Southwest Shakespeare-Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words  SSC
  • DATE & TIME Oct 18 - Oct 25, 2025 Times Vary
  • LOCATION Nesbitt-Elliott Playhouse
  • PRICE All-In Ticket Pricing $41.50 - $71.50
    DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR SENIORS, STUDENTS & EDUCATORS (WITH ID)

Presented By: Southwest Shakespeare Company

Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words - 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. 

Photo Credit Devon C. Adams

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Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED | Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500


Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words - 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. 

Photo Credit Devon C. Adams

Purchase a 2025-26 bard card ticket package and save!

USE YOUR BARD CARD BENEFITS   

Box Office: Tue. - Sat., 12 PM - 5 PM; Sun. - Mon. - CLOSED | Box Office Phone: 480-644-6500


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Mesa Arts Center is located at One East Main Street in Downtown Mesa, at the southeast corner of Main and Center Streets.

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Oct 18, 2025

7:30 PM

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2:00 PM

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Oct 25, 2025

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