Today on Art Beat we're giving you a look behind the curtain of the Great River Shakespeare Festival that was held on the campus of Winona State University, right here in Winona, MN. The festival's 2025 season features two classic plays, "A Comedy of Errors" and "Romeo and Juliet". Today, we have a conversation with the festival's Props Designer, Karl Gfall. We get his behind the scenes takes about the shows and what it takes to make the magic of theater possible. I’m Annika Bakkum-Ekern saying, sit back, relax an enjoy as we talk all things Shakespeare today on Art Beat.

Original air date: 7/28/25

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