Press Releases
AD Rick Dildine to Depart Alabama Shakes – January 10, 2024
ASF embraces community and education with holiday classic – December 3, 2019
ASF brings holiday mayhem to the stage with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – November 25, 2019
ASF opens 48th season with Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline – October 8, 2019
Alabama Shakespeare Festival announces 2019-2020 season – July 25, 2019
Inaugural Wynton M. Blount Patrons of the Arts Award Recipients Announced – June 21, 2019
Emmy-Award winner Carrie Preston to direct BUZZ – June 6, 2019
New Comedy Into the Breeches Joins ASF’s Spring Repertory Season – April 2, 2019
All the World’s a Stage at ASF: As You Like It to be performed in Shakespeare Garden – April 1, 2019
Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias Opens – March 19, 2019
A delightful romp through the Hundred Acre Wood! ASF presents Winnie-the-Pooh – February 19, 2019
Nina Simone: Four Women opens January 30 at Alabama Shakespeare Festival – January 14, 2019
ASF announces 22 new play commissions – November 21, 2018
The Sound of Music: America’s most beloved musical to be produced at ASF – October 24, 2018
Southern Writers Festival of New Plays – October 8, 2018
Every Brilliant Thing opens New Festival Season at ASF – September 18, 2018
New leadership reimagines ASF: 2018-2019 Season announcement – August 20, 2018
Alabama Shakespeare Festival sponsors tour of the Southeast – June 12, 2018
Beloved musical Annie comes to ASF – June 6, 2018
Stars in the Park – Free outdoor concert at ASF on July 3 – June 4, 2018
Twelfth Night, a comedy by William Shakespeare, opens – April 13, 2018
Alabama Shakespeare Festival appoints Executive Director – March 20, 2018
Bear Country returns to ASF for a limited run – February 15, 2018
The Miracle Worker begins March 3 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival – February 12, 2018
Much Ado About Nothing ASF Touring Company returns to the Octagon Stage – February 1, 2018
Snow Queen at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival begins January 6 – December 13, 2017
Alabama’s favorite holiday tradition, ASF’s A Christmas Carol begins – November 19, 2017
ASF’s 4th Annual Tree Lighting – November 18, 2017
Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie Opens ASF’s 2017-18 Season – September 12, 2017
ASF Introduces a Sensory-Friendly Performance of Mary Poppins – July 13, 2017
ASF Announces New Artistic Director – June 29, 2017
ASF Production of Disney’s Mary Poppins EXTENDED to July 30th – June 10, 2017
Benefit the Bard Artist Announcement: Gladys Knight – April 26, 2017
An Evening with Clint Black (Opening Band Line-Up) – March 15, 2017
Sherlock Holmes – February 28, 2017
Because of Winn-Dixie – January 9, 2017
An Evening with Clint Black – January 2, 2017
ASF Executive Board Announcement – December 3, 2016
ASF Tree Lighting – November 7, 2016
ASF Youth Theatre – October 27, 2016
A Christmas Carol – October 19, 2016
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Extension – July 11, 2016
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – June 27, 2016
Michael McDonald – April 21, 2016
2016-17 Season – April 10, 2016