This collection presents print programs from the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. The annual Festival, which began in 1978, presents three productions each summer. The festival is held at Ewing Theatre and at the Center for Performing Arts at Illinois State University, and is produced by the School of Theatre and Dance and the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University.
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2023 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
2023 Season. The Professional Theatre at Illinois State University, Ewing Theatre. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson. The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
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2022 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
45th Anniversary. The Professional Theatre at Illinois State University, Ewing Theatre. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. King Lear by William Shakespeare.
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
School of Theatre and Dance
45th Anniversary. The 2022 Season. The Professional Theatre at Illinois State University, Ewing Theatre. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield.
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2021 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
2021 Season. The Professional Theatre at Illinois State University, Ewing Theatre.
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2019 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
42nd Season. The Theatre at Ewing and Center for the Performing Arts at Illinois State University. As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Caesar by William Shakespeare.
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2018 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
41st Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. Henry V by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare in Love based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard.
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2017 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
40th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's Amazing Cymbeline by William Shakespeare. I Heart Juliet by Q Brothers Collective.
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2016 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
39th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Peter and the Starcatcher a play by Rick Elice.
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2015 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
38th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare. Richard II by William Shakespeare. Q Gents by GQ and JQ. Love's Labor's Won by Scott Kaiser.
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2014 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
37th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Elizabeth Rex by Timothy Findley. Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.
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2013 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
36th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins.
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2012 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
35th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Othello by William Shakespeare. The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Three Wills and a Shakespeare.
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2011 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
34th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare.
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2010 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
33rd Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Tempest by William Shakespeare. The Three Musketeers a new adaptation by Robert Kauzlaric, based on the Alexandre Dumas novel World Premiere. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.
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2009 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
32nd Season. The Theatre at Ewing. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Scapin by Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell, adapted from Jean Baptiste Moliere. Richard III by William Shakespeare.
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2008 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
31st Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.
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2007 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
30th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Henry V by William Shakespeare. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare.
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2006 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
29th season. The Theatre at Ewing. Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Pericles by William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
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2005 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
28th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Henry VIII by William Shakespeare.
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2004 Illinois Shakespeare Festival
School of Theatre and Dance
27th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
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2003 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
26th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. King Lear by William Shakespeare. As You Like It by William Shakespeare. The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher.
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2002 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
25th Season. Theatre at Ewing. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
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2001 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
24th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare. Othello by William Shakespeare. Coriolanus by William Shakespeare.
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2000 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
23rd Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. The Three Musketeers by Eberle Thomas and Barbara Redmond. King John by William Shakespeare.
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1999 Illinois Shakespeare Festival
School of Theatre and Dance
22nd Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. Richard III by William Shakespeare. Wild Oats by John O'Keeffe.
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1998 Illinois Shakespeare Festival
School of Theatre and Dance
21st Season. The Falcon's Pitch adapted by Jeffrey Sweet from William Shakespeare's King Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.
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1997 Illinois Shakespeare Festival
School of Theatre and Dance
20th Season. Hamlet by William Shakespeare. All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.
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1996 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
19th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. The Tempest by William Shakespeare. The Triumph of Love by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux.
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1995 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
18th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Cymbeline by William Shakespeare. Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.
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1994 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
17th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare. The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare.
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1993 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
16th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Richard II by William Shakespeare. Pericles by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
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1992 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
15th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. As You Like It by William Shakespeare. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare.
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1991 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
14th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Othello by William Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.
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1990 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
13th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
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1989 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
12th Season. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. Henry V by William Shakespeare.
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1988 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance, Illinois State University
11th Season. Ewing Manor. A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Richard III by William Shakespeare. All's Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare.
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1987 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance, Illinois State University
10th Season. Ewing Manor. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.
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1986 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance, Illinois State University
9th Season. Ewing Manor. As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
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1985 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance, Illinois State University
8th Season. Ewing Manor. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. King Lear by William Shakespeare. Cymbeline by William Shakespeare.
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1984 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
7th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Pericles by William Shakespeare.
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1983 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
6th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare.
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1982 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
5th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare. Othello by William Shakespeare. King Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare.
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1981 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
4th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare.
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1980 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance
3rd Season. The Theatre at Ewing. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.
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1979 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance, Illinois State University
2nd Season. Ewing Manor. Hamlet by William Shakespeare. King Henry IV by William Shakespeare. Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
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1978 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program
School of Theatre and Dance, Illinois State University
1st Season. Ewing Manor. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. As You Like It by William Shakespeare.