California Lutheran University is hosting its 25th Annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, which starts on Friday, July 1, until July 17, at Kingsmen Park.
25th Annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival
As part of the 25th Annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, "As You Like It" is a wild romantic comedy that plays with gender roles, politics, and nature. It is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.
According to the announcement, to celebrate their return to "Shakespeare live" at Kingsmen Park, this play features one of the Bard's most recognizable female characters. It is set in the enchanted Forest of Arden.
As per the announcement, the general entry price is $25 for adults, $20 for active-duty military personnel and seniors 62 and over, $15 for students 18 and older with ID, and free for those 17 and younger.
Prices for reserved lawn boxes range from $90 to $110. There is room for 4 to 6 people in a lawn box, but only one ticket is necessary for each box. The purchase of lawn box seats and general admission tickets can also be made online.
About Kingsmen Shakespeare Company
The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company is an organization committed to putting on professional productions and events based on William Shakespeare's works to educate and entertain people of all ages.
According to its website, the first Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival was held in Kingsmen Park on the California Lutheran University campus in 1997 as a collaboration between the Santa Susana Repertory Theatre Company and the Drama Department.
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was performed over the course of 3 weekends during the inaugural Festival. The Festival was open to the general public for free.
The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company was created as a not-for-profit professional theater organization after the success of the first Festival.
About California Lutheran University
The committed and accomplished faculty at California Lutheran University in Riverside works with students in small classrooms who are pursuing personal development, have an open mind towards ideas, people, and faith, and are interested in expanding their horizons in these areas.
Everyone at Cal Lutheran is dedicated to helping each student pursue their passions, discover their purpose, and then follow that purpose to transform their community and the world.
This commitment extends beyond the confines of the classroom and the surrounding community.
As mentioned by the university, California Lutheran University was established in 1959 and designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution in 2016. The university is currently home to more than 2,592 undergraduate and 1,174 graduate students who hail from more than 59 different countries and represent a wide range of religious traditions.
Cal Lutheran as Diverse University
Cal Lutheran professors and staff are called and empowered to tackle boundaries that restrict human potential as they prepare students for a life of meaning and purpose in search of socially-just communities.
Its mission is to promote fairness in all programs, policies, and practices. All these factors contribute to their aim of educating leaders for a global society by providing students with a wide range of viewpoints and experiences upon which to rely.
