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Island Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare in a Backpack
March 13 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Island Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare in a Backpack | March 13th – April 4th 2026
Island Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare in a Backpack: Happy Hour Hamlet, a playful retelling of Hamlet like you’ve never seen before! Two guards patrolling the grounds of Elsinore Castle meet for an after-shift beverage to compare notes on Shakespeare’s arguably most famous work. Featuring dazzling performances of the seven iconic Hamlet monologues, clever contemporary comedic banter, and even a fight scene, this 45-minute show will delight and inform even the newest theatergoer.
PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place at various venues in Clinton, Langley, Freeland, Coupeville and Oak Harbor. See dates below for more details. Book in advance or pay-what-you-will at the door.
Performance times:
March 13th & 14th | 7:30pm | Whidbey Playhouse Inc (730 SE Midway Blvd (PO Box 571) Oak Harbor, WA 98277)
March 15th | 2:30pm | Whidbey Playhouse Inc (730 SE Midway Blvd (PO Box 571) Oak Harbor, WA 98277)
March 20th | 6:00pm | Bailey’s Corner Store (7695 Cultus Bay Rd, Clinton, WA 98236)
March 22nd | 3:00pm | Hierophant Meadery (5586 Double Bluff Rd, Freeland, WA 98249)
March 26th | 4:00pm | Coupeville Library (788 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, WA 98239)
March 29th | 1:00pm | Dancing Fish Vineyards (1953 Newman Rd, Freeland, WA 98249)
April 2nd | 4:00pm | (Oak Harbor Library. 1000 SE Regatta Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277)
April 3rd | 3:30pm | Clinton Community Hall (6411 S Central Ave, Clinton, WA 98236)
April 3rd & 4th | 7:00pm | Outcast Productions (819 Camano Ave, Langley, WA 98260)
To book a ticket click HERE
Shakespeare in a Backpack is generously sponsored by Puget Sound Energy!
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