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.
WHO WE ARE
The World's a Stage is a nonprofit sharing the joy of theater with Northern Michigan. We believe that theater is for everyone, and strive to create theatrical experiences that bring people together around the age-old tradition of storytelling.
WHAT WE DO:
We produce the annual Lakeside Shakespeare Festival, a two-week long celebration of Shakespeare in Frankfort, Michigan featuring professional Chicago actors.
We offer (& are continually expanding our) arts education programming, ranging from summer camps to after school opportunities.
We create opportunities for local actors & audiences by combining classic texts with new takes -- in unique, non-traditional venues!
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
