City of West Hollywood Presents Free Theatre in the Parks: Coeurage Ensemble’s Pericles

The City of West Hollywood's Free Theatre in the Parks will present a fresh adaptation of Shakespeare's wildest play, Pericles. Set sail for an epic adventure on the high seas at Kings Road Park for six-performances-only beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 4 p.m. and running Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, September 21, 2025. Kings Road Park is located at 1000 N. Kings Road. Attendance is free and suitable for all ages; seating is first-come, first-served. RSVP is requested at https://pericles-weho2025.eventbrite.com

This free theatre experience is presented by Coeurage Ensemble and the City of West Hollywood's Arts Division. Part adventure, part fairytale, and full of heart, this immersive production of William Shakespeare's Pericles invites audiences to travel through mystical lands, meet pirates and nuns, and dance alongside a cast of unforgettable characters. When Pericles leaves home in search of fortune, they cross paths with a cast of strange and wondrous characters - wacky kings, mysterious nuns, evil queens, and the love of their life. But when tragedy strikes and that love is lost at sea, Pericles keeps moving to outrun grief. Will they find their way home - or something even better?

Coeurage Ensemble's 90-minute production of Pericles is directed by Amanda McRaven and will feature cast members Ted Barton, Emily Gibson, Donna Simone Johnson, Kasper, Mateo Mpinduzi-Mott, and Eddie Vona. The Ensemble's vision is to continually lift up artistic voices from the global majority, provide equitable access to theater, reach traditionally underserved audiences and explore new storytelling languages in emerging media - all while producing work that reflects core values of egalitarianism and hope for a better world.

The City of West Hollywood's Arts Division delivers a broad array of arts programs including Art on the Outside (temporary public art), Arts Grants, City Poet Laureate, Drag Laureate, Free Theatre in the Parks, Library Exhibits, Summer Sounds + Winter Sounds, Urban Art (permanent public art), WeHo Pride Arts Festival, and WeHo Reads. For more information about City of West Hollywood arts programming, please visit https://www.weho.org/arts.

For more information about Free Theatre in the Parks, please contact Joy Tribble, the City of West Hollywood's Arts Specialist, at (323) 848-6360 or at [email protected]. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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