Shakespeare in the Park next week

Next Wednesday August 31, the Montana Shakespeare in the Park program will return to Whitehall.

A performance of "Richard III" will take place at 6 p.m. at 206 Yellowstone Road.

The Whitehall performance is one of 61 scheduled this summer in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota and Washington.

The company features 10 professional actors selected from national auditions who tour without technical assistance to bring live theater to mostly rural communities. This summer, 66 percent of the communities reached by the troupe have populations of 5,000 or fewer.

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