The Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival presents: Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull

Please join us on Aug. 1 as the Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival returns with Anton Chekhov’s "The Seagull," performed as a fully staged reading at Marquette Regional History Center. Chekhov’s beloved and classic "slice of life" play proves the long-standing formula of comedy equaling tragedy plus time. Chock full of sumptuous characters portrayed by local favorites, our story studies the frustrating facets of bitter dissatisfaction, the ridiculousness of the human spirit and ultimately the inevitable and ironic satire of it all. That’s "The Seagull" – that’s life. Tickets are $10 for students, $12 for seniors and $20 for general admission and can be purchased at www.upshakes.org. This is a fundraiser for two phenomenal nonprofits. Proceeds benefit both the Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival and go toward mounting a full production of "The Seagull" in the summer of 2020. Call Artistic Director Jamie Weeder at 906-869-1456 for more info. Learn more about Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival/ Wolf's Head Theater Company at www.upshakes.org and learn more about Marquette Regional History Center at www.marquettehistory.org.