Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform Julius Caesar at Plumb Memorial Library

SHELTON - Join us for an exciting live performance of Julius Caesar at Plumb Memorial Library May 27 at 6 p.m.!

Presented by the Valley Shakespeare Festival and directed by Executive Producer Tom Simonetti, this 2026 production re-imagines the classic tragedy as a sharply focused contemporary political thriller.

Part of the VSF2U Professional Mobile Tour, this high-energy, 60-minute adaptation proves that Shakespeare’s most powerful stories don’t need elaborate staging, just great storytelling and an engaged audience.

Special thanks to the Library Board for their continued support of this program!

Don't miss out. Register today!

Registration required. There are three ways to register.

Online: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=585929&PK=

In-person at the Reference Desk.

Phone: (203) 924-1580 ext. 5102

The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform this week at Veterans Memorial Park

SHELTON - Thirteen years of FREE Shakespeare in the Park - this year under the stars in Veterans Memorial Park!

There will be 4 performances held at 7 p.m. Thursday-July 13.

Love, laughter, and a whole lot of mistaken identities collide in As You Like It. From wrestling matches to cross-dressing escapades, Shakespeare’s musical rom-com proves the Forest of Arden is the ultimate place for finding romance—and yourself!

We can provide chairs in the park (limited), please find that information here -- https://tinyurl.com/52fc8xdz

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Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton

SHELTON - Valley Shakespeare Festival will present "Much Ado About Nothing" at 6 p.m.
May 7 at Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St.

"Much Ado About Nothing" is one of the Bard's most beloved plays. Come join us for a fun filled, magical evening.
Registration is free and required. Reserve your seat early! Tickets will "sell" out.

https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2661...

This production is made possible by a grant from the Shakespeare in American Communities from the National Endowment of the Arts and Arts Midwest. 

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Valley Shakespeare Festival to mark Frances Kellogg's birthday at Homestead

 

Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton

SHELTON - Valley Shakespeare Festival will present "Much Ado About Nothing" at Plumb Memorial Library at 6 p.m. May 7.

"Much Ado About Nothing" is one of the Bard's most beloved plays. Come join us for a fun filled, magical evening.

Registration is free and required. Reserve your spot early!

https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2661...

The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

This production is made possible by a grant from the Shakespeare in American Communities from the National Endowment of the Arts and Arts Midwest.

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Valley Shakespeare Festival to host Brews & the Bard fundraiser

 

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BINGO for the Bard to benefit Valley Shakespeare Festival

SHELTON - What's more fun than dinner with friends? 

Competing with them at BINGO for the Bard at Caloroso Eatery and Bar where you can test your luck and win prizes while supporting your favorite regional theater.

Your ticket will get you access, a pizza buffet, and 10 BINGO cards. Use them all in one round, or play one per round (10 total rounds).

There will be opportunities between each round to purchase extra play cards for $5 per card or $10 for 5 cards. 

Cards can only be used in that round and there is a max of 10 cards per round per person. Please bring cash. VIP tickets include pizza buffet, priority seating, and automatic 10 cards to play per round. Only 20 VIP tickets are available.

Caloroso is at 100 Center St.

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Valley Shakespeare Festival to host 'Bingo for the Bard' at Caloroso in Shelton

 

Shakespeare in the Bar on tap at Olives and Oil in Seymour

IT'S BACK!

Our FIRST Shakespeare in the BAR! Since 2019!

MARCH 22 and 23rd at Olives and Oil in Seymour!

TICKETS ON SALE SOON!

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Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform 'A Christmas Carol' at Plumb Memorial Library

Tom Simonetti

SHELTON - After a two-year hiatus, Tom Simonetti and the Valley Shakespeare Festival company are back at Plumb Memorial Library to present “A Christmas Carol.”

Celebrate the season with this wonderful performance! Registration is required. Tickets are available for two performances: Dec.16 at 7 p.m. or Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

Click here for more information and registration:

https://sheltonlibrarysystem.org/valley-shakespeare.../

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Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform 'The Winter's Tale' in Shelton, Oxford

 

Wine event in Shelton to benefit Valley Shakespeare Festival

 

Quarry Walk, Griffin Health to present Valley Shakespeare Festival performances

 

Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform 'The Adventures of Pericles'

 

SHELTON -  Valley Shakespeare Festival will perform Free Shakespeare in the Park at 7 p.m. July 15-18 at Veterans' Memorial Park.

A storm at sea brings love into the life of Pericles, Prince of Tyre; another snatches it away. 

Many years must pass before fate guides the wandering hero to a poignant reunion with the family he thought he had lost forever.

Join us for a night of FUN, ADVENTURES, LOVE, and a few PIRATES!

Park opens at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.
TICKETS ARE FREE (with suggested $10 donation)

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Valley Shakespeare Festival to host 'A Community Christmas Carol' Part 4

Sharing from a post from the Valley Shakespeare Festival on the Shelton Library System Facebook page:

"We are so excited to welcome two NEW cast members to help us complete Scrooge's story tonight [Tuesday] at 6:30 p.m.

With Joan Stokes of the

Shelton Library System

and Diane Stroman of

Valley Community Foundation as

well as friends from

Valley United Way

,

Celebrate Shelton

,

bring the Hoopla

,

Seasonal Catering

,

TEAM, Inc.

,

Valley Independent Sentinel

and

Massaro Community Farm

!"

This is the link to Part 4.

Valley Shakespeare Festival to host 'A Christmas Carol' tonight

Join Tom Simonetti (Founder of VSF), Kayleigh Mihalko (VSF Chair), and Erin Bennedum as they

introduce the 2nd Part of Charles Dickens' classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL!

The event is at 6:30 p.m. today.

Featuring: Bill Purcell and Nancie Gray of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce and VSF Board Members Erin Bennedum and Rebecca Toms!

Click here for info.

Valley Shakespeare Festival to present Community Christmas Carol

Join us on FACEBOOK LIVE today starting at 6:30 p.m. as we premiere our audio-only Community CHRISTMAS CAROL!
Hosted by Valley Shakespeare Festival founder Tom Simonetti, and Board Chair Kayleigh Mihalko.
Starring our friends from 

Seasonal Catering

, 

TEAM, Inc.

 and the 

Valley United Way

!

Valley Shakespeare Festival to present 'Snow White' at Massaro Farm in Woodbridge

 

Valley Shakespeare Festival to present 'Snow White' at Massaro Farm in Woodbridge

Sharing info from Valley Shakespeare Festival's Facebook page:

Join us for our next outdoor adventure!
SNOW WHITE ... told by two people at Massaro Community Farm Oct. 10 and 11 on Ford Road in Woodbridge. Times to be announced. 

Tickets on sale soon.

Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform 'Cyrano' at Veteran's Park in Shelton

CYRANO DE BERGERAC

By Edmond Rostand


SEPT. 3-6 at 7 p.m.

Veteran's Memorial Park
38 Canal Street E., Shelton

Get ready to LOL with VSF this summer!

Join us in Veteran's Memorial Park for this epic story of swashbuckling action, romance, and panache!

As Connecticut continues to reopen and in an effort to keep actors, crew, and audiences safe we have opted for a 3-actor Cyrano as our FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK.


Cyrano de Bergerac is a master of swordplay and wordplay, but a “magnificent Mount Everest of a nose” blocks his path to true love.
From Parisian balconies to bloody battlefields, tongue-tied Christian borrows Cyrano’s words to woo beautiful Roxane - but is she falling for Christian’s looks or Cyrano’s soul?

The play is set in 1640 in Paris.

Run time is approximately 70 minutes with no intermission

Free with a suggested $10 donation; good for ages 10 and up.

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