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Suri Cruise is following in the acting footsteps of her famous parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes by taking on a role in an iconic William Shakespeare play.

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 mom has a new romance with younger man Jason Bard Yarmosky, will perform in the 90-minute production alongside other classmates at the Trust Arts Education Center's Peirce Studio in Pittsburgh, which accommodates a maximum capacity of 175 people.

The show will play two nights, July 31 and August 1. Following these exclusive previews, the production will head overseas for a UK run at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe from August 7 through August 31.

Though it was previously reported she was leaning towards a degree of fashion, it appears that Suri has fully embraced her thespian roots.

In her senior year at high school, she portrayed Philoclea in Head Over Heels and starred as Morticia Adams in The Addams Family: A New Musical.

Suri Cruise is following the footsteps of her famous parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes by taking on 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

This past March, she took on the character Angel in Cosmic Microwave Background, a staged play presented at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh 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 on $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.'