About Mountain
Shakespeare Festival

Theatrical Production

  • The Mountain Shakespeare Festival is a
    theatrical production company that
    specializes in producing stage renditions
    of the works of Shakespeare.   The
    persons that make up the cast, crew and
    administration of these productions are
    drawn almost exclusively from the local
    talent base.  We perform outdoors in a
    lovely park setting in the community of
    Pine Mountain Club as well as indoors at
    the local High School or other available
    venues.
  • These productions include a mixture of
    highly experienced professionals in
    theatre as well as beginners of all ages.  
  • MSF will also be producing works by
    other playwrights.  These will be other
    classics, contemporary works and we will
    establish a New Plays program that will
    encourage and foster new works for the
    stage.
  • MSF may tour productions from time to
    time.

Education        
  • The Mountain Shakespeare Festival will
    conduct many education programs that
    work in concert with the production of
    plays.  Mentorship of young and emerging
    talent of those interested in the business
    of theatre will be accomplished through
    offering positions as actors, stage
    managers, technicians or in the areas of
    marketing, promotion, fundraising, etc.   
    These opportunities will be supervised by
    professionals in the various fields.
  • MSF will also conduct seminars,
    internships, workshops, mini-tours, etc. to
    introduce aspects of theatre.  Programs in
    language, writing, stage combat,
    directing, acting, theatre management,
    stage management, costuming, lights
    and sound and set design are all
    envisioned.

Our Mission

The Mountain Shakespeare Festival’s mission is
to enrich the local community through education,
entertainment and enlightenment while providing
a delightful tourist offering that brings low-impact
commerce to the region.   Through productions of
Shakespeare’s plays and modern stage works,
coordinated with a vigorous education program,
we will create a wealth of language, commerce
and community participation that result in an
overall improved quality of life to our mountain
area and the surrounding region

MSF is an equal opportunity organization.

Mountain Shakespeare History

The Mountain Shakespeare Festival got its start
in the Summer of 2006 while working on a
production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer
Night's Dream produced with Focus Central, an
arts education organization in the Frazier Park
area, www.focuscentral.org.
In the summer of 2007 we produced our own
show of As You Like It  in two locations, Pine
Mountain’s Lampkin Park and The Dream Castle
Cafe, in Frazier Park. This year of 2008, we will
be offering two plays, Shakespeare's The
Comedy of Errors, and Kauffman and Hart’s
1930's comedy You Can't Take It With You,
performed in repertory theater in the Pine
Mountain Center Gazebo.
In "As You Like It"  
Shakespeare makes
reference to a tapster.
What is it?
Answer on Contact page.
Mountain Shakespeare Festival

Founding Members and Directors:

Artistic Director: Peter Kjenaas  

Managing Director: Kat Fair

Design Director: Mary Main

Education Director: Michelle Morain
Board of Directors:

Stacey Havener

Pam McGee

Bob Saberhagen

Shannon Norris

Maxine Cameron Stenstrom

David Stenstrom

Kathy Crandall, DC

Holly Van Houten

Carey Moulder

Advisory Board:

Randy Messick
Bakersfield College

Aldo Billingsly
Santa Clara University

Janine Tominaga
President Fire Safe Council

Anne Weber
Mountain Arts & Recreation
Coalition

Wayne Adelstein
Publisher
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