News: Stolen Shakespeare Guild's 2026 Stolen Shakespeare Festival gives us AS YOU LIKE IT and KING LEAR

As You Like It - Molly Kessler as Rosalind in As You Like It

King Lear - Steven Young as King Lear in King Lear

FORT WORTH, TX — Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents the 2026 Stolen Shakespeare Festival, “In the Forest and On the Throne,” featuring two of Shakespeare’s most celebrated and contrasting works: the enchanting romantic comedy As You Like It and the powerful tragedy King Lear.

Performances run in repertory October 9- November 1, 2026, at Stolen Shakespeare Guild’s theatre, 3623 Decatur Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76106. Tickets range from $19.00 to $28.00 and are available at www.stolenshakespeareguild.org.

 

The festival is directed by Nathan Autrey with Stephanie Lidstrom and Cade Roberti
Fight Choreography by Nathan Autrey

 

AS YOU LIKE IT CAST LIST

Molly Kessler as Rosalind

Raden Phillips as Orlando

Faith Berry as Celia

Frank Villalvazo as Oliver

Ben Plopper as Touchstone

Nancy Lamb* as Adam

Lindsey Sinopoli as Phoebe

Benji Zavala as Silvius

Matthew Bearden as Charles/Corin

Jaymes White as William

Julie Alley as Audrey

Jason Morgan* as Le Beau

Cade Roberti as Amiens

Steven Young as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick

Ray Patterson as Jaques

 

KING LEAR CAST LIST

Steven Young as King Lear

Faith Berry as Cordelia

Molly Kessler as Goneril

Lindsey Sinopoli as Regan

Robert Bradford Smith* as Earl of Gloucester

Frank Villalvazo as Edmund

Benji Zavala as Edgar

Julie Alley as Earl of Kent

Ray Patterson as Duke of Albany

Raden Phillips as Duke of Cornwall

Jason Morgan* as The Fool

Ben Plopper as Oswald

Jaymes White as King of France / Servant

Matthew Bearden as Duke of Burgundy / Knight / Gentleman

Nancy Lamb* as Curan

 

*Denotes SSG Actor Ensemble Member