Cedar City guide
See the plays in Cedar City, then drive 47 minutes up the canyon to sleep where July afternoons average in the seventies.
We are an inn, not the box office. For seats, go to bard.org/tickets or call 800-PLAYTIX (800-752-9849).
The Festival plays in repertory: several productions rotate through each theatre, so in two or three days you can see three or four different plays. The 2027 lineup was already announced and on sale by mid-September 2026, while that season was still running, so look at bard.org in early autumn for the following summer.
| Production | Theatre | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| The Crucible | Engelstad (outdoor) | 21 June to 2 September |
| Henry V | Engelstad (outdoor) | 22 June to 3 September |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Engelstad (outdoor) | 23 June to 4 September |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | Randall L. Jones | 24 June to 4 September |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Randall L. Jones | 25 June to 1 October |
| William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead | Randall L. Jones | 26 June to 2 October |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | Anes Studio | 21 July to 2 October |
| Into the Breeches! | Anes Studio | 22 July to 1 October |
| All the Devils Are Here | Eccles Music Center, Okerlund Hall | 28 July to 7 August |
First dates are first previews. All the Devils Are Here is a short run in the university's music building rather than one of the three Festival theatres. Source: bard.org, read 9 November 2026.
All three are in the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts on the Southern Utah University campus, 195 W Center St, within a short walk of each other. The ticket office is on the far east side of the complex, next to the Anes Studio and the clock tower.
The outdoor house, built along Elizabethan lines with no roof over the audience. Evening performances only, and it closes for the year in early September.
The main indoor stage. Matinees and evenings, and it runs to the end of the season in October.
The small flexible room. Its shows open about a month after the others and run to October.
The Festival sells its own tickets and says plainly that it does not use third-party platforms. Buy online at bard.org/tickets, call 800-752-9849 or 435-586-7878, or go to the window. Between seasons (late October 2026 to June 2027) the phones and window are staffed Monday to Friday, noon to 5pm Mountain Time.
Prices are published only as seating-chart images, which is why the figures quoted around the web disagree. For the 2026 season the charts read:
2027 charts are on bard.org. Prices are set per season, so treat these as a guide only.
There is no general rush or standby ticket. The only day-of deal is for locals. The discounts listed on the Festival's ticket page when we checked:
Free, in designated university lots near all three theatres. Availability shifts with construction and gets tighter once the fall semester starts in late August, so give yourself extra time. The Festival's directions page has the map.
A free half-hour of music, dancing and storytelling on the lawn before the evening plays, 7:10pm Monday to Saturday from 21 June to 4 September in 2027. No ticket needed, children of any age welcome. Bring a blanket or a camp chair, keep chairs to the back and sides, and leave the benches where they are.
Concessions sell snacks, drinks and the Festival's tarts from the courtyard sweet shop and the theatre lobbies. Lidded drinks bought there are allowed in all three theatres; food is allowed in the outdoor Engelstad only. A picnic on the green before the Greenshow is the easy dinner.
There is no dress code. Bring a jacket for the outdoor theatre and a layer for the indoor ones too: the Festival's own first-timer page warns they can run cooler than some people like.
The show carries on, after a short hold if needed. Umbrellas are not allowed, so bring a poncho. Cancelled before intermission means a credit for everyone with a ticket. Cancelled after intermission means no credit, though you can ask to exchange into another performance.
Assistive listening devices are at Guest Services in every theatre. The closest accessible drop-off for the Randall L. Jones is on Shakespeare Lane; for the Engelstad and the Anes it is Center Street at University Boulevard. Open-captioned, audio-described and ASL-interpreted performances are scheduled each season, and the Festival asks for accommodation requests at least seven working days ahead, by phone or at guestservices@bard.org. Current accessible performance dates
Staying in Cedar City gets you the shortest walk to your car. Staying in Duck Creek Village gets you 47 minutes of canyon road each way and, in exchange, afternoons that average 12 to 15 degrees cooler and a village that is dark and quiet by the time you get back. Choose a room at the inn or one of our cabins if you are bringing family.
| Month | Cedar City | Duck Creek Village |
|---|---|---|
| June | 85° / 49° | 73° / 47° |
| July | 91° / 57° | 77° / 53° |
| August | 89° / 56° | 74° / 51° |
| September | 81° / 46° | 67° / 44° |
Cedar City: NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at Cedar City Regional Airport. Duck Creek Village: Open-Meteo historical model for the inn's location, 2016 to 2025. There is no long-running weather station in the village, so our figures are modelled rather than measured.
Highway 14 climbs 4,059 feet from Cedar City to a summit of 9,905 feet at mile 17.1, with a two-mile stretch averaging 6.9% and 12.1 miles above 9,000 feet. It is a good paved road with no streetlights and few shoulders. Deer are common along the meadow edges after dark. Drive under the limit, use your high beams when the road is clear, and expect the trip to take a little longer than it did in daylight.
Sunset in Cedar City across the 2027 season:
Every 8pm curtain comes down after sunset, so plan the drive home as a night drive. The road is covered mile by mile in our Highway 14 guide.
A plan that works from Duck Creek any week from July to the start of September, when all three theatres and the Greenshow are running. Avoid making day one a Sunday.
Leave the village by about 12:45 for a 2pm matinee. It is 47 minutes to the theatres, and parking can take longer to find once the university's fall semester starts.
