This summer, experience cool evenings and award-winning theatre in beautiful Cedar City. Bring the whole family to celebrate the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 64th Season from June 16 through October 4.
From Shakespearean masterpieces to laugh-out-loud comedies and modern favorites, this season offers something extraordinary for everyone. The 2025 lineup includes William Shakespeare’s dark and tragic Macbeth, the historical romance Antony and Cleopatra, and the pastoral comedy As You Like It in the outdoor Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre. In the beautiful indoor Randall L. Jones Theatre, don’t miss the witty and touching Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, and the Victorian satire The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. And in the intimate Anes Studio Theatre, enjoy the World War II love story Dear Jack, Dear Louise.
(Karl Hugh, sponsored) | Cassandra Bissell as Queen Katherine in King Henry VIII, 2024.
What we call the Festival Experience ensures that audiences’ participation goes beyond–and sometimes behind–the stage. An expansive array of seminars, orientations, Backstage Tours, Repertory Magic, Words Cubed new play readings, classes, camps, and more aim to enhance patrons’ understanding of Shakespeare and other playwrights’ works and the process of repertory theatre. And did you know the Festival even has professional and licensed childcare available for children up to age ten? So, you can bring everyone!
(Karl Hugh, sponsored) | A scene from The Greenshow, 2024.
While you’re here, don’t miss the charm of Cedar City itself. Stroll through historic downtown, explore local shops and galleries, dine at cozy cafés or family favorite restaurants, and relax in beautiful city parks. With its rich pioneer history, welcoming atmosphere, and lively arts scene, Cedar City offers the perfect balance of culture and comfort between your theatre adventures.
Cedar City is also your basecamp to the best of southern Utah: Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Snow Canyon State Park are all less than an hour away.
Tickets are on sale now and the best seats go fast.
Visit bard.org or call 800-PLAYTIX to reserve today and more information.