2025 NEW SWAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL SEASON
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Eli Simon
Set in the Wild Wild West, this Shakespearean masterpiece features dazzling word play, a posse of memorable characters, and a live bluegrass band.
All’s Well That Ends Well
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rob Salas
This singular tale of true love and courage brims with a timeless spirit of adventure, framed in the vibrant setting of the Romantic era.
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Eli Simon
Set in the Wild Wild West, this Shakespearean masterpiece features dazzling word play, a posse of memorable characters, and a live bluegrass band.
July 9, 11, 13, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, 31
August 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30
Post-show Talkbacks: July 25, August 1, 8, 15 & 22
Pre-show Seminars: July 10, 27, August 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 & 27
Thank you to our 2025 season producers for their continued support
Mary Gilly Graham & John Graham
The Segerstrom Foundation • The Shakespeare Fund of Theater League of Kansas City • Tyler Holcomb
Katie & James Loss • Judith & Wesley Whitmore • Pamela & Carl Lagoni • Susan & Gene Spiritus • Valerie Glass • Susan Hori
James & Gail Lopes • Anne & Albert Encinias • Goran Matijasevic • Joseph Connor • Paula & Steve Schwartz • Mary Watson-Bruce
NEW SWAN’S 2025 COMPANY
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players:
they have their exits and their entrances;
and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”
Seminars &
Education
- Seminar Series
- High School Visits & Workshops
- Artist Shadowing Program
- Summer Apprenticeship Program
- Community Conversations
- Shakespeare Weekend
- Friday Folios Series
Load-In Video
- 16-ton movable, 130 seat, mini-Elizabethan theater.
- Every seat is very close to the action.
- Winner of Arts Orange County Award 2013: Outstanding Contribution to the Built Environment.
Diversity
Statement
At New Swan, our productions include people with a variance of backgrounds and experiences, celebrating each individual both on stage and off. We allow our differences to affect our productions, manifesting richer and deeper stories. Theater without diversity is meaningless, and diversity without equity is an empty promise.
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Support
- Early Ticket Purchase and many more benefits
- Name a Seat
- Sponsor an Actor
- Become an Honorary Producer
Diversity
Statement
At New Swan, our productions include people with a variance of backgrounds and experiences, celebrating each individual both on stage and off. We allow our differences to affect our productions, manifesting richer and deeper stories. Theater without diversity is meaningless, and diversity without equity is an empty promise.
in collaboration with
New Swan Shakespeare Festival is hosted and produced in collaboration with the Drama Department at the University of California at Irvine, the Office of Research, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, and the School of Humanities.
