Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
Buy your Bard Card today to ensure you are among the first to select your seats to specific performances. In early May you will receive an email with a link so you can easily log on and decide how you want to use your 6 flex passes: one for every show, all six for one show, or anything in between. And if you don’t know when you want to go – that’s fine. You can reach out to the box office, or log onto your account ANYTIME and make your selection. You will receive print at home tickets and/or E-Tickets, whichever works best for you.
New Bard Card Members Early Bird Pricing starts May 9th - May 23rd - $345
Bard Card After Early Bird Pricing starts May 24th - $370
BARD CARD BENEFITS:
- Save more than $200 when purchasing a Bard Card.
- 6 Premium tickets for any show or combination of shows of your choice (at Mesa Arts Center or venue TBA).
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- Fast and Easy exchanges.
- One Ticket to each of the four (4) Flachmann Seminars
- Only Bard Card members receive 50% off purchase of additional show tickets
- Early invitation to special events, and other surprise opportunities
- Free wine and cheese reception with the Artistic Director and at least one new play reading
- Seat choice available to Bard Card holders beginning May 9, 2024
On May 1st, you will receive an email with a link so you can easily log on and decide how you want to use your 6 flex passes: one for every show, all six for one show, or anything in between. And if you don’t know when you want to go – that’s fine. You can reach out to the box office, or log onto your account ANYTIME and make your selection. You will receive print at home tickets and/or E-Tickets, whichever works best for you.
SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 2025-26 SEASON
OCTOBER 11-26, 2025, Nesbitt-Elliott Playhouse, Mesa Arts Center
1984 in repertory with Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words
FEBRUARY 7-22, 2026, Piper Theater, Mesa Arts Center
Merry Wives of Windsor in repertory with Henry V
MARCH 20-APRIL 4, 2026, Farnsworth Studio Theater, Mesa Arts Center
Moby Dick
BONUS SHOW
Title and location to be announced, a fun addition to the season for production in late spring!
FLACHMANN SEMINARS
Saturdays: October 11, February 7, March 21, and for Bonus Spring Show TBA
9AM-Noon, Mesa Arts Center
Location: Dobson Lecture Hall at Mesa Arts Center
Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
1984, is based on the George Orwell dystopian classic of the same name, published in 1949 and set in a futuristic totalitarian society led by the mysterious Big Brother. The play is adapted by Nick Hern and explores the manipulation of truth and fear in the pursuit of absolute power, and the way these conditions shape and change human relationships. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the inaptly named Ministry of Truth. The play follows Winston’s secret love affair and dreams of rebellion that ultimately lead to capture, interrogation, torture and brainwashing. In the end, he betrays his love and gives in to the Thought Police, embracing the Party’s version of reality.
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Delve into the history of 1984 in a Seminar on October 11th at 9:00am.
Flachmann Seminar is included when purchasing a Bard Card ticket package or purchase it separately here.
Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED
Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500
Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words is a one-woman show written by Carole Levin and performed by Tammy Meneghini that achieved outstanding critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This tour-de-force performance intertwines the speeches and letters of the Virgin Queen with speeches from the plays of Shakespeare, including Elizabeth’s Tilbury Speech; Richard II speech; Hamlet and others, painting a unique portrait of this remarkable and complex woman.
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Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED
Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500
Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare is a farce about seduction, love, jealousy, and playful deception. The lead character, Falstaff, seeks to seduce two well-off married women in pursuit of financial advantage. The women learn of his plans, and work to trick and humiliate him, putting him in a series of embarrassing situations. A love story sub-plot proves the strength of true love and adds comedy and mayhem to the play. Shakespeare’s most lighthearted and jovial show will delight and elate.
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Delve into the history of The Merry Wives of Windsor in a Seminar on February 7th at 9:00am.
Flachmann Seminar is included when purchasing a Bard Card ticket package or purchase it separately here.
Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED
Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500
Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
Henry V by William Shakespeare--Whether framed as patriotic spectacle or anti-war critique, Henry V forces audiences to confront enduring questions about power, identity, and the human cost of ambition—making it a vital, dynamic piece for today’s world. Young and eager to prove himself, Henry claims the French throne, which ultimately leads to him declaring war. Against all odds, and after an exhausting march across France, the outnumbered English army wins victory at the climactic Battle of Agincourt. In the end, Henry seeks to unite the countries by marrying a French princess, achieving a hopeful final note. This play touches on important questions for veterans and all of us: How do the effects of combat change a person? Will Henry make it out of this war the same person?
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Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED
Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500
Presented by Southwest Shakespeare Company
Moby Dick, based on the Herman Melville masterpiece of the same name and adapted by Mark Rosenwinkel, tells a tale of whaling and revenge, but explores deeper messages of obsession, destiny and man’s relationship to nature. Narrated by the sailor Ishmael, he tells the story of his time upon a ship named Pequod, captained by the intense Captain Ahab. Ahab is obsessed with hunting Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that had destroyed Ahab’s prior ship and cost him his leg. The destructive nature of his obsession puts himself and the entire crew at risk. In the dramatic end to Ahab’s chase, we learn whether man or nature prevail.
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Delve into the history of Moby Dick in a Seminar on March 21st at 9:00am.
Flachmann Seminar is included when purchasing a Bard Card ticket package or purchase it separately here.
Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED
Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500
