Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre

06/08/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month — A Shakespearean Tribute 🌈

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing’d Cupid painted blind.”
— A Midsummer Night’s Dream

This Pride Month, we celebrate the boundless nature of love in all its forms—brave, joyful, and beautifully true. In the spirit of Shakespeare, whose works remind us that love transcends expectation and defies constraint, let us honor authenticity, diversity, and the courage to be oneself.

For in every heart that loves freely, in every voice that speaks its truth, there lives a story worth telling—a sonnet not bound by tradition, but written boldly in the ink of pride.

So let your colors shine “to thine own self be true,”
and may love—ever constant, ever resilient—take center stage.

Happy Pride Month from Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre! 🌈✨

05/30/2026

Where art thou? Richard II and Henry IV are nigh.

Today! May 30

1pm - Richard II - staged reading
🎫https://events.humanitix.com/richard-ii-gym7ta7z/tickets

7pm - Henry IV, Part 1 - full production
🎟 https://events.humanitix.com/henry-iv-part-i/tickets

05/28/2026

A fun peak into the minds of actors! Chris Wagenseller and Scott Lichtenwalner are in both Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1. Check out the full video here: https://youtu.be/Dsp0GnMb4XA

See both this Saturday - 5/30.

📣Richard II - Staged reading - at 1pm ($10)
⚔️Henry IV, Part 1 - all out production - at 7pm ($30)

Get your tickets now before it is seen no more
Richard II: https://events.humanitix.com/richard-ii-gym7ta7z/tickets
Henry IV, P1: https://events.humanitix.com/henry-iv-part-i/tickets

Students are free (show ID at the door)

Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre's is performing Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 at the F&M Green Room theatre. Get a peak at what Chris Wagenseller and Scott ...

05/26/2026

Broadway World Lauds HENRY IV, PART 1!

“The set and lighting by Jacob Sikorski are well-suited to the space and beautifully designed to heighten emotions and create quick scene changes. The costumes (by Courtney Whipple), makeup (by stage manager Julia Chlaifer), and props combine the modern with the Shakespearean in a way that helps u...

05/26/2026

One weekend left! Shakespeare's Histories tell an ongoing story, and Henry IV begins (in our production, literally) where Richard II ends, pictured below (courtesy Ashely Smith and Wide Eyed Studios)

This Saturday, take advantage of the rare opportunity to attend performances of both Richard and Henry, acted by the same company: Richard at 1pm, Henry at 7pm.

For those intrepid enough to do the double-header, there will be a special company gift.

Richard II is a rehearsed reading, reprised from the company's November 2025 performance, and Henry IV is a full production that Broadway World called "entertaining, intriguing, fluid...beautifully designed...[and] eerily relevant."

Students attend for free (show your id at the door).

Join us!
https://events.humanitix.com/henry-iv-part-i/tickets

05/23/2026

The reviews are in! Check out the Broadway World rave review here:

Even those who may not be as familiar with Shakespeare’s historical plays will find something of interest in Henry IV, Part 1—whether it be the comedic dialogue, the political intrigue, or the fast-paced fighting.

05/23/2026

What?! Henry IV, Part 1 opened last night?!
Yes! And oh what a show it was... b***y bar scenes, plenty of merriment, and fights!
Thank you Ashley Smith of Wide Eyed Studios for these wonderful photos.

🗡️ Get your tickets now
https://events.humanitix.com/henry-iv-part-i/tickets

05/21/2026

Hear ye, hear ye!

Kings, rebels, and a little mischief…

This Saturday, 5/23, join us for Henry IV, Part 1 — packed with rebellion, humor, and one of Shakespeare’s most unforgettable characters, Falstaff.

🎟 Take $10 OFF tickets with promo code HENRYDISCOUNT

Don’t miss your chance to experience live theatre at its finest this holiday weekend.

👉 Grab your seats now before they’re gone!

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 lea...

05/19/2026

Hear a conversation with the director (Justin Hopkins) and star (Elizabeth Pattey) of HENRY IV, PART 1 on WITF's The Spark today at noon!
Listen: https://www.witf.org/programs/the-spark/

05/19/2026

Opening night is Friday!

Thespians of all stripes will delight in an upcoming Shakespeare performance taking place at Franklin & Marshall College’s historic Green Room Theatre. The production is directed by F&M’s very own Justin Hopkins ’07, writing center director and senior teaching professor of English.