Suri Cruise, 20, to make acting debut in Shakespeare play: Hollywood’s newest nepo baby is following in the footsteps of her famous parents

Suri Cruise is following in the acting footsteps of her famous parents, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, by starring in an iconic William Shakespeare play.

The 20-year-old actor, who studies musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will star in Midsummer!, a contemporary adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Page Six.

Suri, whose mother has a new love affair with Jason Bard Yarmosky, who is younger than her, will perform with her other classmates in the 90-minute production at the Peirce Studio of the Trust Arts Education Center in Pittsburgh, which has a maximum capacity of 175 people.

The show will premiere on two nights, July 31 and August 1. Following these exclusive previews, the production will debut in the UK at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 7 August to 31 August.

Although it has previously been reported that she is leaning into fashion to some extent, Suri appears to have fully embraced her thespian roots.

During her senior year in high school, she played Philoclea in Head Over Heels and Morticia Addams in The Addams Family: A New Musical.

The 20-year-old actor, who is studying musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has Holmes’ unwavering support; two filmed in New York in August 2025

This past March, she starred as the Angel in the Cosmic Microwave Background, a play performed at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh as part of the CSA: Off the Page reading series.

During her graduation ceremony from LaGuardia High School, Suri dropped her father’s last name and used Suri Noelle as a tribute to her mother, whose middle name was Noelle. So it’s a good guess what name he’ll be billed under in this latest venture.

Suri and the Mission: Impossible star, 64, who is currently an active and dedicated member of the Church of Scientology, remain distant from each other. They haven’t had a relationship resembling a father-daughter relationship in over a decade.

Holmes and Cruise divorced in August 2012 after just over six years of marriage.

Since then, Suri has been living with her mother, who previously told InStyle that her main goal is to raise her daughter to be her own personality and make sure she’s “100 percent herself, strong, confident, and capable.”

Suri has the unwavering support of Holmes, who recruited her to sing in the opening credits of the 2022 film Alone Together and said at the time that she hoped to make her way into showbiz.

‘I hope he always does something in my films. I always ask him… You have these projects and you become a family with people. The Dawson’s Creek alum said it’s a safe, beautiful and creative space. Fascination.

An insider previously told the Daily Mail about Suri’s early days at university: ‘She’s a smart girl and she’s developing into a very intelligent, mature young woman. He has a very close and loyal group of friends and knows exactly where he comes from.’

Suri appears to be heading down a showbiz path already followed by Holmes (seen June 8) and Cruise (seen May 2025)

Holmes and Cruise – seen here in June 2005 – divorced in August 2012 after just over six years of marriage.

Suri, who was spotted with Holmes in December 2017, lives with her mother and stays away from Cruise

The Mission: Impossible star is said to be paying for Suri’s $65,000-a-year college tuition

Another source said Suri’s mother was ‘overwhelmed’ at the prospect of Suri being away from home: ‘Katie is hugely proud of her but also overprotective.’

Meanwhile, Cruise is said to be paying Suri’s $65,000 annual college tuition.

An insider previously revealed to The Daily Mail: ‘Tom is indeed paying Suri’s school fees; “He always paid for her school fees and never stops because he is a stand-up guy,” he said.

‘He never hesitated to pay his daughter’s alimony and expenses. He doesn’t go back on his word. He is fulfilling his obligation.’