The Greeks of yore knew one thing about open-air theaters: They were guaranteed to draw in the curious crowds and otherwise passive passers-by. Eons later, Columbia’s 5th Wall Productions has harnessed that simple principle in its summer productions, concocting a summer season of Will Shakespeare’s renowned wit. Indeed, it is time for the third annual Shakespeare Festival, beginning Thursday, where both peasant and prince can wander past the columns flanking Walnut Street and take a seat in the Boone County Courthouse Square amphitheater to witness Shakespearean tales of bardlike and bawdy proportions.
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