Bards Cam Photo
The Bard's Cam
Shake Store Photo
Shake Store
Experience Photo
The Experience

Shakespeare AROUND TOWN

“Bethumped with Words!”

A personalized program for your book club

Invite a CSF Dramaturg (the director's assistant and researcher for the production) to visit your local area book club and participate in your discussion of Macbeth, Woody Guthrie's American Song, Love's Labour's Lost, Henry the Eighth, or The Three Musketeers. The program includes a discount ticket to your chosen play for each member attending the book club discussion. Please schedule with us at least 3 weeks in advance.

Program cost: $50

Contact us!

Director/Designer Presentations

FREE! At the Boulder Public Library
Attend a preview discussion presented by the 2008 CSF directors, scenic, costume, and sound designers with a behind the scenes look at the shows.

  • June 9, Monday — Macbeth— Director, Lynne Collins
  • June 16, Monday — Woody Guthrie's American Song — Director, Peter Glazer
  • June 23, Monday — Love's Labour's Lost — Director, Gavin Cameron-Webb
  • June 30, Monday — Henry the Eighth — Director, James Symons
  • July 9, Wednesday — The Three Musketeers — Director, Carolyn Howarth

All presentations take place at 6:30pm in the Boulder Creek Meeting Room

Classics 101 

FREE! At the Boulder Public Library
Take part in a discussion of the text and director's concept of Shakespeare's plays with each show's dramaturg—the director's assistant and researcher for the production.

  • May 14 — Macbeth Sarah Crockarell, Arapahoe Conference Room
    (This discussion includes Daniella Vinitski, dramaturg for MacB, a special one-night-only performance
    at CSF on August 1, by the African American Shakespeare Company!)
  • May 21 — Woody Guthrie's American Song Robert Blush, Arapahoe Conference Room
  • May 28 — The Three Musketeers Jason Bisping, Arapahoe Conference Room
  • June 4 — Henry the Eighth Elizabeth Jochum,Boulder Creek Meeting Room
  • June 11 — Love's Labour's Lost Greg Thorson, Boulder Creek Meeting Room

All presentations take place on Wednesdays at 7:00pm

Colorado Shakespeare Festival at the CU Heritage Center in Old Main

CU Heritage Center features an exhibit about the history of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Celebrating CSF's 50 years, the exhibit can be seen June 23 through December 19, 2008.

Boulder Great Books

UPDATES ANON
This book discussion group, sponsored by the Boulder Public Library meets year round.  Check out their page to find out what the group will be discussing this year. More info >>

Events at the Festival!

Backstage Tours & CSF Day Tours

Prologue (before each play) — FREE!

Actors' Talkbacks (after the play, select performances) — FREE!

Shakespeare Garden Tour – FREE!