Schedule:

Rada 2025: 9:30am

RADA 2025 Production Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Presented by Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

As part of the Festival’s artist exchange program with London’s famed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), their students will present a condensed touring production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, July 29-August 2, 2025. The emphasis is on the art of contemporary Shakespeare performance and training from the Bard’s homeland.

Tickets: $20, available below or by calling the ticket office at 800-PLAYTIX.

Location: Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre

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Backstage Tour: 10:00am

Peek behind the scenery and into the Festival’s various production areas to see how all the enchantment comes together. These informative tours are led by Festival actors and artists who can share their backstage knowledge with you. Participants must navigate stairs, though ADA routes are available if requested.

$10 - Tickets available at the Festival Ticket Office, online, or by calling 800-PLAYTIX

Tours start promptly at 10:00 a.m. Late arrivals may not be able to join a tour in progress. Tickets for late arrivals may be exchanged to another date, subject to availability. No refunds.

Meet at “The Fred Statue” in the Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre Courtyard

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder: 2:00pm

Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman
Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak
Based on the novel Israel Rank by Roy Horniman
Directed by Amanda Berg Wilson

In this hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, when Monty Navarro, a man of humble origins, discovers he is eighth in line to inherit an earldom in the distinguished D’Ysquith family, he realizes his chances of outliving these pesky relatives (all played by one actor!) are slim. So, he hatches a far darker plan of disposing of his unsuspecting relations without being caught in order to claim the title of Ninth Earl of Highhurst. All the while, he is also juggling romance in this uproarious musical comedy.

Location: Randall L. Jones Theatre

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Dear Jack, Dear Louise: 2:00pm

Dear Jack, Dear Louise By Ken Ludwig Directed by Michael Perlman

Sparks fly and love blossoms from a world away when US Army Doctor Jack meets aspiring actress Louise by letter during WWII. Navigating the challenges of distance and uncertainty, they dream of a future together. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig tells the joyous, heartwarming story of his parents’ courtship and the results are anything but expected.

Location: Anes Studio Theatre

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As You Like It: 8:00pm

As You Like It By William Shakespeare Directed by Beth Lopes

Rosalind has a problem. Disguised as a boy, she goes to Arden to find her father. But her disguise has also fooled her beloved Orlando, who now asks the “boy” to help him woo the woman of his dreams––none other than Rosalind herself! What’s a girl (or boy) to do? Find out in this rollicking frolic of confused courtship and beautiful poetry.

Location: Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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Steel Magnolias: 8:00pm

Steel Magnolias By Robert Harling Directed by Melissa Maxwell

 The women of 1980s Chinquapin, Louisiana, gather each week in wise-cracking Truvy Jones’s popular beauty salon where she does the hair of such locals as the rich curmudgeon Ouiser, the eccentric millionaire Miss Clairee, and the socialite M’Lynn whose daughter Shelby is about to get married. As these women make their way over life’s many ups and downs together, they find comfort, love, friendship–and a fair amount of verbal ribbing–in one another’s company.

Location: Randall L. Jones Theatre

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