Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

Mission: To make the works of Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired works accessible to a diverse audience through a free, professional, outdoor festival, and additional free and paid performances and educational programs.

Vision: To use the power and presence of live professional performance to enhance the meaning of life and to illustrate the indomitability of the human spirit through the works of William Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired works.

Every summer HASF turns Southmoreland Park into a theatre as it presents a free annual Festival. During the Festival we present a full scale professional production of a Shakespeare or Shakespeare inspired work. It is a great community event where people may bring picnics or enjoy the food vendors on-site while experiencing live theatre under the stars. In addition to our Festival, HASF has year-round camps and classes for ages 8-adult. We continue our mission of accessibility by making need-based scholarships available for all of our educational programs.