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Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the State Theater, builds community by engaging, entertaining, and inspiring people with transformative theatrical performances and compelling educational and outreach programs. As the region's most valued arts leader and community resource, we strive to build upon our reputation for artistic excellence, broaden our reach throughout the state and beyond, and expand public participation and support.

Schedule of Events

February 6–23, 2025

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Adapted by Cheryl L. West
Based on the book The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

Octagon Stage | Recommended Ages 10+

Ten-year-old Kenny chronicles the events of a fateful summer for the Watson family of Flint, Michigan. Momma and Dad decide it's time for Kenny's teenage brother to have a lengthy stay with strict Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama, and the family heads south — toward a deadly, defining moment in American history.

ASF INSIGHTS
February 8 | 12:45pm | Patrons Lobby | Free & Open to All
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the work on stage and the art of theatre.

THE ELEVATOR IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE.
Zero-step entry is available through the box office and marquis doors. House staff will be on hand to provide direction and assistance.

If you have any questions, please contact the ASF Box Office at [email protected] or 334-271-5353.

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March 13–April 6, 2025 & May 2–3, 2025

Ken ludwig's sherwood: the adventures of robin hood

Festival Stage | Recommended Ages 10+

A fun-loving young man comes face to face with the kind of greed and inhumanity that won't let him sleep at night. Suddenly he's an outlaw hiding in Sherwood Forest where he joins up with a band of followers including Little John, Friar Tuck, and a feisty adventuress, Maid Marian.

SPECIAL EVENTS
ASF Insights | March 15 | 12:45pm | Patrons Lobby | Free & Open to All
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April 17–May 4, 2025

Hamlet

Festival Stage | Recommended Ages 12+

When Prince Hamlet's father, the king of Denmark, suddenly dies, Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, marries his uncle Claudius, who becomes the new king. A spirit claiming to be the ghost of Hamlet's father says Claudius murdered him and demands that Hamlet avenge his death. Is it really his father's spirit? Is revenge is the right decision?

SPECIAL EVENTS
ASF Insights | April 19 | 12:45pm | Patrons Lobby | Free and Open to All
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May 29–June 8, 2025

Kudzu Calling

By Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Octagon Stage | Recommended Ages 17+

This interweaving of poems and moments seeks to expand and complicate the Southern narrative – a celebration of Black Southern love, queerness, playfulness, culture, and spirituality. It is the playwright's love letter to the place that made her.

SPECIAL EVENTS
ASF Insights | May 31 | 12:45pm | Patrons Lobby | Free & Open to All
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July 9–August 17, 2025

The Wizard Of Oz

Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg | Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Festival Stage | Recommended Ages 5+

Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, is a thrill for audiences of all ages.

SPECIAL EVENTS
ASF Insights | July 12 | 12:45pm | Patrons Lobby | Free & Open to All
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the work on stage and the art of theatre.

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Date: February 6-August 17, 2025

Location:
Carolyn Blount Theatre Octagon Stage,
1 Festival Drive,
Montgomery, AL 36117.

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