Tom Ridgely

ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE & More Set for The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival 25th Anniversary
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2025

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has unveiled its landmark 25th anniversary season, featuring a groundbreaking collaboration with the Saint Louis Zoo and more. See full programming and learn more!

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; ALICE BY HEART at Debut Theatre Company Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; Debut Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; ALICE BY HEART at Debut Theatre Company Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW St. Louis Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW St. Louis Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Red Theater Unveils 24/25 Season Featuring a World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2024

Red Theater revealed its 24/25 season at The Edge Off Broadway with two shows exploring the limits of our bodies and the forward march of time. The season opens with the world premiere of Hanna Kime’s DOGS, directed by Becca Holloway, running November 1-24, 2024. Learn more about the season!

Review: St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Visits Local Parks with Their Engaging Traveling Production of THE TEMPEST
by James Lindhorst - Aug 12, 2024

There are two words that describe this outstanding production: stagecraft and storytelling. Ridgley, his talented troupe of six actors, and his designers have collaborated to create a fun and engaging production. Throughout the month of August, Ridgely and his troupe of actors are traveling the bi-state area to bring Shakespeare to the people. At each of the 24-stops The St. Louis Shakespeare festival team presents a streamlined 90-minute production of THE TEMPEST featuring elaborate costumes, inventive set and prop pieces, inspired puppetry, clever sound effects, and a bit of live music and singing. 

AS YOU LIKE IT, THE TEMPEST & More Set for 2024 St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2024

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has revealed its line-up for their 24th season of free Shakespeare with As You Like It as the mainstage production. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Go Inside Waterwell's 20th Anniversary Celebration
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 17, 2024

On Monday, Feb. 12, Waterwell, the theater company founded by Arian Moayed and Tom Ridgely celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a party at Greenpoint Loft featuring cocktails, dinner, a silent and live auction, and performances by past Waterwell artists as well as current students and alums of the Waterwell Drama Program. Check out photos here!

Waterwell Celebrates 20th Anniversary With a Party Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2024

Waterwell, the community-organizing theatrical production and education company, will celebrate 20 years of telling engrossing stories that grapple with complex civic questions with a party on Monday, February 12, 2024, to commemorate the milestone.

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Reveals Tickets and Details For First Holiday Production: Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2023

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has announced the full cast, performance dates and ticket information for the much anticipated Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL at the National Blues Museum this holiday season.

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Sets 2023 Season Featuring TWELFTH NIGHT, MERRY WIVES & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has announced its line-up for their 23rd Season of free Shakespeare with Twelfth Night as the mainstage production in Forest Park

Meet the Cast of A DOLL'S HOUSE, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

.Jessica Chastain stars as 'Nora Helmer' in Lloyd's radical new production of Henrik Ibsen's landmark drama A Doll's House in a new version by Amy Herzog. This strictly limited 16-week engagement will play Broadway's Hudson Theatre with preview performances beginning Monday, February 13, 2023. Meet the cast of A Doll's House here!

Arian Moayed, Okieriete Onaodowan, and More Join Jessica Chastain in A DOLL'S HOUSE; Complete Casting Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2023

Complete casting has been announced as rehearsals commence for Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain as ‘Nora Helmer’ in Lloyd’s radical new production of Henrik Ibsen’s landmark drama A Doll’s House in a new version by Amy Herzog.

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Announces 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival (Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director) announced today that its 22nd Shakespeare in the Park production will be Much Ado About Nothing. Find out how to get tickets.

Photo Flash: Tony-Winner André De Shields Visits With St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2021

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's King Lear André De Shields spent Juneteenth, Father's Day and the summer solstice with Mayor Tishaura O. Jones at St. Louis City Hall on June 21.

Photo Flash: Go Inside Opening Night of St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's KING LEAR With André De Shields & More
by Robert Diamond - Jun 7, 2021

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by Carl Cofield, opened in Forest Park on June 4 in St. Louis, MO. In the title role is Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown, The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Play On!, The Full Monty). 

André De Shields to Star in The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's KING LEAR as Part of its 2021 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2021

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival announced today that Tony, Emmy and Grammy award-winner André De Shields will star in King Lear as part of its 21st summer of free Shakespeare in Forest Park. The production marks the theater's return to live outdoor performance, one of the first scheduled in the country.

Tom Ridgely Joins MOONSTONE CONNECTIONS Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2020

Tom Ridgely has led the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival since 2018. A Drama Desk-nominated director, he has developed or presented work at the Public Theater, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Society, Red Bull and more.