Shakespeare at Notre Dame

02/09/2026

The 15th Notre Dame London Shakespeare Lecture, “Shakespeare Now (but not Hamlet)”, delivered by Professor Emma Smith, is this Tuesday, February 10. Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, University of Oxford, Emma Smith, is providing the Notre Dame London Shakespeare Lecture in Honor of Professor Sir Stanley Wells at Notre Dame London. Those looking to join the event virtually can register at london.nd.edu/conferences-events.

02/02/2026

Auditions are LIVE! Now’s your chance to play a role in the next season of the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival. Paid positions are available for actors, administrators, directors, designers, and technicians. Visit the links in our story or shakespeare.nd.edu to sign up and learn more!

01/27/2026

Actors From the London Stage returns to Notre Dame with one of Shakespeare’s most delightful entertainments, “As You Like It”. Get your tickets today for one of only three shows—January 28th – 30th at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets can be found at performingarts.nd.edu.

12/05/2025

Calling all local actors, directors, and technicians!

Join us on Tuesday, December 9th at 5pm in the Decio Theatre of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center to find out how you can play a part in the 2026 Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival season, featuring a one-of-a-kind production of Macbeth directed by Matt Hawkins. Positions are PAID and available in all areas of theatre production!

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The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival returns in summer 2026! Join us on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm (EST) in the Decio Theatre at the DeBartolo P...

09/23/2025

The Actors From The London Stage cast has made it to Notre Dame with a stunning production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest!

Our blogger Phoebe has done an incredible job documenting London rehearsals and the company’s arrival “home” here at Notre Dame.

Three shows only (and just a few seats remain!) Sept 24-26 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center here on campus.

Fall 2025 “The Tempest” Entry #5 Posted on September 22, 2025 by mmullin Reply The Diary of the New Girl. Pardon? Week 5? Are you having a laugh? 10 minutes ago it was day one, and now we’re in the final week of London rehearsals? Bile rises in my stomach at this thought as I cycle the treache...

08/30/2025

Darrin Sims plays Curan / Ensemble in the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear, running August 19-31 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info available at shakespeare.nd.edu. 🥳

Darrin Sims is very excited to join the Notre Dame Shakespeare team. Most of his on-stage work has been done at Acting Ensemble in Mishawaka, but most recently he was at the GhostLight Theatre in Benton Harbor as Jason in Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage. Darrin has also done film work on ND campus, but mostly with Tuesday Knight Productions, whom you can find on YouTube. Darrin is looking forward to taking more steps to accomplish his dream of acting and is beyond thankful for his very supportive family and friends who have encouraged him every step of the way!

08/29/2025

Gabriel Armstrong plays Oswald / King of France in the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear, running August 19-31 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info available at shakespeare.nd.edu 🥳

Gabriel Armstrong is thrilled to return to Notre Dame after playing in As You Like It last summer. He has just completed an acting residency with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where he appeared in Romeo and Juliet (Paris) and A Christmas Carol (Christmas Future). Other credits include The Tempest with the Shakespeare Project of Chicago, as well as productions with the Bread and Puppet Theater, Constellation Stage & Screen, the Cedar Rapids Opera, and Utah Festival Opera. He is an alum of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied Opera and Musical Theater.

08/28/2025

Tommy Liddy is playing Lear’s Gentleman/Ensemble in the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear, running August 19-31 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info available at shakespeare.nd.edu.🥳

Tommy Liddy is a Junior at the University of Notre Dame studying Theology andEconomics. He is also a board member of the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR), a student-run Shakespeare company on campus. He has acted in a number of plays, most recently he was in Richard III, Julius Caesar, and played King Lear in NSR’s production of King Lear. Last spring, he directed an abridged and pirate themed production of Twelfth Night. This summer before beginning rehearsals for this production he participated in a four week intensive Shakespeare acting course at the Fontainebleau School of Acting. As you can probably tell, Tommy is very passionate about Shakespeare and acting, and he is very excited to be a part of the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival this summer.

08/26/2025

Olivia Seymour is playing Young Woman/Ensemble in the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear, running August 19-31 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info available at shakespeare.nd.edu. 🥳

Olivia hails from Traverse City, Michigan, though she will always defend her honor as a New York native. A recent graduate from the University of Notre Dame this past spring, Olivia took on many roles during her time in undergraduate theatre including directing, assistant stage managing, and acting, but her most treasured experience was writing the book, music, and lyrics for the FTT department’s spring musical, Heart on Fire. She is incredibly honored and grateful to be a part of Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival this summer before moving to NYC in the fall to pursue an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU. Favorite past credits include #25 in The Wolves (Notre Dame), Nadia in Bare: A Pop Opera (Notre Dame) and Trebonius/Strato in Julius Caesar (Interlochen Shakespeare Festival). She thanks the ND Shakespeare team, and her family and friends for all their love and support.

08/25/2025

Come for a stunning King Lear—but stay for the selfie stations celebrating 25 years of world-class design at the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival! Lear runs until the 31st. Tickets and info at shakespeare.nd.edu.

08/25/2025

Melíza Gutierrez is playing Doctor/Ensemble in the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear, running August 19-31 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info available at shakespeare.nd.edu. 🥳

Melíza Gutierrez (she/they) is an actor, poet, and playwright from Southern California. She just graduated with her MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Previous NDSF credits include Susana in Hamlet 50/50 and Phebe in As You Like It. Melíza is thrilled to be back in South Bend this summer! Insta: Website: melizagutierrez.com