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Summer Camp Provides a New Twist on Shakespeare

Though the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival's production of Romeo and Juliet recently closed, the mission of the Festival continues throughout the summer, including Camp Shakespeare. By Steve Walker

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Kansas City, MO – Though the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival's production of Romeo and Juliet recently closed, the mission of the Festival continues throughout the summer, including Camp Shakespeare. The festival sponsored 9 camps this season, and as KCUR's Steve Walker discovered, the latest camp serves up a new twist to a tried and true format.

The last Camp Shakespeare of the 2007 season concludes Friday, July 27, with a condensed performance of Romeo and Juliet at 6 pm at the YWCA. 's Black Box Theater at 1017 N. 6th Street, Kansas City, Kansas.

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