DON’T MISS SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS 2026!
It’s the 35th anniversary of the Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival!
Do our Festival performers make your summer? Support our Capital Classics Artist Fund.
The Capital Classics Artist Fund provides competitive payments to approximately 50 CT-based performers, directors, musicians, stage managers, designers, choreographers, and technicians hired for our Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival.
A gift of any amount will help us fulfill our mission of “providing job opportunities to Connecticut’s professional theatre artists” and keeping Connecticut’s talent in state.
Click here to support our Capital Classics Artist Fund.
We are always looking committed volunteers who are passionate about our Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival and want to assist our board of directors with projects like marketing, sponsorships, events, and more.
Give the gift of Shakespeare!
You can purchase a voucher for tickets to any of our 2026 Festival performance. Buy advanced tickets for your loved one, friends, or your whole family. Makes the perfect gift!
thank you for making 35 years of the greater hartford shakespeare festival such a celebration!
Breaking our 1-day attendance record!
Help us continue to stage two Shakespeare plays in 2026!
“Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival gets even greater with two shows this summer.”
Since 1991, we have enriched the Greater Hartford region with classical theatrical entertainment. As the home of the Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival, we look forward to continuing our tradition of quality.
