Last weekend was my favorite Minnesota theater vacay of the year - the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona. I
first attended the festival in 2018 with some of my Twin Cities Theater Blogger friends, and
have been back every year since (not counting 2020 - the year that doesn't count), with those same friends, or different friends, or sometimes by myself. This is a smallest festival since I've been attending - only two shows with a company of nine actors, compared to twice that size pre-pan, but what's not smaller is the quality of the theater, the thought and care put into it by the entire team, and the community feeling of being at the festival. Two shows is better than none, and it makes it even easier to see everything in a short weekend trip. Or extend the trip by a few days and enjoy the lovely city of Winona, about a two-hour drive from the Twin Cities, with its ample opportunities for hiking, water sports, museums, shopping, restaurants, and other activities.
The festival continues through July 28, so make your plans now for a quintessential Minnesota theater vacation!
