From June 25 to August 30 at Griffith Park, the Independent Shakespeare Company will be performing Romeo & Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing. And let's be real, anyone who’s tried dating in LA can relate to the star-crossed lovers theme. And all performances are free, unlike most of the dates you've been on recently. Something about sitting back and watching two soulmates die tragically onstage won't make you feel so bad about how disappointing your latest Tinder matches have been.
Shows run every week from Thursday to Sunday at 7pm. Remember, they're free,so there's little excuse for not packing a picnic and heading out to the park to soak up some Elizabethan entertainment. For extra points, here are four ways to enhance your Shakesperience:
1. Pick out your favorite sonnets and read them aloud to each other while you wait for the show to start.
2. Work as many sex puns as you possibly can into the conversation (it’s what Shakespeare would have wanted).
3. Get into a heated debate with a couple on the blanket next to yours over whether or not Shakespeare actually wrote his plays. This is always enhanced with a few glasses of Pinot.
4. Rank your top five Romeo & Juliet adaptations. Baz Luhrmann’s version tops my list, but then again, I’ve got a soft spot for Nicolas Cage in Valley Girl.
Check out all the cool things to do this summer in LA, including our full schedule of summer concerts.