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The mixed media piece Sarah Johnson created for the 16th Season of Great River Shakespeare Festival is her interpretation of the varied productions. The base for this piece is a print of On the Mississippi near Winona, Minnesota by Alfred Thompson Bricher (1868. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Minnesota Marine Art Read more…

Great River Shakespeare Festival seeks 5 young performers to play the roles of Fleance, Young Siward and the Macduff children in the professional company production of  Macbeth this summer directed by Paul Barnes. Type: Young actors ages 8 to 18. For the roles of Fleance and Young Siward we are Read more…

Now that this years’ Shakespeare in the Schools program has completed, GRSF’s Education team are moving on to planning for the summer! Our Education program here at the festival continues to grow, and this year we have some exciting new offerings. Read on to learn what’s in store for Season Read more…

Please join us for our second annual Bard, Beer, Birthday celebration at Island City Brewing Company! We’ll celebrate the Bard’s birthday with beer, food, music and more. We’ll also be recognizing the Friends of Will, who season after season support the festival and work so hard to keep it going.

Your GRSF company is busy as always! GRSF Artistic Director Doug Scholz-Carlson’s production of Pirates of Penzance at Park Square Theatre opened to vast acclaim last month. Doug’s adaptation is being praised as “a lark and a goof; a piffle of a social satire that aims to entertain”. The production featured Read more…

March 27 Update: Carrie and Benjamin finished working with the kids at Cotter High School last week and moved on to Arcadia High School. They also visited Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts for a day-long session with a group of Winona homeschoolers. This week, they’ve been at Rushford-Peterson High School Read more…