New Swan Shakespeare Festival 2026

Tickets will go on sale in April 2026.

All performances at 8 p.m.

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

The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove

Adapted by Anna Fitzgerald & Eli Simon
Directed by Eli Simon
July 8–Aug. 30, 2026

Our musical adaptation of the Bard’s raucous comedy is set in a rockin’ ’50s SoCal surf town. Come join us for sitcom hilarity, romantic shenanigans and a toe-tappin’ live skiffle band.

Romeo & Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Rachael VanWormer
July 2–Aug. 29, 2025

Romance, humor, family discord and soaring poetry whirl through the Dust Bowl in Shakespeare’s most famous story. Can love and hope bloom in scarcity?