Shakespeare In The Park The Levitt Pavilion For The Performing Arts

The Friends of the Levitt Pavilion-Pasadena, in partnership with the Crown City Theatre Company, are pleased to present the 3rd annual Pasadena Shakespeare Festival to close the 2007 summer season at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. Crown City Theatre Company began a partnership with The Friends of the Levitt Pavilion in 2005 and produced, Shakespeare's, The Taming of the Shrew. To close the 2006 summer schedule the Crown City Theatre Company offered Shakespeare's Hamlet. The 2007 Pasadena Shakespeare Festival will feature the Crown City Theatre production of Shakespeare's

Henry V

The performance dates for 2007 will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday on September 7th, 8th 9th and September 14th, 15th and 16th. As always, there will be no admission charge.

Bring a picnic dinner, a blanket, (perhaps a jacket or shawl), or sit on the benches and enjoy the famous tale of the English king with designs on France. The play is set in England and France around the time of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415; but, as with most of Shakespeare's writings, the events of the play are timeless and the characters mirror the universal characteristics of contemporary leaders.

The Pasadena Shakespeare Festival is traditionally held after Labor Day so that public and private schools will have an opportunity to prepare their students for the production. The past Shakespeare performances have found Memorial Park filled with families, couples, singles and groups out for a special evening of theater, under the stars in Memorial Park.

Cinema in the Park

The Old Pasadena Management District invites you to experience a classic American pastime by watching movies under the stars in the park every Saturday night in May. These movie nights are a great way to celebrate family, adventure and romance; be sure and bring someone to keep you warm.