The Metro: Michigan Shakespeare Festival cancels 2025 season over funding cuts
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The Michigan Shakespeare Festival was scheduled to include a performance of "Richard III" at Wayne State University.
Many arts organizations across the state of Michigan are struggling to balance their budgets after the Trump administration’s recent blows to federal grant funding.
That includes the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, which recently canceled its 30th season due to “a perfect storm of events,” including disappearing grants, donors pulling back and lower-than-expected ticket sales, according to the festival’s website.
Janice L. Blixt , producing artistic director for the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, joined The Metro to discuss the organization’s future and how they’re navigating uncertain times.
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