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Website: laketahoeshakespeare.com
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tripadvisorThoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed this experience! What a marvelous,talented cast and a fun evening of Macbeth! Pack a picnic dinner or enjoy the drinks and food there for a beautiful night in a gorgeous setting. Pack warm clothes as the temperature dramatically drops when the sun goes down.
Morebeen a few years; last saw Macbeth.August 1, 2024: Merry Wives of Windsor. EXCELLENT Performance. All cast members were on top of their game.The Staff (mostly Volunteers) polite, accommodating, and such.The view of the lake in the background makes for a neat Amphitheater experience.
MoreWe went two nights this year to see Forever Patsy Cline and The Merry Wives of Windsor. The weather perfect and the shows outstanding. This is their 52nd season and we're so happy we discovered this summer event several years ago. It's the best thing going at the lake when it comes to entertainment. A bit of a drive to get to Sand Harbor, but well worth it. If you like local theatre that's a cut above most, this is the place! Once you've been here, you'll be hooked, just like us.
MoreGorgeous venue sits on the side of a sandy hillside overlooking the lake at sunset. Then you add a professional live theater performed by a class act of actors and you get a magical night under the stars. We upgraded our seats to sit in Adirondack chairs with a solid ground. All the other seats had Sandy bottom. Which would have been fun too. I don’t think there is a bad seat in the house. Just be aware that non premium seats have Sandy bottom. Think it could be fun but if you don’t like the sand make sure you upgrade. We enjoyed delicious food and drinks from a server in the upgraded seats too. Both meals were yummy and were delivered in a bag to our seats similar to door dash or any other take out. This makes it convenient to throw trash in. We brought our own wine and that was ok with them. I love the casual environment with happy people surrounding us. It drizzled during show but they sold ponchos for $2 which I appreciated. They also stopped the show part way through to dry up the stage so actors wouldn’t slip. They communicated this could happen from the start. We LOVED our night and it was truly a highlight to our vacation. I visited the same place in summer of 1991. It has been upgraded but still has a lot of the same casual professional vibe which I fell in love with long ago. Loved seeing that.
MoreMy family and I had a terrible time at the last show of the festival. The weather was terrible - cold temperatures and rain, and I when I asked, I told I could not receive a refund or credit for a future show. We went because our tickets were quite pricey and were truly shocked that they did not cancel the show. Not only was it cold, it was very windy and raining. There was no regard for the audience at all. We left when the rain was coming down quite hard and naturally lI was upset that we were made to endure the extreme discomfort, and then after a family member began feeling illness coming on due to sitting in the rain, we finally left, there was nothing offered after I explained the situation to the box office manager. She was extremely rude and seemed to care only about the actor whom they stopped the show for towards the end. What about the customers - the audience? It was a completely beyond terrible experience. I have never had a worse experience at a show, nor a worse experience with customer service.
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