Upstart Crows of Santa Fe

06/02/2026

For those of you who played in The Merchant of Venice with us: Enjoy!

Check out my spotlight:https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/4...

05/29/2026

Thanks, Julia Kelso:

Missy Dunaway’s colorful illustrations combine natural history, folklore and literature to depict the Bard’s birds

05/27/2026

For those of you who've been in The Winter's Tale:
Some Renaissance masterpieces by that "rare Italian master, Giulio Romano"....
who, as it turns out was a real person, who worked with Raphael.

04/27/2026

Come see the Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe 2026

Friday, 6:30 p.m. Competition
Saturday 6:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. - assorted scenes from Shakespeare, music, and dance by Santa Fe's young Shakespeareans.
All at the Crows' Nest (7 Caliente Road, Building 1 at La Tienda in Eldorado - enter through Fusion Tacos lobby)
Tickest $15 online or at the door
photos by David McGahey

04/27/2026

The Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe 2026 begins Friday with our first ever competition.
Santa Fe Arts and Sciences, Santa Fe Prep, and Mandela International School are sending teams to compete with a team from the Crows.
Thanks in advance to our judges: Joey Beth Gilbert, Richard Eeds, Suzanne Cross, and Amy Meilander!
Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 6:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. - assorted scenes from Shakespeare, music, and dance by Santa Fe's young Shakespeareans.
All at the Crows' Nest (7 Caliente Road, Building 1 at La Tienda in Eldorado - enter through Fusion Tacos lobby)
Tickest $15 online or at the door
photo by David McGahey

04/02/2026

We're just a month away from the 2026 Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe!
Friday, May 1, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 3, 2 p.m. All at the Crows' Nest (at La Tienda in Eldorado - enter through shared lobby with Fusion Tacos)
Tickets at the door or online:
https://www.upstartcrowsofsantafe.org/upcoming-workshops-1

The tenth annual Youth Shakespeare Festival features scenes from As You Like It, Antony and Cleopatra, Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet, King Henry V,I, Part 3, King John, King Richard III, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed by actors 10-18.

This year we will have a competitive element: Friday evening teams from Santa Fe schools will present scenes in competition for group most able to follow Hamlet’s advice to the Players (Hamlet, Act III, Scene 2). On Saturday and Sunday there will be scenes and soliloquies, Shakespearean music, dance, and audience participation activities.

01/30/2026

Hey Crows (and Shakespeare friends): Robin Williams is doing a workshop on Shakespeare's meter. This is a golden opportunity to learn text interpretation from a master:
https://www.meetup.com/ireadshakespeare/events/312756431/

ALL ARE WELCOME!

**Saturdays • February 7, 14, 21** Most of us are taught ***what*** Shakespeare says. This workshop explores ***how*** the playwright says it—and why that matters. Shakes

01/30/2026

The Winter's Tale opens tonight!
Come on over to the Nest (7 Caliente Road, Building 1 - enter through Fusion Tacos lobby) at 6:30 p.m. to see a beautiful play beautifully performed!

01/24/2026

Check out this interview in the Albuquerque Journal

From tragedy to comedy, these young actors dive deep into the text to create a magical experience.

01/24/2026

We pushed performances up a weekend due to multiple cast cases of the flu and the snowstorm forecast today.
Your tickets for this weekend's shows will be honored at any of the upcoming shows:
Friday, 1/30, CAST BOHEMIA
Saturday, 1/31, at 6:30 p.m. CAST SICILIA
Sunday 2/1 at 2 p.m., CAST BOHEMIA
Friday 2/6, CAST SICILIA
Saturday 2/7 at 6:30 p.m. CAST BOHEMIA
Sunday 2/8 at 2 p.m. CAST SICILIA

You can purchase tickets here if you haven't yet:

Shakespeare's profound exploration of jealousy, redemption, and the cyclical nature of life is tragedy, then comedy, then romance.