For over 30 years, Flock Theatre has been delighting summer audiences with Shakespeare in the Arboretum!
Since 1994, the New London-based Flock Theatre has presented "Shakespeare in the Arboretum" during July and August. People, picnics and blankets cover the amphitheater's grassy slopes and the Arboretum pond makes a perfect backdrop for enjoying these marvelous productions.
Flock Theatre usually presents two productions in the Arboretum. You can also follow Flock Theatre on Facebook.
All shows start at 7 p.m. - tickets at the gates. General admission. No seating provided, blankets and chairs encouraged. Picnics welcome.
Derron Wood '86, principal director of Flock Theatre, has directed "Macbeth," "Much Ado About Nothing," "The Tempest," "Oedipus Rex," "Romeo & Juliet" and "Agamemnon," among others.
Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of rumors, gossip, and eavesdropping (i.e. “Noting”) centers around the misunderstandings and preconceived notions that befall us in both hopeless romance and cynical pride. Witty, charming, and an all-around good-time, this summer-y play is the perfect reminder of our playful hearts and how delightful love can be, even when it’s messy.
Connecticut College Arboretum
July 10, 11, 17-20
All shows 7pm
Williams Street, New London, CT
Sponsored by the Frank Loomis Palmer Foundation
Admission: $25 adult, $20 student/senior/active military
Family rate: $100 for families of 4 or more
Rhinoceros
by Eugene Ionesco Directed by Derron Wood
A small French town in the mid-century is beset by the people turning into rhinos, one-by-one. A post-war absurdist play on the rise of facism that is both hilarious and terrifying, keenly apt for our day and age. Flock’s production will feature street-theatre style puppetry with puppet design by Heather Asch, a multi-Emmy winning puppet designer/puppeteer whose work includes the Muppets, Sesame Street, and Bear in the Big Blue House. Heather also designed the puppets for Flock’s Animal Farm in 2019.
Connecticut College Arboretum July 24-27, 31-Aug 3 All shows 7pm Williams Street, New London, CT Sponsored by the Frank Loomis Palmer Foundation Admission: $25 adult, $20 student/senior/active military Family rate: $100 for families of 4 or more
PAST PERFORMANCES:
Summer 2024: Henry V and As You Like It
Summer 2023: Henry IV (part 2)
There were no performances in 2020-2022
Summer 2019: Oedipus and Comedy of Errors
Summer 2018: Henry IV (part 1) and Merry Wives of Windsor
Summer 2017:The Tempest and Richard II
Summer 2016: Edward III and The Taming of the Shrew
Summer 2015: Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus
Summer 2014: Cymbeline
Summer 2013: As You Like It and Oedipus Rex
Summer 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Summer 2011: King Lear andA Comedy of Errors
Summer 2010: Much Ado About Nothing and The Tempest
