Forsooth, yonder sunset glows! Freewill Shakespeare Festival woos with words and nature

To be well-prepped for this year’s tribute to the Bard, patrons streaming into the Hawrelak Park Amphitheatre should absolutely read the play beforehand. Failing that, don’t forget the mosquito repellent.
Either way, Edmonton audiences will react as they invariably do to the comedy and tragedy presented annually since 1989 amid the chattering squirrels and squawking magpies. Patrons will burst out laughing at the hijinks bored housewives will get up to in the Merry Wives of Windsor.