Texas Shakespeare Festival

‘Daisy Bradford No. 3’ gets ready to blow, again, in TSF spotlight

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Texas Shakespeare Festival marks 40 years with return of first play… “We wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the Daisy Bradford 3,” says Texas Shakespeare Festival’s Val Winkelman. The first discovery well of the East Texas Oilfield was brought in Sept. 3, 1930, and changed the world. It was Columbus Marion “Dad” Joiner’s third attempt […]

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Volunteers prime Bard’s garden for midsummer magic

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Gwen Winters is hard at work in Kilgore’s Shakespeare Garden today, putting in the hours to prepare the tourist attraction for TSF’s 40th Season this summer. Winters has been working with Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association for about three years. The local nonprofit’s volunteers crafted the garden in the mid-90s and have been cultivating the

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