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Contact: Todd Arrington, 440-255-8722, x1238
The National Park Service is pleased to announce that the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will perform Measure for Measure on the grounds of Mentor’s James A. Garfield National Historic Site at 7 p.m. this Saturday, July 29. The performance is free of charge and open to the public.
Those attending are invited to bring drinks, insect repellant, lawn chairs, and anything else needed for their own comfort. Picnic baskets are welcomed; alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Parking will be available at James A. Garfield National Historic Site and next door at Faith Lutheran Church.
“This is one of our favorite summer events,” said Site Manager Todd Arrington. “James and Lucretia Garfield both loved Shakespeare and often noted in their diaries and letters which plays they were reading or seeing performed on the stage. The open lawn behind the Garfield home is a perfect spot for outdoor theater.”
To learn more about the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, please visit clevelandshakespeare.org.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site is located at 8095 Mentor Avenue (U.S. 20) in Mentor, Ohio, approximately 25 miles east of Cleveland. The site offers guided tours of the Garfield home, museum exhibits, two outdoor cell phone tours, and an introductory film. The National Park Service completely restored the house in the late 1990s, making it one of the most impressive presidential homes preserved for the public.
Last updated: July 25, 2023