EVENT: ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ runs through Saturday at MU
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University Theatre will present William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at 8 p.m. daily April 23-26 at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on the Huntington campus.
Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, Marshall faculty and staff, $7 for children 17 and under and free to Marshall students with a valid I.D. They are on sale at the performing arts center box office, which is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“At the request of the Queen, Shakespeare wrought this farce starring Sir John Falstaff of his Henry IV plays, here transplanted from the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, where he attempts to seduce two wealthy married women who are a bit too smart for him.”
Plenty of tickets remain available, according to Sam Kincaid. The direct number for the ticket office is (304) 696-2787.
By the way, Happy 444th, Shakespeare!
Wait a second! I thought today was Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23. Truth is, nobody knows for sure — someone figured that since his baptism date was recorded as April 26 and it was usually three days after birth back then, well, give or take — the 23rd it is.
The Folger Shakespeare Library has celebrations and games for young and old coming up on Sunday, April 27, certainly a better chance on the weekend to get a crowd together. The Marshall event seems more achievable, considering that it is in W.Va.
Maybe you’ll want to plan your own birthday bash for the Bard, but if you do, sword fighters, jousters, take care! Air swords maybe.
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Amy Robinson, TV columnist and Gazz print editor extraordinaire, forwarded news of these poetry contests sent to her by W.Va. Poetry Society friends (reproduced here verbatim):
WAR POETRY CONTEST
Seventh year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling
$5,000. Top prize $2,000. Submit 1-3
unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to
500 lines in all. Winning entries published
online. Sponsored by Winning Writers. $15 entry
fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark
deadline: May 31. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Include
cover sheet with contact information. No name
on poems. Submit online or mail to Winning
Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant
Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning
Writers is proud to be one of “101 Best
Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest,
2005-2007). More information and past winning
poems: www.winningwriters.com/war
MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL
VERSE
Fifth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling
$5,250. Top prize $2,000. Submit poems in
traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and
free verse. Winning entries published online.
Both published and unpublished work accepted.
Entry fee is $6 for every 25 lines, payable to
Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: June 30.
Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online
or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid
Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222,
Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is proud
to be one of “101 Best Websites for Writers”
(Writer’s Digest, 2005-2007). More information
and past winning poems:
www.winningwriters.com/margaret
TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST
Sixth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling
$5,250. Top prize $2,000. Submit poems in any
style or genre. Both published and unpublished
work accepted. Winning entries published
online. Entry fee is $6 for every 25 lines,
payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline:
September 30. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad.
Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn:
Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street,
PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers
is proud to be one of “101 Best Websites for
Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005-2007). More
information and past winning poems:
www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry
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