Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra moves across continents and crashes through borders—Egyptian palaces, Roman battlefields, warships at sea. It’s a play that refuses to stay small. At its center: two figures too large for any single world, speaking some of the most extravagant and heartbreaking verse Shakespeare ever wrote. Power shifts. Alliances crack. And the language keeps rising—sensuous, brutal, lyrical, and desperate, often in the same speech. This isn’t a quiet tragedy. It’s an epic that earns the word. Cast: Zach Bloomfield,  Ryan Wright Cassidy,  Olivia Fergus-Brummer, Jonathan Gillard Daly, Nic Eastlund, Shelby Marie Edwards, Joe Fernandez, Peter Garino, Benjamin Jouras, Eamon McInerney, Philip Macaluso, Tom Morin, Abigail Rose Nakken, Nick Sandys, Rebecca Swislow, Dylan C. Wack, Jake Weinheimer.  Crew:  J.R. Sullivan (director), Kyle Thomas (dramaturge), Christopher Prentice (stage manager), George Zahora (original music and sound design), William Ryder (understudy), Isa Guitian (understudy).

An introduction to the play commences 15 minutes prior to curtain.
Admission is free, seating is limited.

• Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10:00AM – Newberry Library
• Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2:00PM – Mount Prospect Public Library
• Friday, June 19, 2026, 7:00PM – Niles-Maine District Library
• Saturday June 20, 2026, 1:00PM – Wilmette Public Library
• Monday, June 22, 2026, 6:30PM – Vernon Area Public Library