Matinees play in the two indoor theatres, Monday to Saturday.
Pick one of the indoor productions for the afternoon so the evening is free for the outdoor house. Bring a layer even in July; the Festival itself warns the indoor theatres can run cool.
The Southern Utah Museum of Art is in the same complex, free, and open until 8pm Monday to Saturday from June to September. After that, get a spot on the lawn for the Greenshow.
Greenshow: 7:10pm, Monday to Saturday, 21 June to 4 September.
More to do in Cedar CityThe open-air theatre is the one people remember. Bring the jacket you brought for the matinee, and a poncho if storms are forecast, because umbrellas are not allowed.
About 47 minutes up Highway 14, climbing 4,059 feet. Drive it below the limit and watch the verges for deer.
Cedar Breaks rim is about 25 minutes from the inn and sits above 10,000 feet. Brian Head is about 41 minutes, with scenic lift rides in summer. Be back by mid-afternoon if you are heading down for another evening show, or keep the day and do the theatre again tomorrow.
Cedar Breaks guideWhat guests ask us before they drive down for a show.
The 2027 season runs 21 June to 2 October 2027. The three outdoor productions in the Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre (The Crucible, Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor) close between 2 and 4 September. The Randall L. Jones Theatre runs to 2 October, and the Anes Studio productions open in late July and also run to the start of October. The free Greenshow runs 21 June to 4 September.
Buy from the Festival only: online at bard.org, by phone on 800-752-9849 (800-PLAYTIX) or 435-586-7878, or at the ticket office on the east side of the Beverley Center. The Festival says it does not use third-party ticket sellers. There is no general rush ticket. The day-of discount is half price for residents of Iron, Beaver, Washington, Kane, Garfield, Piute and Lincoln counties, at the ticket office with proof of residency. Other published discounts include $10 off for ages 6 to 18 and students, and $4 off for seniors 62 and over, AAA members and the military.
The Festival publishes prices as seating-chart images rather than text. For the 2026 season those charts ran from $30 to $94 in the Engelstad, $45 to $90 in the Randall L. Jones with $6 more for musicals, and $65 to $80 in the Anes Studio. Check the current charts on bard.org before you budget, since prices are set each season.
Parking is free in designated Southern Utah University lots near all three theatres. The Festival warns that availability changes with construction and once the fall semester starts, so leave extra time in late August and September. For accessible drop-off, use Shakespeare Lane for the Randall L. Jones Theatre and Center Street at University Boulevard for the Engelstad and the Anes.
There is no dress code, and most people dress casually. Bring layers: a sweater or light jacket for the open-air Engelstad after dark, and also for the indoor theatres, which the Festival says can feel cool. Cedar City averages 91°F in the afternoon in July but only 57°F by dawn, and every evening show ends after sunset.
The play goes on, sometimes after a short delay, and the company will try to finish in the rain. Umbrellas are not allowed; ponchos are. If a performance is cancelled before intermission, everyone holding a ticket for it gets a credit. If it is cancelled after intermission there is no credit, though you may be able to exchange into another performance if seats are available.
Yes. It is a free half-hour outdoor show of music, dancing and storytelling on the green, at 7:10pm Monday to Saturday, 21 June to 4 September in 2027. You do not need a play ticket. Bring a blanket, a camp chair or a picnic, and set chairs along the back and sides of the lawn rather than moving the benches.
Children under six, including babies, are not admitted to the plays. Children of any age are welcome at the Greenshow. The Festival runs child care during plays for children up to age ten at $15 per child per play, booked through the ticket office at least 24 hours ahead.
Matinees start at 2pm and evening performances at 8pm. The outdoor Engelstad has evening shows only. The Festival had not posted running times for the 2027 productions when we checked, so ask the ticket office if you need to plan around an exact finish. Latecomers are seated at a suitable break, and your assigned seat is held from intermission.
Cedar City itself is the shortest commute. If you would rather sleep somewhere cooler and quieter, Duck Creek Village is 30.2 miles and about 47 minutes up Highway 14 at about 8,400 feet. In July, afternoons average around 77°F up here against 91°F in town, and Cedar Breaks and Brian Head are both closer to the village than to Cedar City. The trade is a canyon drive back after dark.
9 November 2026
Dates, curtain times, prices, discounts and policies on this page come from the Utah Shakespeare Festival's own site, read on 9 November 2026, and nothing here is copied from it. Ticket prices are from the Festival's 2026 seating charts, which it publishes only as images. Temperatures are NOAA climate normals for Cedar City and a historical weather model for the village. The drive was traced along the real roads from the inn, the climb sampled against USGS elevation data, and the sunset times calculated for Cedar City. Where the Festival had not yet published something, such as 2027 running times, we say so.
Start from the broader guide hub for the full set of destinations.
The rest of Cedar City, and the high country above it.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival, two free university museums, Parowan Gap, Kanarra Falls, and what each one costs.
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Alpine amphitheater, sunset overlooks, and an International Dark Sky Park, 20 minutes from the inn
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Skiing, snow tubing, and lift-served summer trails
View guideThe road between the theatres and the village, and how the days fit together.
Rooms and cabins at the top of the canyon.
Duck Creek Village sits about 2,600 feet above Cedar City. Summer afternoons are cooler and the nights are quiet.
