A set inside a 70-seat theater nears completion on Feb. 9.
On one end of the set, a ramp decorated with plastic leaves and vines. On the other, a beautiful gazebo-like circle has differently-sized pillars. All props were handmade.
Jason Morgan, the executive director of the Stolen Shakespeare Guild, helped add the finishing touches to the set. The guild will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale” by William Shakespeare at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St., through March 5.
“This theater company has been in existence for over 15 years. It started out kind of like a student project for me when I was getting my master’s at Texas Woman’s University,” Morgan said. “And then, when I graduated from there, I kept it going.”
The roughly 20-person cast opened the shows on Feb. 10, but months of work made that possible.
A set for upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare is nearly completed on Feb. 9 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Costumes for upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare sit on seats on Feb. 9 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A male dressing room has costumes for upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare on Feb. 9 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A set in the middle of being constructed for upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare from Feb. 10 through March 5 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Courtesy photo | Jason Morgan) 
A prop tree is wheeled around set for upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare from Feb. 10 through March 5 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Courtesy photo | Jason Morgan) 
A set is created for upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare from Feb. 10 through March 5 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Courtesy photo | Jason Morgan)
“The design of all this started like three months ago with just figuring out what we wanted to do. The building phase started on Saturday,” Morgan said. “It usually takes about two to three days.”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes place in a Regency-esque era — an era from 1811 to 1820, and The Winter’s Tale will have Elizabethan costuming, Morgan said.
Morgan said the biggest goal for the show is for people to see them.
“That’s pretty much it. Hopefully, people come out and see it,” he said. “The opening night is sold out.”
If you go
What: Stolen Shakespeare Festival 2023. The festival is directed by Lauren and Jason Morgan with Jule Nelson-Duac.
When: The festival runs Feb. 10, 2023, through March 5, 2023
Where: Arts Fort Worth, 1300 Gendy St. in the Sanders Theater.
Tickets:, www.stolenshakespeareguild.org.
Cost: Individual Ticket Pricing for the Festival:
Opening night: $15
Friday nights: Adult $20 / Senior or students $18 / child 12 and under $15
Saturday nights: Adult $26/ Senior or students $24.00 / child 12 and under $15
Matinees: $24 / child 12 and under $15
Thursday nights: $15
Source: Stolen Shakespeare Guild
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