Visiting Artist Series Welcomes 2026 Idaho Shakespeare Festival

Published: February 2, 2026

Join College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visiting Artist Series in welcoming Idaho Shakespeare Festival back to campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17, for a performance of The Tempest and an acting workshop.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival will present William Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest, a story of magic, betrayal, and redemption. Tempted by spirits, teased by sprites, and tormented by a monster, a shipwrecked king and his party face the wrath of the betrayed conjurer Prospero, a man they marooned on an enchanted island years earlier. Along the journey, passions are unleashed, villainy is thwarted, and a family is reunited in a comic and cathartic tale of romance and renewal.

The performance will be American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted and is open to the public.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival Performance: The Tempest
Tuesday, Feb. 17
6 – 7 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB), Room 122

Following the performance, Idaho Shakespeare Festival artists will host an acting workshop focused on performance and theatrical techniques. The workshop is open to all experience levels.

Acting Workshop
Tuesday, Feb. 17
7 – 8 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB), Room 122

CWI’s Visiting Artist Series is made possible through a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. All events are free and open to the public.

For those with questions or need more information, please contact Brenda Fisher at brendafisher@cwi.edu.