Merced ShakespeareFest

For three years, audiences and the local Shakespeare company, Merced Shakespearefest, had to wait for FREE Shakespeare in the Park — the fine,…

This week, the Times received a press release from the Merced ShakespeareFest with the following news: “With much sadness and disappointment, the local…

This 20th season is a busy time for Merced Shakespearefest! Not only are directors and editors, dramaturgs and composers working on post production for the bilingual web episodes of “Don Quixote de La Merced,” which was filmed in May, but Artistic Director Heike Hambley is working on the concept of this year’s FREE Shakespeare in…

Merced has a diverse, bustling and rich arts scene. And not only downtown on Main Street, but also at Merced College, the UC Campus, high school auditoriums and…

Community members have the opportunity to appear in a small or large way inMerced Shakespearefest’s upcoming work, “Don Quixote de la Merced”, by auditioning on…

Merced Shakespearefest will hold auditions for its new webseries in mid-March. Following up on the success of last year’s bilingual “Ricardo II” webseries (which can be found on YouTube), Merced Shakespearefest will present an eight-part bilingual screen adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote written by Ángel Núñez and William Wolfgang. This…

In this new year of 2021, the local Shakespeare Festival will be celebrating its 20th season! Artistic Director and Founder Heike Hambley directed the…

The Merced Open Air Theater, also known as the MOAT, inside Applegate Park was recently renovated, thanks to a generous donation of $25,000 by…

In its 19th season Merced Shakespeare Fest announces auditions for their first bilingual production — the political tragedy “Ricardo / Richard II” on Saturday, March 14, at 11 am, at the MAC, 645 W. Main Street in downtown Merced. The script has been adapted by William Wolfgang, Maria Nguyen-Cruz, Kathryn Flores, translations by Angel Nunez.…