Suri Cruise is continuing the family tradition in the spotlight, stepping into a role in a classic William Shakespeare play as she builds her own path in acting.
The 20-year-old, who is majoring in musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will appear in Midsummer!, a contemporary adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, per Page Six.
Suri, whose mother Katie Holmes is currently linked to younger man Jason Bard Yarmosky, will appear in the 90-minute production with fellow classmates at the Trust Arts Education Center’s Peirce Studio in Pittsburgh, an intimate venue with a maximum capacity of 175.
The production is scheduled for two performances, on July 31 and August 1. After those limited preview dates, the show is set to travel to the UK for a run at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe from August 7 through August 31.
While earlier reports suggested she was considering a future in fashion, Suri now appears to be leaning fully into her theatrical interests.
During her senior year of high school, she played Philoclea in Head Over Heels and took on the role of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family: A New Musical.
Suri Cruise is following in the footsteps of her famous parents, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, with a role in an iconic William Shakespeare play; pictured in New York City in August 2025
The 20-year-old, who is majoring in musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylania, has the unwavering support of Holmes; the two are pictured in New York City in August 2025
In March, she also appeared as Angel in Cosmic Microwave Background, a staged play presented at Pittsburgh’s New Hazlett Theater as part of its CSA: Off the Page reading series.
During her graduation ceremony from LaGuardia High School, Suri dropped her father’s surname and used Suri Noelle as a tribute to her mother, whose middle name is Noelle. So, it’s a good guess what name she will be billed as in this latest venture.
Suri and the Mission: Impossible star, 64, who is still a dedicated and active member of the Church of Scientology, remain estranged. They have not had any semblance of a father-daughter relationship for over a decade.
Holmes and Cruise divorced in August 2012 after little more than six years of marriage.
Since then, Suri has lived with her mother, who previously told InStyle her main goal has been to nurture her daughter into her own person and making sure she is ‘100 percent herself and strong, confident, and able.’
Suri has the unwavering support of Holmes, who recruited her to sing over the opening credits of her 2022 film Alone Together and said at the time that she hoped she would continue down a showbiz path.
‘I hope she always does something on my films. I always ask her… you have these projects and you become a family with people. And it’s this safe, beautiful, creative space,’ the Dawson’s Creek alum told Glamour.
An insider previously told the Daily Mail about Suri’s early days at college: ‘She is a smart girl, and she is turning into a very intelligent mature young woman. She has a very close group of loyal friends, and she knows exactly where she comes from.’
Suri appears to be headed down a showbiz path already tread by Holmes (seen on June 8) and Cruise (seen in May 2025)
Holmes and Cruise – seen here in June 2005 – were divorced in August 2012 after little more than six years of marriage
Suri – pictured with Holmes in December 2017 – lives with her mother and remains estranged from Cruise
The Mission: Impossible star is said to be paying Suri’s annual university tuition on $65,000
Another source said Suri’s mother was ‘overwhelmed’ at the prospect of Suri being away from home: ‘Katie takes great pride in her but is also extremely over-protective.’
Cruise, meanwhile, is said to be paying Suri’s annual university tuition of $65,000.
‘Tom is indeed paying for Suri’s tuition – he has always paid for her schooling and would never stop as he is a stand-up guy,’ an insider previously revealed to The Daily Mail.
‘He has never hesitated paying his daughter’s child support and expenses. He does not go back on his word. He is fulfilling his obligation.’
