Exit, pursued by a bear: The queen is in hiding, the king is wallowing, and everyone is pursued by a bear in 16 Winters, or the Bear’s Tale, an imaginative comedy set in the 16 years between acts three and four of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Written by Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, the music-filled play examines real-word issues like patriarchy and male privilege, and explores how we can create a new path in the wake of repression. UVA Drama’s production, directed by Kate Eastwood Norris, features a Shakespeare-influenced set design that allows the Bear to roam freely. Be careful when you exit!
Through Saturday 4/30. $8-14, 8pm. Culbreth Theatre, UVA Grounds. virginia.edu