{"id":391293,"date":"2026-07-30T00:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/391293\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T00:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:03:08","slug":"houston-shakespeare-festival-is-back-at-miller-outdoor-theatre-with-a-reimagined-lead-in-the-tempest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/391293\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Shakespeare Festival is back at Miller Outdoor Theatre with a reimagined lead in \u201cThe Tempest\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 Whether you love a great Shakespeare play or are looking to spend the rest of the summer days with your family, the University of Houston School of Dance and Theater is returning to the Miller Outdoor Theatre stage with \u201cThe Comedy of Errors\u201d and \u201cThe Tempest\u201d at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/shakespeare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/shakespeare\/\">Houston Shakespeare Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The Miller Outdoor Theatre is the perfect setting with its outdoor stage and open hills. Houstonians can sit under the vast sky and watch the festival\u2019s performances just like in Shakespearean days. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Since 1975, UH School of Dance and Theater has entertained audiences with classic tales \u2014 and this year is a little different. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The beloved character Prospero has been reimagined as a powerful sorceress named Prospera. Veteran actor Laure Frye, with credits from Houston and New York City, takes on the new role with her fresh take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Plus, if you arrive 30 minutes before the performance, you\u2019ll experience the festival\u2019s version of Bard Talk. So bring a blanket and enjoy the shows from tomorrow, July 30, through Aug. 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tempest\u201d performs July 30 and Aug. 1, 3, 5 and 7<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Comedy of Errors\u201d performs July 31 and Aug. 4, 6 and 8<\/p>\n<p>Performance begins at 8:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Bard Talk begins at 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Hermann Park\u2019s Miller Outdoor Theatre (6000 Hermann Park Drive)<\/p>\n<p>Event is free<\/p>\n<p>But if you prefer covered seating, grab your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketing.milleroutdoortheatre.com\/ChooseSeats\/6401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ticketing.milleroutdoortheatre.com\/ChooseSeats\/6401\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Sharon Ott, executive director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival and director of the University of Houston\u2019s School of Theatre and Dance \u2014 along with actors Brandon Morgan and Frye stopped by \u201cHouston Life\u201d with a preview. Watch their conversation in the video above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">For more information about the festival, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/uh.edu\/shakespeare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/uh.edu\/shakespeare\/\">uh.edu\/shakespeare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Whether you love a great Shakespeare play or are looking to spend the rest of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2777,64,56,58,1735,57,69],"class_list":["post-391293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-entertainment","tag-events","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-life","tag-houston-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}