STRATFORD - The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S) is presenting productions of Richard III (directed by Associate Artistic Director Tia James) and Love's Labour's Lost (directed by Artistic Director Brian McManamon), July 30-August 7 in rotating repertory.Richard III will be offered between July 30 and August 6, and four performances of Love's Labour's Lost are scheduled between July 31 and August 7. All shows will be on the grounds of the former American Shakespeare Festival Theatre, 1850 Elm Street in Stratford.shakespeareacademystratford.org.

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Tickets are free, donations are welcome, and reservations are suggested; visit shakespeareacademystratford.org for full details and reservations.

Founded by Stratford-based charity The Mighty Quinn Foundation, the theater-training program is in residence on the grounds of the Shakespeare theater property for six weeks this summer, training students in Shakespeare performance and ensemble theater-making as part of an immersive, ensemble-based course of study.

Fourteen college students from around the United States and abroad began classes June 27 as part of the third season of SA@S. Among this year's participating students is Newtown resident Katherine Wolff, who studies musical theater at University of Hartford, the Hartt School.

Visiting artists and teachers to SA@S this summer include Christopher Bayes, Joan Frost, Rachel Jett, Ryan Quinn, Fay Simpson, Alexae Visel, and Andrew Wade.

The Mighty Quinn Foundation is a Stratford-based 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to enhancing the experiences of young people in education and the arts. The foundation honors the passion for learning and love of theater of Quinn Rooney, a Stratford resident who passed away from a rare form of brain cancer in 2012 at age 19. In Quinn's memory, the Mighty Quinn Foundation provides scholarships and theater study programs for college students.

For more information on the Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford, including performance information, visit

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