I, Will: A Late Romance

by Scott Carter

directed by Adam Knight

September 10 – 27, 2026 at Riverside Theatre

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PREVIEW PERFORMANCES:

Thursday, September 10 @ 7:30pm
Friday, September 11 @ 7:30pm

OPENING NIGHT: Saturday, September 12 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, September 13 @ 2:00pm*

Thursday, September 17 @ 7:30pm
Friday, September 18 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, September 19 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, September 20 @ 2:00pm

Thursday, September 24 @ 7:30pm
Friday, September 25 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, September 26 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, September 27 @ 2:00pm

*Oaknoll Sunday Talkback with the performers, hosted by Miriam Gilbert, will be following the Sunday, 9/13 matinee performance. This event is free and open to the public; you do not need to attend that day’s performance to attend the talkback.

Synopsis: What happens when history’s greatest playwright loses his groove? The year is 1608: London is under the shadow of plague, its ruler is erratic, and the arts are in peril. (Sound familiar?) Shakespeare’s latest tragedies are no longer drawing audiences; his acting company wants a crowd-pleaser; the King needs a Psalm; and the playwright himself is questioning whether his greatest work is behind him. When an unlikely encounter sends him into the colorful world of star-crossed lovers, brash rogues, and enterprising brothel keepers, Shakespeare discovers the inspiration that propels him to his last great plays.

Written by Emmy-winning producer and playwright Scott Carter, whose previous play The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord was produced by Riverside in 2019. I, Will: A Late Romance is generously sponsored by Denice and Michael Connell.

I, Will: A Late Romance is produced at Riverside Theatre as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other Partner Theaters are Stage West Theatre (Fort Worth, Texas) and The Invisible Theatre (Tucson, Arizona). For more information, please visit nnpn.org