Great River Shakespeare Festival
Mission
The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.
We are guided by our core values which are:
Respect, empathy, and compassion Excellence, authenticity, and innovation
Lifelong learning available to the entire community
Accessibility and affordability
Honesty, responsibility, and accountability
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship
“When the plays are well chosen (as they are here), they all relate to each other in ways obvious or not so obvious. The fun of a theater festival is when you begin to see similar themes emerging in the seemingly very different plays, in observing how they speak to each other, in making connections… It forces you to leave your daily life behind and immerse yourself in theater and in the community of people coming together to make and experience art.”