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Forbidden Planet

Pay What You Will TOMORROW

This rollicking starship musical, loosely based on The Tempest, features rock-and-roll hits of the 50s and 60s, a B-movie sci-fi setting, and dialogue borrowed from the greatest plays ever written.  You will be dancing in your seat and laughing nonstop at this out-of-this-world production. More 

Romeo and Juliet

Pay What You Will TONIGHT

With its ravishing language and uproarious comedy, Romeo and Julietcelebrates love’s triumph and its trivialities. Thumb-biting, dance, and swordplay share the stage with sonnets, bawdy wit, and soul-searching speeches in this profoundly human and always surprising treasure. More 

All's Well

That Ends Well

Starts July 7

Shakespeare paints a sly portrait of the human condition in all its motley colors in this funny, wise, and bittersweet comedy. All’s Well That Ends Welltricks us into believing that lies are true and that truth is fantasy – a dark fairy-tale filled with laughter, miracles, and re-birth. More 

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American Shakespeare Center's student matinee program is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts and ArtsMidwest.