Tippet Rise Tours
Montana InSite Theatre Tours
Montana InSite Theatre (MIST) returns to Tippet Rise for “Animal Encounters: Shakespeare on the Rise” on June 29 and 30, 2024.
Should any tickets become available through cancellations, they will be added back to the website for purchase here on a first-come, first-served basis. Read more below and check the drop-down menu for availability.
Please keep in mind
- Dogs are not allowed at Tippet Rise, out of respect for the livestock that graze here and the wildlife for which the art center is vital habitat.
- The weather can change quickly at Tippet Rise. Please dress for the outdoors and please consider wearing sun protection.
- Bring snacks and water or a water bottle, which you can fill at the art center.
- Please be aware of your surroundings and alert to changing weather. Tippet Rise is a working ranch and you may encounter sheep, cattle and herd dogs. Please do not approach or feed any of the animals or wildlife you may encounter.
- Drones are not allowed at Tippet Rise.
- Transportation by private vehicle around the art center is not permitted.
- Any guests planning to hike or bike at the art center before or after their tour with MIST must check-in at the Visitor Center.
On June 29 and 30, Montana InSite Theatre (MIST) returns to Tippet Rise for its third annual walking production at the art center – “Animal Encounters: Shakespeare on the Rise.” These approximately 80-minute-long tours move visitors between several different artworks and locations throughout the main Cottonwood Campus and encourage audiences to experience Shakespeare in original and meaningful ways.
With art and Tippet Rise’s vast landscape serving as the backdrop, actors will perform scenes, monologues, and songs that explore Shakespeare’s many references to animal life within his plays. Whether sources of food or clothing, essential means of transportation, threatening predators, or symbols of nobility, animals invariably captured Shakespeare’s imagination, and each performance will explore this recurring motif.
Six separate tours will be offered on both Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30. Reservations are required. The cost is $10 per person, free to guests 21 and under (reservations are still required for those 21 and under). Lunch will be available for purchase from Will’s Shed, including an assortment of to-go style sandwiches, bowls, snacks, and drinks prepared by Red Lodge-based Samurai Sue’s Everyday Foods.