The Great River Shakespeare Festival surpassed their goal of $1.6 Million for the "Setting The Stage" capital campaign.  

Managing Director Eric Bunge says it was a huge success and they raised 1.65 million dollars.

Bunge says it looks like festival attendance was up this year and the festival has a surplus for next year's planning ....

This year's festival ended Sunday but Bunge says planning has already begun for the 2013 productions.