We are Shakespeare Youth Festival, the country’s youngest Shakespeare Troupe.

In the spirit of cultural generosity and with the goal of creative excellence, we create diverse communities of belonging and self-empowerment with children and youth locally and across the globe through the magic of theater … and we do it all in Iambic Pentameter.

We believe in the ability of children to absorb, to comprehend and to delight in the classic works of William Shakespeare, and, finally, to experience on a personal level how universal themes explored in great literature are the connective tissues of the human condition.

We empower our Players to embrace the challenges of the creative process (learning classical text, creating a character, staging a play, performing for an audience), and we invite them to do so with enthusiasm and courage.

We witness our Players emerging from the process, as veterans of a rare experience in camaraderie and community, with a new sense of assurance, autonomy and self-motivation.

We never want financial constraints to be a barrier --email us at speak@shakespeareyouthfestival.com--and let us know how much you can afford to pay and we will send you a promo code to use to buy tickets.

Shakespeare Youth Festival 2026

The Country's Youngest Shakespeare Troupe, at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood