Every year since 2005, Pistarckle Theater holds a successful event and invites private, public and parochial schools from all three islands to participate in the annual Vento Shakespeare Festival. This year, only the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix will be participating. Building up to the Vento Shakespeare Festival, several in-school workshops are presented as a part of introducing and learning to perform Shakespeare. The festival is one of the few interscholastic arts competitions in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the public is invited to attend and show support. Adults are being asked for a donation of $10; children may attend for free.