The Illusion
Venue: Gillis Hill farm
Performance Dates: April 21-23 ; April 28 – 30; May 5-7 (safety weekend only)
General Admission: $22
Seniors: $20
Seniors are considered 55+
Military/Gold Star Families: $19
Military is anyone with a valid military ID, including active duty, retired, veteran, and any immediate family members
Students: $12.00
Students are anyone school aged or college and university students of any age with valid ID
Streaming: $20
Streaming tickets may be purchased at any point in the run. A link will be sent for a recorded, on-demand stream to all streaming ticket buyers.
Director: Jeremy Fiebig
Faith, fantasy, and family feature most favorably in Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s forthcoming production of The Illusion. The play, in true Shakepearean fashion, is Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner’s free adaptation of 17th century French playwright Pierre Corneille’s L’Illusion Comique. The Illusion follows fretful father Pridamant, who, in frantic foraging for his forsaken son Clindor, finds himself a foil to Alcandre the Magician. Alcandre vows to ferret Clindor out, via invoking a vision of him from which Pridaman may discover his whereabouts. Using theatrical features such as stock characters from commedia dell’arte, the story unfolds, showing us that though much of what we see in life may turn out, in fact, to be an illusion, the journey we go on when seeing it is real.
Gillis Hall Farm | 2701 Gillis Hill Rd. Fayetteville, North Carolina 28306
Performances will be outdoors at the charming and beautiful Gillis Hill Farm in west Fayetteville. Bench seating and picnic tables are both available. We recommend you bring your own bug spray / sunscreen, light coat or blanket, etc that you believe necessary for an outdoor spring performance. Patrons should expect to experience bench seating via dirt and gravel hill, it is a downhill walk from the gravel parking lot. Picnic tables are also available at the top of the hill, directly off the gravel parking lot. Restrooms are available onsite 100 yards from the amphitheater; however, wheelchair accessible restrooms may not be available.
From south Raeford Rd. turn onto Gillis Hill Rd. (drive by Walmart), drive .75 miles. Just at the top of the hill, turn into the parking lot before the Ice Cream Shop on the left. Take the access road to the left of the Ice Cream Shop between the Green House and the Animal Barn. You should see cows on the left directly after the Green House. The road amphitheater is at the end of the road. https://www.gillishillfarm.com/
Live Music Preshow
Most of our in-person and full-length online productions feature preshow entertainment with live music featuring our house band, The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (also known as “WOCO”). Along with music, enjoy plenty of warm hospitality and ways to engage, from bidding on special seating, which we call “Chair Paravel,” to adorning Sweet Tea Shakespeare swag available for purchase, to yard games and activities.
Tickets and Memberships
All performances, whether in-person or streaming, are available via standard ticketing on our website at sweetteashakespeare.com. Sweet Tea Shakespeare Members may receive single or multiple tickets to in-person productions, depending on Membership level. Become a Sweet Tea Shakespeare Member at patreon.com/sweetteashakes
Tickets
Purchase tickets at sweetteashakespeare.com.
Become a Sweet Tea Shakespeare Member: Monthly and annual members receive special advance ticket rates, complimentary tickets, complimentary ticket exchanges, stickers, totes, and other sweet merchandise, and much more. For information on becoming a Sweet Tea Shakespeare Member go to patreon.com/sweetteashakes.
No outside food or beverages; no coolers.
Some events have age recommendations/restrictions, e.g. STS Hours have some adult language and therefore are recommended as PG-13 appropriate, LIT events are generally for adults 18+.
Changes due to inclement weather will be announced on Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s website and Facebook page at facebook.com/sweetteashakes
We offer no refunds for purchased tickets for any reason. Please be aware we perform outdoors in high heat and humidity, and the chairs we provide are sometimes regular folding chairs. We always invite audience members to make adjustments for their own comfort, sight lines, and out of kindness for others.
Free Rain Return Tickets
On outdoor performance nights where we move indoors due to rain, you can return for free to a performance of the same production later in the run by registering in advance with our box office. Subject to availability.
Contact Information
Call 910-420-4384 (available 1 hour prior to the performance until 30 minutes into the performance) or email info@sweetteashakespeare.com or tickets@sweetteashakespeare.com.