Shakespeare & Cervantes!

We went to the home of Think Food Group’s Rob Wilder for a fundraiser for the Shakespeare Theatre’s community outreach programs. We snapped him surrounded by his colleague on the Board, John Hauge and his wife Meg, who are shortly heading to NYC to see Hamilton.

The night’s hostess, Robin Wilder, is here with the Shakespeare Theatre artistic director Michael Kahn, who spoke about Shakespeare—the greatest English writer—and Cervantes—the greatest Spanish writer—dying the same day. Jaleo served food from the region where Cervantes lived.

Flamenco guitarist Ken Hall accompanied Natascia Diaz, who sang a spectacular The Impossible Dream from Don Quixote, and the incomparable Ed Gero, who recited Shakespeare.

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