"The Beard of Avon" at Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

Sat, October 9, 2021, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

THE BEARD OF AVON by Amy Freed is about a bumpkin known as “Will Shakspere,” who longs to be an artist, flees from his filthy barn, his homebound wife and her incessant chores. In Elizabethan London, did this stage-struck dreamer become a front man for Sir Francis Bacon, the Earl of Oxford and even Queen Elizabeth, authors too proud to admit they scribbled plays for the unwashed masses? This delicious and witty farce fashions the longstanding debate over who really penned the Bard’s cannon into a merry look at the mortality of artists and the immortality of their legacy. With a gleeful wink at intervening centuries, the author portrays Will’s comic struggles to become an artist in his own right while she reflects on artistic inspiration, the struggle to become an artistic master and the very meaning of creativity. This is one of our postponed shows from 2020. Directed by Beulah Vega. Show dates:  Saturdays October 9th, 16th, 23rd at 7:30pm; and Sundays, October 10th, 17th, and 24th at 2pm. Tickets are $25 on our website.

In following with the California state guidelines for indoor venues, and to ensure the safety of all of our patrons, performers, crew and staff, the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center will be requiring masks and proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination to enter the theatre until further notice. 

We at CPAC are doing our part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 by assuring you that the entire cast, crew and front of house staff are vaccinated for all future performances. Only the performers will be allowed to be unmasked at this time. Children under 12 will require proof of a negative covid test within 3 days of attendance. Proof of vaccination will be accepted as a vaccination card, photo of a vaccination card, or a QR code from the state of California providing proof of vaccination.Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

209 N. Cloverdale Blvd. - Cloverdale