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Oct 23, 2025
2026 Season Announcement
Inaugural Season in the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center Announced!
Apr 12, 2023
Community Organizations Team Up to Celebrate Earth Day at HVSF
GARRISON, NY (April 10, 2023) – In celebration of Earth Day, several local organizations have partnered to host a day-long lineup of community events on Saturday, April 22. Hosted by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVSF) at The Garrison, the...
Mar 30, 2023
A look at LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST
① HVSF History Originally planned for our 2020 season, Love’s Labor’s Lost had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are excited to finally bring this production to The Tent this summer, featuring director Amanda Dehnert, who...
Mar 19, 2023
2023 Casting Announced
The season will begin with Henry V written by William Shakespeare and directed by Davis McCallum. Performances will begin on Wednesday May 31, with opening night set for Sunday June 4. Henry V will play in rep with Love’s Labor’s Lost through...
Mar 06, 2023
Get to know HENRY V
Get to know this Shakespearean epic through a Q&A with our very own Artistic Director and Director of the play, Davis McCallum. HENRY V By William Shakespeare Directed by Davis McCallum
Feb 08, 2023
An Update on Our Anti-Racism Commitments & Actions
At HVSF, inclusion is one of our core values. As a predominantly white institution, we acknowledge that our actions and procedures have often upheld established systems of white supremacy that are directly opposed to this core value. With this...
Feb 07, 2023
Second Annual Highland Lights
PROCESSIONAL ARTS WORKSHOP AND HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL HIGHLAND LIGHTS Free Community Workshop Registration is Now Open
Dec 13, 2022
Holiday Gift Guide
Whether you’re looking for the perfect present for your BFF or something special for the hard-to-shop-for relative, we’ve got you covered. Plus, feel good about your purchase knowing all transactions help our mission to engage the widest...
Nov 18, 2022
2022 Season in Review: New Places, New Faces
The curtain has fallen on our 2022 season, and we’d like to extend our sincerest gratitude to our champions, donors, and all who came out to support us in our first season in our new home. Thanks to you, 2022 was an inspiring success: we...
Nov 07, 2022
Announcing the 2023 Season
We’re proud to announce our complete lineup for the 2023 Summer Season, which will feature a double-bill of Shakespeare plays, the world premiere of a new music-theater piece, our educational tour, HVSF2 readings, and two interactive,...
Oct 27, 2022
Kendra Ekelund Appointed Managing Director
GARRISON, NY (October 27, 2022) – In honor of its first successful season at The Garrison, Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVSF) hosted a celebratory gala on October 16 to recognize long-standing supporters Sandy Galef, Assemblywoman 95th A.D., and...
Sep 02, 2022
HVSF Submits New LEED Platinum Theater Design
Venue to Represent First LEED Platinum Purpose-Built Theater in the Country GARRISON, NY (September 2, 2022) –– The Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVSF) today revealed images of the new open-air theater design for its permanent home in Garrison,...
Aug 19, 2022
5 Questions: Madeline Sayet
What is the origin of the play? I began writing it after moving back home to Mohegan [in Connecticut] from the U.K. in 2016. It was a strange moment for me because it was the first time when I came home that my feet didn’t root quite right to...