How Shakespeare’s characters have marked us This season’s plays examine the lessons we learn in our most intimate relationships —for better or worse—and how we carry them with us out into the world. By Becca Vaclavik
Each summer, the CU Presents editorial team sits down with Tim Orr, CSF producing artistic director, and Wendy Franz, managing director, to discuss what the summer lineup offers audiences thematically. Some years, the answers are as varied as the plotlines themselves. Other years, like this one, a single, central theme bubbles to the surface: The 2022 season explores our closest bonds and how each is impacted by our individual choices. Who do we choose to give our loyalty to? Why do we sometimes betray those we love the most? And, perhaps most importantly, what lessons can we learn from our choices as they propel us forward in the world? 32
2022 Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Photo: Lindsay Ryan, Rodney Lizcano and Sean Scrutchins; Richard III, 2018
