2026 season
June 24 – July 26
pericles
“few love to hear the sins they love to act.”
Pericles tells the story of a prince searching for a wife and finding a princess. He risks his life for her, discovers additional dangers, and flees. This is only the beginning of many adventures and disasters as Pericles travels through kingdoms and across seas. An odyssey of mythic proportions, the play is full of ships, storms, and grand journeys. Pericles is one of Shakespeare’s more complicated romance plays.
Great River Shakespeare Festival welcomes director Shaun Patrick Tubbs to the company for our first production of Pericles. Shaun has directed Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the Powerhouse Theater in Arlington, New York, and Troilus & Cressida at The Juilliard School in New York, New York.
Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs
Scenic Design by Karl Gfall
Costume Design by John Merritt
Lighting Design by Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz
Sound Design by Matthew Tibbs
Properties Design by Karl Gfall
a midsummer night’s dream
“reason and love keep little company…”
One of Shakespeare’s most magical and popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream has something new to offer everyone, even those who have seen it many times. Full of confused lovers, mischievous fairies, rulers and some “rude” mechanicals, this play takes us from the structure of Athens to the more free and mysterious forest where confusion reigns and anything can happen!
Midsummer will be directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson, the artistic director of the Great River Shakespeare Festival, where he has directed many productions and played more than 20 roles. Doug was the first intimacy director at the Metropolitan Opera (New York) where he has worked on more than 14 productions. In addition to the Met, he has worked on productions for Minnesota Opera, San Diego Opera, and San Antonio Opera.
Directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson
Scenic Design by Karl Gfall
Costume Design by John Merritt
Lighting Design by Avery Reagan
Sound Design by Matthew Tibbs
Properties Design by Karl Gfall
Photo by Sydney Swanson.
Don’t miss this audience favorite, one of the hottest tickets in town! Callithump is a ridiculously fun, boisterous, and wildly entertaining fundraising show re-envisioned annually and produced by our company members. Tickets go fast, so buy early! The fun starts at 5 p.m. with games and music outside the theater. The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale in March.