I was pleasantly surprised a couple of years back when I wrote a travel piece for Rider  called ?Chasing Shakespeare: An Elizabethan Tour of the American West.? I thought I was writing for a very small (maybe even solo) niche of touring riders who enjoy Shakespearean theater. As it turns out, reader reaction was enthusiastic and responsive to the idea of mixing bikes and the bard. It just goeth to show what we always suspected: Rider readers are multidimensional, fully-evolved Renaissance riders.
Well, I figured it is time to put a few more western theatrical gems on your bucket list. While the Oregon and Utah festivals featured in that original article remain the high-profile annual destinations for Elizabethan entertainment pilgrimages each summer in the West, there are many smaller local and regional theaters that deserve your consideration. Here is a sampling of a few other stages that will satisfy your desire for comedy, tragedy and history. It is no coincidence that each of the theaters below resides in motorcycle-friendly cities that have sunny climates and access to some great rides. So strap on your helmet and secure your codpiece or lace up your corset, as we travel from the Old Pueblo in Arizona up the coast of Southern California in search of more riding and rhyming.
 
The Rogue Theater in Tucson is what a local theater should be ? intimate, full of character and refined. Photos by the author.
Rogue Theater, Tucson, Arizona
The Venue: The Rogue is a grea...