What's Onstage
Mainstage Season
July 5-28, 2024
The Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival is proud to kick off our second season with not one, not two, but THREE mainstage productions!
- Romeo & Juliet, directed by Kathleen Barth
- Performing at 1:30 PM on July 14 & July 20
- Performing at 7:30 PM on July 12, July 13, July 21, July 26, and July 28
- Twelfth Night, directed by Arthur Grothe
- Performing at 1:30 PM on July 7, July 13, and July 21
- Performing at 7:30 PM on July 5, July 6, July 14, and July 27
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], directed by Larisse Campbell
- Performing at 1:30 PM on July 27 and July 28
- Performing at 7:30 PM on July 19 and July 20
Performances will take place in the Jamf Theatre.
Select performances will be followed by a talkback with the cast and crew, per the schedule below:
- Twelfth Night: July 7
- Romeo & Juliet: July 20
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]: July 27
Improbable Fiction New Works Series
July 24, 2024
Join us and see the WORLD PREMIERE performances of three original works! Playwrights from around the region, the country, and even the world have been invited to submit new works in one of three categories: Young Voices (for playwrights ages 16-24), Diverse Perspectives (for LGBTQIA+ playwrights), and Shakes-pired (for pieces inspired by, derived from, or an homage to Shakespeare, his plays, and/or his characters). All submissions will be blindly scored by a panel of adjudicators, and the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival will produce the top-ranked show in each category with a fully-staged production or staged reading. The performance will be followed by a reception and discussion with the artistic team.
Tickets cost $9 for adults and $3 for youth and students, plus fees, and are available online, in-person at the Pablo box office, or at the door.
Merely Players
Our troupe of young players cordially invite you to join them for a performance! This troupe of young performers and technicians will explore avenues of bringing Shakespeare-inspired art to the Chippewa Valley while also gaining valuable experience and professional mentorship. The troupe will be facilitated by one or more “artist-mentors,” who will work alongside the young performers and guide them in their self-directed summer experience.
Public performance schedule:
- Tuesday, July 2, 10:30 AM - Children's Museum of Eau Claire
- Wednesday, July 3, 10:00 AM - Eau Claire Farmer's Market (Phoenix Park, under the clock tower)
- Saturday, July 6, 11:00 AM - Haymarket Plaza
- Wednesday, July 10, 10:00 AM - Menomonie Public Library
- Thursday, July 11, 2:15 PM - Northern Wisconsin State Fair (WEAU News Front Porch Stage)
- Thursday, July 11, 4:15 PM - Northern Wisconsin State Fair (WEAU News Front Porch Stage)
- Friday, July 12, 10:30 AM - Altoona Public Library
- Saturday, July 13, 11:00 AM - Haymarket Plaza
- Tuesday, July 16, 10:30 AM - Fall Creek Public Library
- Wednesday, July 17, 10:00 AM - Strum Public Library
- Saturday, July 20, 11:00 AM - Haymarket Plaza
- Thursday, July 25, 11:00 AM - L.E. Phillips Senior Center
- Friday, July 26, 11:00 AM - Colfax Public Library
*other performances are scheduled for select daycamp and daycare groups, which are not open to the public