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Get ready for a summer of
magic.
JULY 23 - AUG 1
The 2026 Lakeside Shakespeare Festival
Two of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
Two weeks of performances.
It is with much excitement and anticipation that the new Northern Michigan non-profit The World’s a Stage announces the return of a beloved Benzie County tradition: the 2-week, 2-show Lakeside Shakespeare Festival.
We hope you’ll join us as we present William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the tragedy of Macbeth with our cast of incredible Chicago actors in rotating repertory on Tank Hill in Frankfort.
A
MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM
&
THE TRAGEDY OF
MACBETH
HAPPENING SOON
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Lakeside Shakespeare Festival)Multiple DatesJul 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMTank Hill, 188 Park Ave, Frankfort, MI 49635, USA
Macbeth (Lakeside Shakespeare Festival)Multiple DatesJul 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMTank Hill, 188 Park Ave, Frankfort, MI 49635, USA
RESCHEDULED: The Ides of MarchDate and time is TBDThe Village at Grand Traverse Commons, 1200 W Eleventh St, Traverse City, MI 49684, USA
SUPPORT
Thanks to this wonderful community, we reached our end-of-year giving goal of $50,000! We are truly blown away by your generous support, and we are so proud to be serving a community that is as dedicated to the performing arts as we are.
This year-end goal is just the beginning. We still need to raise an additional $40,000 to make up our budget for 2026. If you haven’t already, please consider making a donation to help make this year’s Lakeside Shakespeare Festival possible. We are so honored to be working to continue Lakeside’s legacy into this new chapter — but we can’t do it without your help.
OUR SPONSORS
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