On August 29th & 30th @ 2PM: Join us for a workshop presentation of 16 Winters, or the Bear’s Tale,  a new play inspired by William Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale, written by Mary Hamilton and directed by Kea Trevett. This production is part of Apocalyptic’s Open Stages Residency at The Episcopal Actors Guild, and was made possible with the support of the NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program).

August 29th and 30th, 2:00 PM

Guild Hall @ The Episcopal Actors Guild

1 East 29th Street, New York, NY

In a secluded cabin in the woods, a queen wakes from a nightmare; a king spirals; and their attendants - two middle ranking lords and ladies (“nobodies, really”) are left to clean up the pieces of a kingdom in the wake of a tragedy. Meanwhile time plays with everyone’s hearts as they wait for a prophecy to restore what has been lost. 

Mary Hamilton’s 16 Winters, or the Bear’s Tale imagines the unknowable events of the 16 year gap between Acts 3 and 4 of The Winter’s Tale. Igniting a conversation between Shakespeare's classic and the next generation of storytellers, 16 Winters asks how we outlive tragedy, and reckons with the surprising and inevitable consequences of time’s passing.

Creative Team

Playwright: Mary Hamilton 

Director: Kea Trevett 

Music Director: Avi Amon 

Cast: Tsilala Brock, Francesca Fernandez, Jason Liebman, Blair Baker, Jamie Sanders & Zo Tipp