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Utah Shakespeare Festival outlines seven-show season, local discounts and outreach
Summary
Artistic leaders from the Utah Shakespeare Festival reviewed a seven-show 2025 season for Iron County Commissioners, highlighted local pricing and student passes, and described partnerships to grow ticket sales and regional tourism.
John D'Antonio, the festival's artistic director, and Michael Barr gave the Iron County Commission a preview of the Utah Shakespeare Festival's 2025 season during the commission's March meeting.
D'Antonio said the festival will present seven shows, including As You Like It, Macbeth and Anthony and Cleopatra, plus three comedies in the Randall Theatre and a musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. He also announced Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise for the Ains Theater and described the festival's “green shows” and community programming.
The presenters emphasized local pricing options. D'Antonio said the Iron County Pass offers six plays for $200, a day-of-show half-price option can allow entry for as little as $12 when the festival's cheapest ticket is $24, and a student access pass costs $40 for season-long access. "We will always keep that entry point for Iron County in," he said.
Festival leaders described outreach work with the city, chamber and lodging associations and said early ticket-sales indicators showed modest increases. They singled out Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and The Importance of Being Earnest as current top sellers and noted community and veteran outreach tied to Dear Jack, Dear Louise.
Commissioners thanked the presenters for the update, and D'Antonio invited elected leaders to appear at shows to help promote attendance.
The presentation was informational; no county action or funding request was made at the meeting.
