Tulane Shakespeare Festival

Founded in 1993 by a handful of Tulane Faculty members, the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane has become one of the most significant theatre events in the Gulf South. This season the festival is opening with performances of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]. The preview performance will be held June 6, and opening night on June 7—with performances Thursdays–Sundays through June 16 (7:30 pm Thursday–Saturday; 1:30 pm Saturday–Sunday). $40.

On June 22, you can also catch a one-night-only performance of (un)prompted Shakespeare: Macbeth—in which actors meet in the morning, rehearse once, and then perform the show that night with the script projected on the stage. 7:30 pm. $25. 

Throughout July, see a more traditional Shakespearian performance of Julius Caesar. The preview performance will be held July 11, and opening night on July 12—with performances Thursdays–Sundays through July 21 (7:30 pm Thursday–Saturday; 1:30 pm Saturday–Sunday). $40. 

The festival concludes with a July 17 one-night-only performance by the improv group The Fools Ensemble, who will present A Very Important Play—their take on a "Shakespeare" play that has never been put to the stage before (and never will again). 7:30 pm. $25. 

All events will take place in Tulane's Lupin Theater. neworleansshakespeare.org.