Welcome to the Renaissance -- and to Shakespeare's World!

2023-2024 Box Office Notes  

Season tickets are for sale May 1 through the first show of the season. Beginning July 1, purchase single tickets for the shows of your choice.

Note that seating at the Red Curtain Arts Center is general admission -- first come, first served.  We are happy to reserve seats for groups of 10 or more, or for those with special needs. Just let us know before your visit by calling 360-322-7402.

Sept. 8-24, 2023

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce that's been a hit on stages around the world! Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time. Nick and Nigel set out to write the world first musical. 

Rated PG.

Oct. 20-Nov. 5, 2023

A world premiere adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, King Lear, told with an all-female cast. When Queen Lear's attempts to force her youngest daughter to marry is met with unexpected disobedience, the queen's wrath is unleashed. In the ensuing chaos, Lear's goddaughter Edelle finds herself caught in a political storm that pits generation against generation and sister against sister. Rated PG-13. 

*Not included in 5-show package. 

Dec. 1-23, 2023

Four young lovers seek refuge in the forest, deep in the winter season, attracting the attention of fairies The Holly King and Queen Hybernia, and the mischievous Jack Horner. When Bottom and his band of actors try to stage a play for the wedding party, more complications arise! Rated G. 

Jan. 19-Feb. 4, 2024

In the regimented world of an all-boys college, four students meet in secret to explore Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet." But when the students' deep love for the text collides with their ingrained understanding of romance and sexuality, their worldview is challenged. Rated R.

*Not included in 5-show package.

March 1-17, 2024

All 37 of Shakespeare's plays are performed at a breakneck 97 minutes by 3 actors. The show is fast-paced, witty, and physical…full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and critics alike. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s classic farce, two of its original writer/performers thoroughly revised the show to bring it up to date for 21st-century audiences. Rated PG.

April 12-28, 2024

It’s 1942, and the leading men of the Oberon Play House are fighting overseas. A band of passionate, yet inexperienced, performers rally together to produce the Oberon’s season opener, an all-female version of Shakespeare’s ambitious Henry IV and Henry V.  A hilarious and moving story about what happens when we’re all in it together. Rated PG.

May 24-June 9, 2024

A rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court as a countess, and falls hard for a duke. Rated G.