Arts and Entertainment
June 3, 2025
From: Utah Shakespeare FestivalSeason Schedule:
Macbeth
Macbeth By William Shakespeare Directed by John DiAntonio
June 16 - September 4, 2025
Sponsored by Ashton Family Foundation
Haunted by the witches’ prophecies and spurred on by his wife’s ambitions and his own taste for power, Macbeth dares to tempt fate. But in this, one of the world’s first psychological thrillers, he slowly finds that his murderous machinations are doomed to bitter and tragic failure. When obsession with power sends Scotland into conflict, can anyone find the courage to be a force for good?
Location: Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre
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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra By William Shakespeare Directed by Carolyn Howarth
June 17 - September 5, 2025
Sponsored by Jeremy and Amy Hanks Foundation
A man of great vision, dedication, and purpose, Marc Antony is still no match for the passionate and irresistible Queen of the Nile. Will this great military hero face catastrophic defeat with his vision clouded and his purpose blunted? Reason battles emotion in this epic and seldom-produced portrayal of love, leaving us wondering until the very end: which will win, or will all be lost?
Location: Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre
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As You Like It
As You Like It By William Shakespeare Directed by Beth Lopes
Sponsored by Jeffery R. and Katie C. Nelson Family Foundation
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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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
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
June 19 - October 3, 2025
Sponsored by Crocker Catalyst Foundation and The Sorenson Legacy Foundation
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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The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde Directed by Rodney Lizcano
June 20 - October 4, 2025
Sponsored by Crocker Catalyst Foundation and The Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Take a mother eager to marry her daughter to a “suitable” match, a prim governess with a very romantic streak, and two earnest young “gentlemen” looking for fun. Add some of the best-loved lines in English literature, a little confusion, and a great deal of laughter and you have this comic classic many critics have called “the funniest play ever written.”
Location: Randall L. Jones Theatre
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Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias By Robert Harling Directed by Melissa Maxwell
June 21 - October 4, 2025
Sponsored by Crocker Catalyst Foundation and The Sorenson Legacy Foundation
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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Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Dear Jack, Dear Louise By Ken LudwigDirected by Michael Perlman
July 11 - October 4, 2025
Sponsored by Jeni and Brad Wilson
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: Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre
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RADA 2025 Production
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Presented by Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
July 29-August 2, 2025; 9:30 a.m.
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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Date: June 16 - October 4, 2025
Location: Various Locations in Cedar City, UT
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