A hilarious, barefootin,’ hollerin’ and laughing version of Shakespeare will be performed Saturday and Sunday at the Alcott Arts Center’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot production.
“The Merry Wives of Windsor” has been transformed into a western for this production, according to Chris Green of the Alcott Center, 180 S. 18th, Kansas City, Kansas.
She’s been hearing all the hilarity during the rehearsals, and “I just can’t wait to see this,” she said.
The admission charge is a $10 donation, and those attending need to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets.
The play starts at 5 p.m. on the west lawn of the Alcott. Performances will be at 5 p.m. Sept. 18-19 and 25-26.
The director, Bethany Phillips, also put together last year’s show, “The Best of Shakespeare,” Green said. This weekend’s production will include community actors from all over the metropolitan area.
In conjunction with the play, the Alcott will have art galleries open, she said, including one during intermission.
Darryl Woods, a Wyandotte High School graduate, will show some abstract artwork. Woods is mainly known for his sports drawings of the Chiefs, as well as superheroes and Star Wars paintings, and will offer something different this weekend, she said.
Other artwork from Alcott’s collection also will be on display, she said.
Green said there will be social distancing outside. If people are sitting with others who are not normally in their group, they should wear masks, she said. Masks must be worn inside the building at all times, she said.
The Alcott is not yet ADA accessible. On Saturday and Sunday, the restrooms will not be available.
For more information on the production, visit https://www.alcottartscenter.org/ or call 913-233-2787.