Ophelia's Jump Sets 2nd Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival

Ophelia's Jump Productions presents the Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival with TWELFTH NIGHT and TITUS ANDRONICUS. The productions, directed respectively by Co-Founder Caitlin Lopez with Jenny Powell and Founding Artistic Director, Beatrice Casagran, will run July 16-26, 2015 at The Sontag Greek Theatre at Pomona College in Claremont. The festival, co-sponsored by Pomona College, includes exhibits, arts, & crafts by community businesses and organizations. Tickets are available at opheliasjump.org, or by calling 909-541-5850.

Cross-dressing comedy intrigue meets a tale of untempered revenge when these Shakespearian plays are presented at Pomona College's beautiful Sontag Greek Theatre, an outdoor amphitheater originally built in 1910 and renovated in 1997. The productions will be performed in repertory, alternating each night.

About TWELFTH NIGHT or WHAT YOU WILL
Twins Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked. Believing her brother drowned and determined to survive alone, Viola disguises herself as a boy, Cesario, and enters the service of Orsino. Orsino sends Cesario to woo Olivia on his behalf. But Olivia isn't interested and Cesario gets swept into a merry-go-round world of unrequited love, mistaken identities, high comedy, low tricks and desperate passion.

About TITUS ANDRONICUS
Veteran general and war hero,Titus Andronicus, returns to the city after a period of bloody conflicts with the Goths. Titus plans to bury several of his sons who have been killed in the conflict and then to spend his retirement with his remaining family including his only daughter, Lavinia. However, his unwillingness to depart from the dictates of the law and show compassion for a vanquished enemy, incites the ire of the defeated Queen of the Goths and initiates a vortex of revenge that ultimately swallows them all.

Now a Claremont tradition, Ophelia's Jump's Midsummer Shakespeare Festival artfully presents tragedy and comedy under the stars in a beautiful outdoor setting. Each performance opens nightly with a 30 minute Green Show. We invite you to bring your own picnic and don't forget a small blanket or cushion for added comfort.

Weekend Festival
On Saturdays and Sundays, arrive early and enjoy local musicians, artists, and crafts before settling in for an evening of timeless Shakespearean classics! Enjoy festival booths, crafts, and vendors starting at 5:30 pm.