Shakespeare In The Ruins

05/29/2026

👀 watch our season trailer!

🎟️ https://www.shakespeareintheruins.com

https://youtu.be/ME0Hw4bgLCE?si=tBABs7ybiKHZdJY8

Join us at the Ruins in Winnipeg: shakespeareintheruins.com AS YOU LIKE IT opens June 04, 2026AN ILIAD opens June 18, 2026Two plays in rep!

05/27/2026

Our gorgeous season posters have arrived! Doowah Design’s Terry Gallagher, as always, delivers brilliance! 🎭

🔗 https://www.shakespeareintheruins.com

05/26/2026

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players..." 🌳🌺🐍

Introducing the players of Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT – opening next week at the Ruins:

Featuring Mallory James as the brilliant Rosalind;

Liam Dutiaume as the lovesick Orlando;

Rayna Masterton as the witty Touchstone;

Melanie Whyte as the melancholic Jaques;

with Honey Pham, Justin Fry, Tom Keenan, Kevin Klassen, and Artie Lorraine. Don't miss the fun!

🎟️ Tickets: shakespeareintheruins.com/As_you_like_it

05/25/2026

Today we started rehearsals for our second show of the season: AN ILIAD!

An Iliad plays alongside As You Like It, on alternating dates - FOR TEN PERFORMANCES ONLY; so book your tickets, folks!

🎭 AN ILIAD is a modern-day retelling of Homer's classic. Poetry and humor, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty stage; the Ruins. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller - possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.

📣 "Explosive, altogether breathtaking... Brilliantly meshes past and present calamity, with touches of the most caustic dark humor suddenly shifting into unimaginable pathos.” - Chicago Sun-Times

🏛️ Cast

Rodrigo Beilfuss as The Poet
Daniel Roy: Live Musician & Composer

🏛️ Artistic & Technical Team

Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare: Playwrights
Christopher Brauer: Director
Sarah Lamoureux: Stage Manager
Evan King: Production Manager
Heather Spacklin: Costume Coordinator
Rachel Baziuk: Props Coordinator
Evan King: Production Manager
Cari Simpson: Technical Director

📸 the artistic team L - R: Daniel Roy, Rodrigo Beilfuss & Christopher Brauer.

🔗 https://www.shakespeareintheruins.com/An_Iliad

05/22/2026

Do you feel THE POWER?! ❤️🎭

05/21/2026

Would you like to see our productions for free, enjoy nature and great company, and be part of a dynamic team?! Become an esteemed volunteer! ⭐️🎭

For more information and how to sign up, please visit the link below:

🔗 https://www.shakespeareintheruins.com/volunteers

05/20/2026

Director Michelle Boulet and Designer Daina Leitold were cheekily inspired by the HBO hit series WHITE LOTUS when they crafted our upcoming production! This is a slick and fun modern world with many twists & surprises.

One of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies; in As You Like It, you get love-at-first-sight, banishment, an incognito heroine, and a groovy jazz bar where all the cool cats hang! Welcome to the spa La Forêt D’Ardenne, where desire blooms and you are free to discover the transformative power of love.

The beautiful Trappist Monastery Park provides the perfect setting for the quiet, stylish, and restorative magic of La Forêt D’Ardenne, the heart of Shakespeare’s beloved pastoral comedy – which hasn’t been produced by SIR since 2004! Primed for a revival, join us and delight in such rich variety of characters: the brilliant Rosalind; the lovesick Orlando; the witty Touchstone; and the melancholic Jaques, who famously exclaims “All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players…”

🎟️ Get yours today: https://www.shakespeareintheruins.com

05/19/2026

We love Jane!

📣 We are so excited to announce that Jane Testar will be the host for the 2026 Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts!

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Jane Testar is a collector of troupes. She performs with the musical improv troupe Outside Joke, and as a member of the Fufu ChiChi Choir as well as Fringe Festival favourites Hot Thespian Action. As an actor she has appeared in productions for Royal MTC (Holland, The Piano Teacher, Private Lives), Prairie Theatre Exchange (Munschbusters), and Théâtre Cercle Moliere (Que Faire d’Albert) among many others. Jane wrote sketch comedy for CBC Radio for several years and hosted the CBC Comedy Factory Podcast. She was also known as a modern etiquette expert with her radio column “Miss Conduct”.
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The Luncheon will be an afternoon of fantastic entertainment, hosted by Jane Testar and including music by Natanielle Felicitas, dance performances by Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers, and a poem by Winnipeg Poet Laureate Jennifer Still! Mayor Scott Gillingham will present the Winnipeg Arts Council awards.

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Tuesday June 2, 2026
RBC Convention Centre
Refreshments 11:30 AM
Lunch 12:00 PM

🔗 Tickets to the 2026 Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts can be purchased here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/mayors-luncheon-2

05/19/2026

Yesterday we held our Volunteer Appreciation & Orientation day! It was a wee bit chilly, but fun and pizza were had (HUGE thanks to our pizza sponsor, NICOLINO’s)!

Our volunteers also watched the dress run of As You Like It (such a joyous production). We wouldn’t be here without the support and love from our volunteers. THANK YOU! 🎭 AND -> if you’d like to volunteer this season, please reach out to Emma at [email protected] and sign up. It’s a great way to see the show for FREE and support your favourite Shakespearean company.