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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
"Persistence of Love"
May 29–August 4, 2024
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The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 2024 summer season on May 29, 2024 with something for everyone with in-person performances at this leading Shakespeare festival. Expect to be entertained with a thrilling line-up of live theatre. In residence at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts of DeSales University, the professional theatre company of PA Shakespeare Festival (PSF) brings actors, directors, designers and more from across the country to create top of the line performances over the summer months. You'll find performances that can be enjoyed by the whole family, from classic musicals, to hysterical comedies, to kid-friendly spectacles.
Photo above: The cast of In The Heights (Summer 2023). Photo by Lee A. Butz.
Performances
For the 2024 season, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival proudly presents:
- PSF Presents 1812’S Production Of: The Play That Goes Wrong (May 29 – June 16)
- The Musical: The Last Five Years (June 12 – June 30)
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (June 26 to July 7)
- The Musical About Love: The Color Purple (July 17 to Aug 4)
- “Extreme Shakespeare”: Cymbeline (July 24 to Aug 4)
- Winnie-the-Pooh & Friends (July 5 to Aug 2)
- Shakespeare for Kids (July 24 to Aug 3)
- Community Day: Saturday, July 6
- “Play On!” Community Tour: The Comedy of Errors
Performances
Cymbeline
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 07/24/2024 - 08/04/2024
Cymbeline: July 24 to August 4 | Schubert Theatre By William Shakespeare Shakespeare meets The…
Shakespeare for Kids
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 07/24/2024 - 08/03/2024
Shakespeare for Kids Written by Erin Sheffield Directed by Matt Pfeiffer July 24 to August 3 | Main…
The Color Purple
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 07/17/2024 - 08/04/2024
The Color Purple Book by Marsha Norman Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and…
Community Day
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
- Center Valley
- 07/06/2024
The Festival will host its 2nd annual Community Day event on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The event will…
Winnie-the-Pooh & Friends
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 07/05/2024 - 08/03/2024
Winnie-the-Pooh & Friends Based on the classic stories from A.A. Milne Written by Jason King…
The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 06/26/2024 - 07/07/2024
The Merry Wives of Windsor By William Shakespeare Directed by Matt Pfeiffer June 26 to July 7 | Main…
The Last Five Years
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
- Center Valley
- 06/16/2024 - 06/30/2024
The Last Five Years Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Jason King Jones June 12…
“Play On!” Community Tour: The Comedy of Errors
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 05/31/2024 - 06/16/2024
“Play On!” Community Tour: The Comedy of Errors May 31 through June 16 | Your Community By William…
The Play That Goes Wrong
- Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
- Center Valley
- 05/29/2024 - 06/16/2024
The Play That Goes Wrong By Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, & Jonathan Sayer Directed by Jennifer…
Attending Information
Parking
When you arrive to DeSales University, enjoy free parking in the lot in front of Labuda Center for the Performing Arts (2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA). There is additional parking in the lot adjacent to the Trexler Library. The box office and will call are located inside the Labuda Center.
PA Shakespeare Festival Tickets
Season subscriptions and single tickets for individual productions are on sale NOW! Call 610-282-WILL for tickets or buy online.
Hotels
Enjoy a 10% discount on your overnight stay at PSF's preferred partner hotel:
Candlewood Suites 1630 Spillman Drive, Bethlehem, PA
Use code IEEQ8 for 10% off.