Shakespeare & Company’s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare Prepares “Hamlet” for the Road

LENOX, Mass. – Casting has been announced and routes are being planned for Shakespeare & Company‘s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, hitting the road to present Hamlet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman, February 10 – May 1. A story full of mystery, revenge, and tough choices about truth and loyalty, Hamlet follows its titular character…

Shakespeare & Company Presents 37th Annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare

LENOX, Mass. – Since 1988, Shakespeare & Company’s Education Program has brought together high school students from across the region to introduce and nurture a love of theater and language through the Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Back for its 37th year, the Fall Festival of Shakespeare includes nearly 500 students from 10 schools…

REVIEW: “The Taming of the Shrew” at Shakespeare & Company

by Sierra Pasquale “Taming of the Shrew is a hard one”, my companion for the evening noted as we were leaving thetheater and, especially in 2025, I agree. Few works in Shakespeare’s canon provoke as much heatedconversation as this battle-of-the-sexes comedy, whose closing monologue can seem like a ringingendorsement of…

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…