THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE
by Francis Beaumont
directed by Tom Delise
We’re delighted to close our season with the Baltimore premiere of Beaumont’s under-performed gem. A sendup of courtly romance, The Knight of the Burning Pestle is the reason we stage Shakespeare’s contemporaries: Bill never wrote anything this bawdy or satirical.
A normal play about a London merchant is interrupted by a grocer in the audience and rewritten on the fly to become an increasingly absurd chivalric epic that leaves no target un-pricked. Recommended for ages 13 & up!
November 1-24, 2019
The Great Hall Theater at St. Mary's Community Center
3900 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 4:00pm
Pre-show entertainment begins 30 minutes before showtime.
Free lecture given at 7pm each Saturday.
All performances end with a cast talk-back.
Opening Night is Pay-What-You-Will!
Adult Admission: $24
Discount Admission (students, seniors, educators, veterans, and artists): $19
THIS PLAY IS EARLY MODERN MADNESS.
PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED!
Friday, November 1 @8pm:
Pay-What-You-Will!
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Program
Saturday, November 2 @8pm
Arrive at 7pm for a preshow lecture by Assistant Director Grayson Owen. Learn more about the interesting performance history, playwright Francis Beaumont, connections to William Shakespeare, and why this play is a perfect fit for BSF's performance style.
Sunday, November 3 @4pm
Friday, November 8 @8pm
Student night! $10 Tickets with your student ID!
Saturday, November 9 @8pm
Student night! $10 Tickets with your student ID!
Arrive at 7pm for a preshow lecture by Director Tom Delise. Learn more about the interesting performance history, playwright Francis Beaumont, connections to William Shakespeare, and why this play is a perfect fit for BSF's performance style.
Sunday, November 10 @4pm
Friday, November 15 @8pm
Saturday, November 16 @8pm
Arrive at 7pm for a preshow lecture by Assistant Director Grayson Owen. Learn more about the interesting performance history, playwright Francis Beaumont, connections to William Shakespeare, and why this play is a perfect fit for BSF's performance style.
Sunday, November 17 @4pm
Friday, November 22 @8pm
Saturday, November 23 @8pm
Arrive at 7pm for a preshow lecture by Director Tom Delise. Learn more about the interesting performance history, playwright Francis Beaumont, connections to William Shakespeare, and why this play is a perfect fit for BSF's performance style.
Sunday, November 24 @4pm
SHAKESPEARE IN THE BARN
at Boordy Vineyards
Sunday, December 1 @ 2pm
Please note that Boordy performances are special events separately ticketed by the vineyard.
No BSF subscriptions or passes are accepted.
Sunday, December 15 @ 2pm
Doors at 1pm
Pre-show at 1.30pm
Show at 2pm
Doors at 1pm
Pre-show at 1.30pm
Show at 2pm