CAST 2026 Brings King Lear Across the Pond

 

CAST, the Cambridge University American Stage Tour, returns this year with King Lear, performing in Cambridge before embarking on its annual tour of the United States.

Supported by Cambridge in America, CAST is one of the University’s premier international theatre initiatives. Led entirely by Cambridge students, the company brings together exceptional actors and technicians to present a Shakespeare production to audiences across the eastern United States each year.

Here is a list of September tour dates:

September 10
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY

September 14
Gannon University
Erie, PA

September 16-18
Lycee Rochambeau
Washington, DC

September 22
Harrisburg Academy
Harrisburg, PA

September 25-26
Cinema Salem
Salem, MA

Here is a slideshow with this year's cast:

Photo Credit: Dik Ng

CAST was founded in 1999 with the aim of producing an annual Shakespearian tour of the east coast of the USA with a small group of Cambridge's most talented actors and technicians. CAST also provides the opportunity for American students and young people to participate in workshops, as a way of introducing them to Shakespeare or building on the knowledge they already have.