Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Presents: Young Shakespeare A D.G. Menchetti Education Program – Twelfth Night

A FREE Show for Kids! Interactive Family Fun!

Young Shakespeare, a D.G. Menchetti Education Program, features an interactive, hour-long adaptation of our mainstage production created with the young audience member in mind. Performances are presented at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park and at other partner venues throughout the region. Young Shakespeare has connected over 80,000 children and their families to the classics since its inception.

This FREE program (suggested donation $5 per adult; $1 per child) affords an amazing live theater experience for young audience members and their families while simultaneously providing opportunities for young and aspiring actors from local schools to participate in the production as performers!

Join us this summer as the Young Shakespeare cast of professional actors and students from local high schools presents an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s delightful romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. This hour-long, interactive adaptation is specifically designed to entertain children and adults alike!

A shipwreck throws lives into disarray, where mistaken identities lead to hilarious havoc and unexpected connections. Viola, stranded and disguised as a boy, falls for the Duke, who pines for Olivia. However, Olivia, in mourning, finds herself smitten with Viola, setting off a comical chain of romantic entanglements. This delightful gem brims with wit, wordplay and whimsy to tell a timeless tale of love, loss and the joyous absurdity of life.