Suri Cruise to star in iconic Shakespeare play at college
Suri Cruise is preparing to star in an iconic modern Shakespeare adaptation, Page Six exclusively reports, as her college major is also revealed. The 20-year-old Carnegie Mellon sophomore will appear in Midsummer!, a take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with campus shows in Pittsburgh before a UK run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Key Takeaways
- Suri Cruise will star in Midsummer!, a modern take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with fellow Carnegie Mellon students.
- Pittsburgh performances are set for July 31 and Aug. 1 at the Trust Arts Education Center’s Peirce Studio.
- The 90-minute show is slated for a UK debut at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Aug. 7–31).
- After finishing her sophomore year, she is studying musical theater—not fashion, as once rumored.
What Shakespeare play will Suri Cruise star in?
According to Page Six, the Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes daughter will appear in Midsummer!, a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The 90-minute production will be staged by Suri and fellow Carnegie Mellon University students. Two Pittsburgh dates are locked in for July 31 and Aug. 1 at the Trust Arts Education Center’s Peirce Studio before the company heads overseas.
Midsummer! is then expected to make its UK debut at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which runs from Aug. 7 to Aug. 31. For more star headlines, see our celebrity breaking news hub.
What is Suri Cruise’s college major?
Page Six also reports that Suri—who recently completed her sophomore year at Carnegie Mellon—is studying musical theater in the university’s school of drama.
That clarification lands after it was previously believed the 20-year-old was “leaning toward” a fashion degree. The update reframes her campus path around performance rather than design.
In March, she portrayed Angel in Cosmic Microwave Background, a one-night-only staged reading at Pittsburgh’s New Hazlett Theater as part of its CSA: Off the Page series—another early signal of her theater focus.
Why does this Suri Cruise casting matter now?
The casting marks a high-profile step for a young actor building a résumé away from her parents’ fame. Suri graduated from New York City’s LaGuardia High School in June 2024 and swapped her father’s last name for her mother’s middle name, Noelle, upon graduating.
Holmes and Cruise welcomed Suri in April 2006 and divorced in August 2012; Suri lived with her mother afterward. Cruise has long been estranged from his daughter, Page Six notes, while Holmes has said they “kind of grew up together.”
With Midsummer! set for Pittsburgh first and Edinburgh next, the run puts Suri’s musical-theater training on a public stage this summer—and delivers the suri cruise star iconic headline fans were waiting for.