Newsweek Best Outdoor Theater Performance

Posted May 27, 2025

Newsweek Poll 2025

Vote for the Readers' Choice Best Outdoor Theatre Performance

The warmer months are the perfect time to reconnect with theater's outdoor origins. From coast to coast, we've found some of the best outdoor companies and productions America has to offer. Sip wine in Sonoma before a Broadway performance under the stars, tap your toe to a history-driven musical in the base of a Texas canyon and watch every Shakespearean play ever written in just under 2 hours in a historic tavern courtyard. Several theaters also offer free and discounted tickets, making them an affordable outing for anyone.

Vote for the best outdoor theater performance once per day until polls close on June 5 at noon ET. The 10 winners will be announced on June 12.

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