Shakespeare In the Park - St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

One of St. Louis’s favorite summer traditions! Shakespeare in the Park has entertained over a million people since 2001. Performances are staged at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park, America’s best urban park from May to June. Admission is free, which nearly 40,000 attendees take advantage of each season to enjoy high-quality entertainment made by world-class artists, created just for them.

“Favorite Summer Event” – St. Louis Magazine (2023 Staff Pick)

“41 Reasons to Love St. Louis” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (2022)

“Best Live Theater of The Past Year” – Riverfront Times (Best of 2021)

Production History

2023 – Twelfth Night
2022 – Much Ado About Nothing
2021 – King Lear
2020 – A Late Summer Night’s Stroll
2019 – Love’s Labors Lost
2018 – Romeo & Juliet
2017 – The Winter’s Tale
2016 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2015 – Antony and Cleopatra
2014 – Henry IV / V
2013 – Twelfth Night
2012 – Othello
2011 – The Taming of the Shrew
2010 – Hamlet
2009 – The Merry Wives of Windsor
2008 – The Tragedy of King Richard III
2007 – Much Ado About Nothing
2006 – Julius Ceaser
2005 – The Tempest
2004 – As You Like It
2003 – Macbeth
2002 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2001 – Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare Glen

Shakespeare in the Park, Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis, MO

Shakespeare Glen is located in the Heart of Forest Park, just off Fine Arts Drive on the east side of Art Hill between the Saint Louis Zoo and the Saint Louis Art Museum.

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