Upcoming Shows
Breakfast with the Bard: Antony & Cleopatra
Friday, November 21 at 10:30 AM at Shot & Bottle (2 N Queen St)
Start your Extraordinary Give with a little FREE Shakespeare! Once again, Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre will kick off Lancaster’s biggest day of online giving—the Extraordinary Give—with “Breakfast with the Bard” at Shot & Bottle in Penn Square on Friday, November 21 at 10:30 AM!
This year’s gathering spotlights Will to Read, led by Shakespeare scholar Dr. Justin Hopkins—a lively discussion series welcoming everyone from devoted buffs to the simply curious. This special session dives into next season’s Antony & Cleopatra and features performances of the text!
This FREE event comes with a complimentary cup of coffee courtesy of Shot & Bottle! Please register using the ticket button and present your ticket to the waitstaff that morning for your free coffee!
Antony & Cleopatra
Passion. Power. Poison. In Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra, two titans of the ancient world spiral into a relationship defined not by wisdom or devotion, but by indulgence, ego, and spectacle. Next year’s production will dare to hold up a mirror to both Rome and our own age—a time when celebrity romances play out like public train wrecks, and love becomes a weapon of vanity and self-destruction. Enter a world where desire is performative, loyalty is fleeting, and the thirst for pleasure burns brighter than the duty to lead. Directed by Jeremiah Miller.
Our Town
In a world strained by division and noise, Our Town invites us to slow down, breathe, and recognize what binds us together. Thornton Wilder’s timeless play, set in the rhythms of everyday life, offers catharsis and clarity—reminding us that the simple moments we share are what make us most human. This production will reflect the full diversity of Lancaster itself, embracing the many voices, faces, and stories that make our community vibrant. And what better home than West Art’s “City Hall”—a true living room for Lancaster—where audiences can gather not only to witness a play, but to experience communion, conversation, and connection. Our Town isn’t just about a fictional Grover’s Corners. It’s about us—here and now—finding ourselves in one another. Directed by Laura Korach Howell.
Henry IV, Part I
Shakespeare’s most thrilling coming-of-age story bursts to life this summer. In Henry IV, Part 1, young Prince Hal wastes his nights in taverns with the outrageous Sir John Falstaff and a band of rogues—while rebellion brews against his father’s crown. But the time soon comes when Hal must leave behind his reckless companions, confront the fiery Hotspur on the battlefield, and prove himself worthy of the throne. By turns riotously funny and deeply stirring, this play explores honor, loyalty, and the painful but necessary path from youth to responsibility. It’s the story of a prince who must decide what kind of man—and what kind of king—he will become. Directed by Justin Hopkins.
Rope
Before Alfred Hitchcock made it famous on screen, Patrick Hamilton’s Rope shocked the stage with its chilling tale of arrogance, cruelty, and murder. Now, newly in the public domain, director Molly McKitterick adapts this classic thriller into the present day—where its unnerving questions feel more urgent than ever. In a sleek city apartment, two privileged young men commit the “perfect crime,” hiding the body in plain sight and hosting a dinner party over it. Their motive? Not passion, money, or revenge—but a cold belief that human life can be reduced to an experiment. McKitterick’s contemporary staging exposes how frighteningly relevant Hamilton’s play remains in an age when humanity is too often devalued. Tense, stylish, and disturbingly intimate, Rope grips its audience in a vise of suspense and refuses to let go.