a much more immediate, organic, improvisational feel to the performances.
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