Shakespeare & Company Unveils its Full Season 2026 Line-up

Opening June 19, individual tickets and FLEXpass ticket packages are on sale now  LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced its full line-up for Season 2026, unveiling a slate of new titles, returning acts, free and low-cost community events, and more. The summer season kicks off at Shakespeare &…

Shakespeare & Company Announces 2026 Season Equity Principle Auditions

Shakespeare & Company announces its 2026 Season Equity Principle Auditions in Lenox, MA. on Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31. Actors sought for 2026 LORT D season in Lenox, Massachusetts.  $889.00/week, contracts pending: * Some Twelfth Night actors will also perform in Hamlet.    At the auditions: Producing Associate, Ariel Bock and/or…

Shakespeare & Company Announces First Titles of 2026 season

Three- and five-show FLEXpass ticket packages are on sale now at discounted rates LENOX, Mass. — Shakespeare & Company announces today the first titles of its 2026 season, including two Shakespeare plays and two reimagined “Bard out of the box” productions. Twelfth Night, directed by Kate Kohler Amory, takes the stage July…

Shakespeare & Company Announces Free Ticket Offer for Youth

All patrons 18 and under may attend Romeo and Juliet free of charge through August 10 LENOX, Mass. – Thanks to a gift from the Virginia & Harvey Kimmel Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, Shakespeare & Company is offering free Romeo and Juliet tickets to patrons 18 and under for the remainder of its run, through August…

REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet” at Shakespeare & Company

by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage “Unexpected” is not a word you might expect in a review of a play written over 300-years ago which has been performed in one form or other thousands if not millions of times. But there are many moments in this Shakespeare &…

Shakespeare & Company Opens Outdoor Production of “Romeo and Juliet”

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents Romeo and Juliet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Jonathan Epstein, July 18 through August 10 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. Epstein, who noted he and Coleman have collectively directed more than 20 productions of Romeo and Juliet, said this production explores the pursuit…

Auditions Now Open for Shakespeare & Company’s 48th Season

Lenox, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced that auditions are now open for its 48th season, offering opportunities for actors to join a diverse lineup of productions. Season 2025 will include LORT D and SPT contracts, with productions set to take place at Shakespeare & Company venues in Lenox, Mass.,…

REVIEW: “The Comedy of Errors” at Shakespeare & Company

by Sierra Pasquale Ah, me, Shakespeare. Hearing the name of The Bard, can evoke one of many reactions among folks; “THAT guy?”, “I don’t understand Shakespeare”, “I know Romeo and Juliet”, “They made me read Hamlet in High School” and many others that could be laced with various colorful language…