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New Swan Shakespeare Festival 2026

Join us under the stars for a magical summer as New Swan Shakespeare Festival presents two beloved classics in running repertory.

The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove
Adapted by Anna Fitzgerald & Eli Simon
Directed by Eli Simon
July 8–Aug. 30, 2026

Our musical adaptation of the Bard’s raucous comedy is set in a rockin’ ’50s SoCal surf town. Come join us for sitcom hilarity, romantic shenanigans and a toe-tappin’ live skiffle band.

Romeo & Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Rachael VanWormer
July 2–Aug. 29, 2025

Romance, humor, family discord and soaring poetry whirl through the Dust Bowl in Shakespeare’s most famous story. Can love and hope bloom in scarcity?

Presenter / Producer: UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Listed Categories
Theater > Drama
Theater > Theatrical Comedy

Event Phone: 949-824-2787

Venue
New Swan Theatre
Inner Ring Rd
Irvine CA 92617

Regions:
Orange County

Performance Dates: 7/7/2026 - 8/30/2026

Tuesday, 07/07/2026
Wednesday, 07/08/2026
Thursday, 07/09/2026
Friday, 07/10/2026
Saturday, 07/11/2026
Sunday, 07/12/2026
Monday, 07/13/2026
Tuesday, 07/14/2026
Wednesday, 07/15/2026
Thursday, 07/16/2026
Friday, 07/17/2026
Saturday, 07/18/2026
Sunday, 07/19/2026
Monday, 07/20/2026
Tuesday, 07/21/2026
Wednesday, 07/22/2026
Thursday, 07/23/2026
Friday, 07/24/2026
Saturday, 07/25/2026
Sunday, 07/26/2026
Monday, 07/27/2026
Tuesday, 07/28/2026
Wednesday, 07/29/2026
Thursday, 07/30/2026
Friday, 07/31/2026
Saturday, 08/01/2026
Sunday, 08/02/2026

Monday, 08/03/2026
Tuesday, 08/04/2026
Wednesday, 08/05/2026
Thursday, 08/06/2026
Friday, 08/07/2026
Saturday, 08/08/2026
Sunday, 08/09/2026
Monday, 08/10/2026
Tuesday, 08/11/2026
Wednesday, 08/12/2026
Thursday, 08/13/2026
Friday, 08/14/2026
Saturday, 08/15/2026
Sunday, 08/16/2026
Monday, 08/17/2026
Tuesday, 08/18/2026
Wednesday, 08/19/2026
Thursday, 08/20/2026
Friday, 08/21/2026
Saturday, 08/22/2026
Sunday, 08/23/2026
Monday, 08/24/2026
Tuesday, 08/25/2026
Wednesday, 08/26/2026
Thursday, 08/27/2026
Friday, 08/28/2026
Saturday, 08/29/2026
Sunday, 08/30/2026

Performance Times
8:00 pm

Ticket Information:
Tickets will go on sale in April 2026.
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