Vintage KSDK: A look back at Shakespeare in the Park
This week's Vintage KSDK takes us back to June 2001, the month of the very first Shakespeare in the Park in Forest Park. It’s live theatre in Forest Park. No gates, no tickets, and many people bring a picnic. Presented by the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, the annual production brings free, live performances of Shakespeare classics to an outdoor stage. The very first production 21 years ago was Romeo and Juliet. We also found video from 2011 when The Taming of the Shrew was staged, And in 2015 when Antony and Cleopatra played out under the lights in Forest Park. And because it's live theatre, anything can happen, as described by one of the actors. STORY: https://www.ksdk.com/article/life/vintage-ksdk/vintage-ksdk-shakespeare-park-st-louis-forest-park/63-c20a12d4-c2d6-45f3-bd13-d605f26c1046
About June 2001
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade. The September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, generally considered to be the year's most prominent event, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion o...
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