a celebration of the arts bucks fever

Opening Night, Friday, July 21: Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast!

Meet the actor for an informal talk-back after the show: Thursday, July 27 and August 3.

Audio Described performance: Saturday, August 5, 2:00pm.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tickets: $25+

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival DeSales University, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, Schubert Theatre 2755 Station Ave Center Valley, PA 18034 610-282-9455 | psf@pashakespeare.org pashakespeare.org

July 20 - 23

7:30 PM : WedSun | 2:00 PM : Jul 30 & Aug 5 | 6:30 PM : Tues

Sense and Sensibility

A delightful adaptation of a dearly-loved classic.

By Jane Austen

Adapted by

Audio Described and Open Captioned performance: Wednesday, August 2, 7:30pm.

“Sense and Sensibility (Swale)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www. concordtheatricals.com

Tickets: $25+

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival DeSales University, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, Main Stage 2755 Station Ave Center Valley, PA 18034 610-282-9455 | psf@pashakespeare.org pashakespeare.org

July 22 8:00 PM Lenape Chamber Ensemble

Summer Gala Concerts mix. Shakespeare’s final testament to the redeeming power of love, The Tempest is an enchanting spectacle for all ages. Ages 7+

We welcome you all to our 48th Season of Lenape Chamber Ensemble concerts! Once again, our world class musicians will perform Summer Gala Concerts at Delaware Valley University’s Life Sciences Theater, on 3 consecutive Saturdays: July 8. 15 and 22. All with convenient parking on the university campus in Doylestown.

The Tempest will be directed by Associate Artistic Director Dennis Razze, who began as a founding member of PSF 32 years ago in the very first season in 1992 and will be retiring from the Festival at the end of the summer. Razze’s artistic contributions over the many years have been unmatched, from musicals to Shakespearean productions. Don’t miss his directorial finale with Shakespeare’s own magical farewell to the theatre.

Opening Night, Friday, July 14: Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.

Savoring Shakespeare- specialty dinner themed to the play with behind-the-scenes insights: Wednesday, July 19, 5:00pm.

Meet the actors for an informal talk-back after the show: Thursday, August 3.

Audio Described and Open Captioned performance: Saturday, July 29, 2:00pm.

Tickets: $25+

Jessica Swale

Directed by Jessica Bedford

The future is uncertain for sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they are left penniless and without prospects in a culture where status and matchmaking are nothing short of essential. As their family is forced to begin a new life in Devonshire, they encounter promising new acquaintances who will turn out to be much more than they initially seem. Through hopes and heartbreak, the Dashwood sisters discover the cruelties and unpredictability that come with the search for true love, whether measured or impulsive. Jane Austen’s razor-sharp wit shines through in this fresh and funny adaptation of her beloved classic from the Olivier Award-winning writer Jessica Swale.

Ages 7+

Opening Night, Saturday, July 22: Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.

Director’s Dinner- specialty dinner themed to the play with behind-the-scenes insights: Saturday, July 29, 5:00pm.

Meet the actors for an informal talk-back after the show: Thursday, July 27.

The Lenape Chamber Ensemble has been Bucks County’s resident Chamber Music Ensemble since 1975. The Ensemble is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to the performance of music selected from the complete chamber music literature for up to nine instruments. For further information please see our website.

Lenape Chamber Ensemble

Delaware Valley University, Life Sciences Building Auditorium 700 East Butler Avenue Doylestown, PA 18901 610-294-9361 info@LenapeChamberEnsemble.org lenapechamberensemble.org

July 23 7:30 PM : Weds-Fri (Sun Jul 30 & Sat Aug 5) | 2:00 PM : Sat & Sun | 6:30 PM : Tues

The Tempest By William Shakespeare

Directed by Dennis Razze

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on.”

Banished from his dukedom, Prospero magically controls an enchanted isle and raises his cherished daughter Miranda. With an opportunity for vengeance, Prospero summons a tempest to shipwreck his enemies, yet unexpected things happen on the island when mortals and magic

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival DeSales University, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, Main Stage 2755 Station Ave Center Valley, PA 18034 610-282-9455 | psf@pashakespeare.org pashakespeare.org

July 25 - 30

7:30 PM : WedSun | 2:00 PM : Sat & Sun | 6:30 PM: Tues

Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill

“ORIGINAL AND RIVETING!” -The London Times

By Lanie Robertson

Musical

Arrangements by Danny Holgate

Directed by Amina Robinson

The setting is 1959, and the intimate Schubert Theatre transforms into the Philadelphia bar where legendary jazz songstress Billie Holiday takes the stage to deliver one of her final performances. In this engrossing tour-de-force musical, Billie tells her own story, interlaced with more than a dozen of her most famous songs, including “God Bless the Child,” “Strange Fruit,” “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” and “Ain’t Nobody’s Business if I Do.” Join us for a front row seat to experience a night of song,