Colorado Shakespeare Festival

06/04/2026

Our very first ✨TECH SPOTLIGHT✨ : Sarah Salmi from CSF Props! 🤩

In prep for opening night this weekend, Sarah provides an insider look at the paintings hanging from our beautiful outdoor set. 🎨🖌️

💌 “Twelfth Night” in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
May 30 - Aug. 2, 2026 ✨
Directed by Kevin Rich

More info at the link in our bio!

06/02/2026

Welcome to the brand-new RENOVATED Hellems building and Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre! 🤩⛰️

With the CSF season kick-off THIS weekend, audiences can expect all sorts of new features and amenities as this wonderful space reopens.

They'll be greeted by a brand-new lobby waiting area, the cozy Stingers Cafe for snacks and beverages ☕️, and elevators / ADA accessible ramps offering an effortless transition from arrival at Hellems into the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre.

In addition, we are happy to announce the implementation of all-gender restrooms as well as classroom N100, which will now host all pre-show talks for the season.

We are eager to welcome you to this new space, carefully and consciously curated just for you. Welcome home to the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre! ♥️

CU Presents
University of Colorado Boulder
CU Boulder College of Arts & Sciences

📸: Merritt Design Photo

06/01/2026

Tune in at 6pm Mountain Time for the first session of Classics 101, to learn about TWELFTH NIGHT. Can't make it tonight? All sessions are recorded and shared on the website.

Learn all about the plays in CSF’s 2026 season from our dramaturgy team. This informal webinar series is a great way to learn about the historical context, prod

06/01/2026

It takes a village to prepare our four productions every summer ☀️💪

Have you ever seen what it takes to put together a CSF season?

We are so grateful for the countless hands that invest invaluable time and effort to make sure everything gets done just in time. 🫶 👏

From scenic design and props to costumes to crafts to our rehearsal rooms, every individual in our company shows up and shows out, and this isn’t even all of it (sound and lighting are hard at work, too)!!! 🤯

Colorado Shakespeare Festival ⛰️🎭
June 7 - Aug. 1, 2026
Roe Green Theatre & Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

05/29/2026

✨Memories in the Rippon: "The Taming of the Shew"✨

Take it back to 1989 during a Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of "The Taming of the Shrew."

Actor, crew and audience member Dennis E. recounting his first season at CSF... ♥️

05/27/2026

Tune in next week for the first installment of our webinar series, Classics 101! Join our director and our dramaturg to learn all about CSF's production of Twelfth Night!

Free to the public. Registration required. Can't make it in real-time? We'll post recordings on our website. 🎬

Held on Zoom
Mondays, 6pm-7pm Mountain Time

June 1: Twelfth Night 🌊
June 8: Julius Caesar 🔪
June 15: Shakespeare in Love✍️
June 22: Friends/Romans/Countrymen 🎭

https://loom.ly/0gR3gEc

Learn all about the plays in CSF’s 2026 season from our dramaturgy team. This informal webinar series is a great way to learn about the historical context, prod

05/20/2026

Welcoming our indoor productions of the season, with the cast of "Julius Caesar" arriving for their first day! 👋 🤩

Starting today, rehearsal and season prep for "Julius Caesar" and "Twelfth Night" will be going full throttle leading up to opening night of the festival on June 7th!

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Twelfth Night 🎩
June 7 - August 2, 2026
Mary Rippon Theatre
Directed by Kevin Rich

Julius Caesar 🗡️
June 14 - August 2, 2026
Roe Green Theatre
Directed by Shelly Gaza

Learn more at: https://coloradoshakes.org/

05/18/2026

📆 Only 20 days ‘til we are back in the Rippon ...

Audience member William E. A. shares his longtime history with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival from the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre.

Thank you, William, for sharing your voice and your special memories from the MROT! ♥️

05/16/2026

A handful of the MANY faces joining us this summer 🫶

CSF ‘26 week 1 is complete. It’s awesome having everyone here, hitting the ground running!! ✅ 💪

Can you believe the season opens in just about 3 weeks?? We are counting down the days 👀

05/13/2026

Day one and two in the bag!!! 🤩 🤝

Welcoming some new and returning faces to CSF for the next 3 months at the annual meet and greet.

Season prep is underway! Cast, crew, and production team hit the ground running to kick off an incredible summer to come!!! ⛰️☀️