The Summer Shakesperience

Celebrating the works of William Shakespeare, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a complete experience for a summer evening. Bring a friend or group of friends or bring the family to:

Enjoy Picnicking Pre-order your gourmet picnic supper from Falstaff's with your play tickets or enjoy the Bard's BBQ  on the day of your visit. Either way, the menu is fit for a Shakespearean king! – everything from grilled flank steak to a hefty veggie sandwich on Focaccia bread to a 100% organic peanut butter & jelly sandwich, all served with your choice of beverage.

The Green Show Free entertainment while you dine may be a capella madrigals or a medley of brass instruments, a flute and string duet, or even, on occasion, a guitar and banjo. See schedule of Green Show entertainers.

Enjoy Prologue Forty-five minutes before curtain time, Producing Artistic Director Philip Sneed will be in the theatre to talk to you about the play you are about to see. These conversations are fun and informal and bound to enhance your playgoing experience.

A chat with The Bard (aka actor Chuck Wilcox) on the Green. Will can tell you just about anything you want to know about the play you’re going to see including its stage history. Free of charge.

The Shakespeare Gardens are located in the Education/Hellems Courtyard close to the Mary Rippon Theatre and were founded in 1991 by Marlene Cowdery.  The garden was first planted in 1992 and continues to be a source of enjoyment and information for CSF patrons.  Free, informal tours are presented before the plays on Tuesday and Saturday evenings.  Identification and quotation signs are placed in the garden during the season - perfect for a self-guided tour.  For more information visit the garden's website at www.coloradoshakespearegardens.org.

An opportunity to meet and talk to the company. Company Talkbacks after the shows provide you with insights about how and why the directors, designers and actors make the choices they make. Click for dates.

A stop at our Shakespeare Guild Gift Shop. Bring home a lasting memory of your visit from the gift shop located just inside Hellems, or the University Theatre Building

The cap of the evening is, of course, the play—as you enjoy "Shakespeare Under the Stars." Sit back and watch the sun disappear behind the Flatirons, the stars emerge, and the lights come up. It’s a 400-year-old tradition not to be missed! CSF Video (30 Seconds)