Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank, announces “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” by William Shakespeare and adapted and directed by Eric Tucker, will run from Feb. 25 – March 26.
The play is one of Shakespeare’s most delightful and rowdy comedies. Looking to restore his riches, Sir John Falstaff conjures a plan to seduce the wives of two of Windsor’s wealthiest men. However, Falstaff is no match for the cunning and trickery of Mistress Page and Mistress Ford—who quickly turn the tables.
“The Women of Padilla,” by Tony Meneses and directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, will run from April 8 – April 30. Through the power of food, faith, laughter, and each other, eight women find a way to carry on life at home while their husbands are away at war. Inspired by the heightened lyricism of the playwright and poet Federico García Lorca, this new play shows there is always a way—even through the hardest of times—to set love free.
“The Ballad of Little Jo,” the real-life story of one woman who surprised everyone, will run from June 3 – June 25. Music by Mike Reid; lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger; book by Sarah Schlesinger, Mike Reid, and John Dias; based on the film “The Ballad of Little Jo” by Maggie Greenwald; directed by John Dias. This musical about the American West is inspired by the real-life-story of Josephine Monaghan— a young woman from Boston who, in the late 19th century, made a new life in an Idaho mining town disguised as a man called “Jo.”
For more information, call 732-345-1400 or visit tworivertheater.org.