THE OFFICIAL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
Dear Friend of the Festival
It has been 30 years and we are celebrating. We are immensely proud of being the Official Shakespeare Festival of the State of Michigan. After three decades of bringing audiences world class productions, we have a lot to celebrate.
Despite the challenges of a difficult economy, we are excited to bring you the 2026 MainStage Season including the hotly anticipated Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing, and Robert Kauzlaric's adaptation of George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem: A Comedy of Bad Manners.
The Michigan Shakespeare Festival’s mission is to inspire and entertain diverse audiences with evocative, interesting, and epic productions of classical theatre’s greatest plays.
The fact that you are reading this means you already know about the Festival. We are hoping that getting to know us better will inspire you to support us going forward. Advance tickets in our holiday sale are available now. When you order, please consider adding a donation.
Happy Holidays,
The MSF Board
1995
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1996
Romeo & Juliet
1997
The Taming of the Shrew
1998
As You Like It
1999
Hamlet
2000
Richard III
2001
The Comedy of Errors
2002
Othello
2003
King Lear
2004
The Merry Wives of Windsor
2005
Much Ado About Nothing
2006
The Merchant of Venice
2007
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2008
Henry V
2009
All's Well That Ends Well
2010
Romeo & Juliet
2011
The Winter's Tale
2012
Richard III
2013
Twelfth Night
2014
Hamlet
2015
Henry IV
2016
As You Like It
2017
Julius Caesar
2018
Measure for Measure
2019
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
2022
Henry V
2023
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
2026
