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Happy Holidays from
SHAKESPEARE AT WINEDALE!
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Thank you to everyone who made our 55th Anniversary Season so special! We're excited to be kicking off our 56th year with this newsletter. Below, you'll find information about our Outreach program, Camp Shakespeare, Actors from the London Stage, and all of this season's plays (and links to get your tickets!)
This year's performance season is thematically focused on history. Our spring class will perform The Winter's Tale, a play that famously moves forward sixteen years and explores how our personal histories affect our lives. This summer, our
Henry IV Part 1 continues on from last season's Richard II to think about political history, our
Romeo and Juliet will be used to explore legacies of the American Civil War in Texas, and finally a specially adapted
Love's Labor's Lost will be set in Winedale in 1976 and will celebrate the history of Shakespeare at Winedale.
From all of us on the Shakespeare at Winedale team, we wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday season!
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The Summer 2025 Class performs Twelfth Night (PC Kari Noser)
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This holiday season,
Give the gift of Shakespeare!
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Tickets for our 2026 Season are now available!
Check out all of the upcoming performances on our Eventbrite page and plan your year of Shakespeare.
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February 19 - 21 at the Bullock Texas State History Museum
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The celebrated professional ensemble returns to Austin.
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February 21 in the Grand Lobby of the Bullock Texas State History Museum
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Enjoy a "Curtain-Raiser" performed by the Shakespeare at Winedale Outreach Players before Actors From The London Stage's As You Like It. Shakespeare at Winedale Outreach is a Language Arts enrichment program for Texas schoolchildren in grades K-12.
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April 23 at Calhoun Courtyard (UT)
April 24 & 25 at Winedale
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Shakespeare's magical story of love, betrayal, loss, and forgiveness.
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April 25 at Winedale
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A festive series of performances by student participants in the Shakespeare at Winedale Outreach program, celebrating their year of exploring Shakespeare, followed by the traditional family-friendly Eeyore’s Birthday Party. Registration is not required, but is appreciated!
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June 21 & July 12 at Winedale
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Camp Shakespeare is a two-week University of Texas residential summer camp for young people, dedicated to exploring Shakespeare through performance. If you or a loved one are interested in participating, applications
are now open! Plays will be announced in March.
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Fridays through Sundays, July 18 - August 9 at Winedale
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Catch Henry IV Part I, Shakespeare's most lovable history play, featuring Falstaff, Hal, Hotspur, and Henry, too. Or perhaps you're more inclined towards
Romeo and Juliet, the classic tale of teen love, and how civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Or maybe you'd prefer an exciting adaptation of Love's Labor's Lost: It's 1976, and four UT students show up at Winedale planning to focus on Shakespeare, not love. Find out what happens next!
Better yet, see all three!
We're excited to be introducing new ticket offerings for this summer, including an all-access VIP Pass and a
See All Three and Save punchcard, in addition to our standard tickets. The first three Sunday evening performances will have pay-what-you-can tickets, as part of our continued commitment to making Shakespeare accessible.
Before the Summer Class Evening performances, join us in the Barn for live music and entertainment, and to save your seat for the performance! Please note that reservation cards will not be laid out in advance by our team this year, but the cards will be available for you to reserve your seat up to two hours in advance of the performance. We are making this change to make Shakespeare at Winedale more accessible to newcomers to our community AND to make sure everyone has a chance to choose their seat! Please let us know if you have an accommodation - as always, we will be happy to honor requests for hearing, vision, or mobility related access needs.
We're also inaugurating a new Winedale tradition: Preview Night! On August 8th, join us for a sneak preview of the 2027 Season.
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Become a Shakespeare Ambassador!
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Do you live in (or near) Fayette County? Become a Shakespeare at Winedale Ambassador! Get free merch and tickets and help us invite more of our friends & neighbors to the Theater Barn.
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In Case You Missed It!
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The Shakespeare at Winedale All Call
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The Shakespeare at Winedale All Call was led by incoming program director Dr. Katie Brokaw to celebrate continuity and change in the future of Shakespeare at Winedale. We were joined on the call by Winedale alumni and audience members, as well as program founder Dr. James B. "Doc" Ayres.
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The James N. Loehlin Symposium
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We were delighted to celebrate the legacy of former director of Shakespeare at Winedale Dr. James Loehlin at the James N. Loehlin Symposium, organized by Clayton Stromberger and presented by the Department of English.
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Support Shakespeare at Winedale
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The work of Shakespeare at Winedale would not be possible without the support of donors like you. If you would like to make a tax-deductible gift to support our 56th Season, please click below!
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With our newly launched Legacy Challenge, your generosity through a planned gift will ensure that Shakespeare at Winedale has the necessary resources to be self-sustaining for generations of Winedalers to come. For more information, click below!
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