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Shakespeare Shorts August 28-29 8pm Theatre in the Park Lincoln’s New Salem, Petersburg 632-5440 $12-$7

Over the Moon Productions presents its inaugural production, a menagerie of scenes with singing, dancing and stage combat from five Shakespeare comedies and three sonnets.

Kevin Purcell, OMP brainchild and Royal Shakespeare Company of New York City alum, takes the stage with two OTM Acting Ensemble members, Leigh Steiner and Aasne Vigesaa. Shakespeare Shorts also features live Elizabethan music by the minstrel group, Fealty.