Overview
PERICLES
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, sets sail on an extraordinary journey through the decades and is blown from the coasts of Phoenicia to Greece and to Turkey. Chased by the wicked King of Antioch, Pericles finds his true love in Thaisa and loses her and their daughter Marina on the rough seas.
Directed by Joseph Haj (Hamlet at Folger Theatre, 2010) who was recently named Artistic Director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, this production stars Wayne T. Carr as Pericles, and effectively incorporates striking visual projections and live music composed by Tony Award-winner Jack Herrick to stage a Pericles that has been hailed as "breathtaking entertainment" (Mail Tribune).
This production of Pericles was originally produced at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Bill Rauch, Artistic Director, Cynthia Rider, Executive Director.