New Swan Shakespeare Festival 2024

New Swan Shakespeare Festival 2024

July 9-Aug. 31, 2024
All performances at 8 p.m.

• Twelfth Night

• Measure for Measure

Join us under the stars for a magical summer as New Swan Shakespeare Festival presents two beloved classics in running repertory. 

This year New Swan is reserving all groundling seats only for students and at a discounted price. Groundling seats will be made available to the general public in July, so students, make sure to reserve your tickets now!

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
The Bard’s comic masterpiece Twelfth Night blends romance, music, poetry, swordplay, mistaken identities and the intoxicating madness of love. Join us for a transcendent tale on the edge of the high seas.

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
All seven of the deadly sins are running rampant in Vienna. Can Isabella, a would-be nun, navigate this corruption without losing her soul in the process? Don’t miss your chance to see one of Shakespeare’s most challenging and rarely performed plays.

For more information please see the New Swan Shakespeare Festival website.

The festival is hosted and produced in collaboration with the Drama Department at the University of California, Irvine, the Office of Research, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, and the School of Humanities.

Image below: The New Swan Theater during a performance