In Rehearsal With Free Shakespeare in the Park's Troilus and Cressida

Photos from rehearsals of the upcoming free Shakespeare in the Park production of Troilus and Cressida have been released. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the production runs from July 19-August 14 at the Delacorte Theater, with opening night set for August 3. Andrew Burnap and Ismenia Mendes take on the title roles.

The play is set in the seventh year of the Trojan War, where Troilus (Burnap), a young prince, pines for the affections of Cressida (Mendes), a bright young woman who knows how to play it cool. Meanwhile, the heroes of the Iliad – Ajax, Ulysses, Achilles and the kings they serve – debate whether to return the dangerously beautiful captive Helen or continue to fight without end. Nations and lovers alike do battle in this sly, piercing drama about romance and revenge in a world at war.

The company will also feature Zach Appelman (Diomedes), Tala Ashe (Helen, Andromache), Alex Breaux (Ajax), Max Casella (Thersites), Sanjit De Silva (Aeneas), John Glover (Pandarus), David Harbour (Achilles), Bill Heck (Hector), Edward James Hyland (Nestor), Maurice Jones (Paris), Nneka Okafor (Cassandra), Tom Pecinka (Patroclus), Miguel Perez (Priam, Calchas), Corey Stoll (Ulysses), and John Douglas Thompson (Agamemnon). The non-equity ensemble includes Connor Bond, Andrew Chaffee, Michael Bradley Cohen, Paul Deo Jr., KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Jin Ha, Hunter Hoffman, Nicholas Hoge, Forrest Malloy, Kario Pereira-Bailey, and Grace Rao.

Troilus and Cressida features set and costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Robert Wierzel, sound design by Mark Menard, and music composition by Dan Moses Schreier.

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