Bard's Backstage Pass Weekend

A Deeper Dive into CSF’s 2026 Season

Join us for 3 days behind-the-scenes of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s summer season! Your Bard’s Backstage Pass includes roundtables with CSF artists, backstage tours, and more. Add on performance tickets to Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare in Love and Friends/Romans/Countrymen to extend your Shakespeare adventure. Already have tickets earlier in the season? No problem!

Tickets to the main performances are not included with the Bard’s Backstage Pass Weekend. The schedule below includes performances that let you see all four plays in one weekend.

Schedule

Friday, July 24 

1:00 p.m. Private Tour of Norlin Library’s Special Collections, tailored to the CSF 2026 season | Norlin Library room N345

3:00 p.m. Attend Camp Shakespeare Rehearsal with students ages 9-18 | Loft Theatre

4:30 p.m. Dinner Break

6:45 p.m. Prologue discussion of Twelfth Night | Hellems Arts & Sciences building room E100

7:30 p.m. Twelfth Night | Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

9:30 p.m. End of Day

Saturday, July 25

11:00 a.m. Welcome Back to the Rippon Tour | Meet in Hellems Arts & Sciences building atrium

12:30 p.m. Lunch Break

2:00 p.m.  Roundtable with 2026 Directors/Actors | Hellems Arts & Sciences building room E100

3:45 p.m. Roundtable: New Works In Conversation with Shakespeare | Hellems Arts & Sciences building room E100

5:00 p.m. Dinner Break

6:45 p.m. Prologue discussion of Shakespeare in Love  | Hellems Arts & Sciences building room E100

7:30 p.m. Shakespeare in Love | Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

9:30 p.m. End of Day

Sunday, July 26 (optional add-ons)

12:45 p.m. Prologue discussion of Julius Caesar  | Acting Studio room C240

1:30 p.m. Julius Caesar | Roe Green Theatre indoors

4:30 p.m. Dinner Break

6:15 p.m. Prologue discussion of Friends/Romans/Countrymen | Acting Studio room C240

7:00 p.m. Friends/Romans/Countrymen | Roe Green Theatre indoors

9:30 p.m. End of Day

Cancellation Policy

All registrations are subject to a $25 nonrefundable registration fee. Participants may cancel for a full refund (less the $25 registration fee) until 30 days prior to the program’s start. Cancellations made within 30 days of the program start are ineligible for a refund.