by William Shakespeare
March 24
The fat, fun-loving character of Falstaff is considered by many to be one of Shakespeare’s greatest inventions. Perhaps the biggest fan was Queen Elizabeth who insisted that Shakespeare write a play that featured Falstaff after he killed him off in Henry V. The Merry Wives of Windsor is the result of that request. While in the history plays, we see Falstaff’s antics in war, here we see the ridiculousness of Falstaff in love.
The Cutting Ball Theater’s 2015-16 season is made possible in part by Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Grants for the Arts / San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mental Insight Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Kenneth Rainin Foundation, The RHE Charitable Foundation, The San Francisco Arts Commission, The San Francisco Foundation, and The Zellerbach Family Foundation, and Season Producers John and Paula Gambs, Ken Melrose, and Velia Melrose.
