November 20, 2025 Dear friend, I write to you from my cozy breakfast nook-turned-desk as the last leaves fall from the trees. This time of year in Michigan has its own magic: songs in the breeze, remnants of colors dancing against the sky — but, I must confess, it also has me dreaming of summer: of sun and water, of the laughter of children playing at the beach, and, of course, of Lakeside Shakespeare. Summer in Frankfort wouldn’t quite be summer without Lakeside, would it? T

Lakeside Shakespeare began in 2003 fueled by the love and creativity of Elizabeth Laidlaw. I was only 7 years old at the time, and since that first production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream I’ve seen (almost) every summer of Lakeside shows.