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Colorado Shakespeare Festival returns this summer

Mar 23, 2026, 12:05 PM | Updated: Mar 25, 2026, 12:25 pm

For over 60 years, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival has been bringing the magic of Shakespeare to Colorado, and this season, it will be returning to an old home!

Beginning with preview shows of Twelfth Night on May 30, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will return to the University of Colorado in the freshly renovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and will run through August 2. There will also be indoor shows at the Roe Green Theatre.

The show schedule includes:

  • Twelfth Night – May 30 – Aug 2 – Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
  • Julius Caesar – June 13 – Aug 2 – Roe Green Theatre
  • Shakespeare in Love – June 27 – Aug 1 – Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
  • Friends/Roman/Countrymen – Jul 11 – Aug 1 – Roe Green Theatre

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