Port Coquitlam native Ashley Wright reprises his role as Sir John Falstaff in the Bard on the Beach production of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
A PoCo secondary graduate and son of former PoCo city councillor Michael Wright, Ashley Wright appears in the remount of the Shakespearean comedy that director Johnna Wright set to Windsor, Ont., in 1968.
The story revolves around the English ex-pat Falstaff, who tries to pay his bills by duping two wealthy housewives.
In 2013, Ashley Wright received a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for outstanding actor in a lead role for the 2012 version.
Meanwhile, Wright — who put his master’s thesis on hold to perform at this summer’s Bard on the Beach — is cast as Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, also on the BMO Mainstage.
Both shows are at Vanier Park (1695 Whyte Ave., Vancouver) until mid-September.
For tickets, call 604-739-0559 or visit bardonthebeach.org.
