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 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 Celebrates Jewish Plays in Weekend of Staged Readings

Shakespeare & CompanyCelebrating Jewish Plays: An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings Oct 10, 2025 at 7:00 PMOct 1270 Kemble St, Lenox MA 01240 This fall, Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., introduces the Celebrating Jewish Plays: An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings, October 10 – 12. Four readings will be staged…

Shakespeare & Company Presents Celebrating Jewish Plays

LENOX, Mass. – This October, Shakespeare & Company presents Celebrating Jewish Plays, an immersive weekend of staged readings held over the holiday weekend from Friday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Oct. 12. The weekend will feature four enhanced, staged readings of acclaimed plays, plus a special literary event. Barry R. Shapiro, co-chair of…

Shakespeare & Company’s 2025 Women of Will Directing Fellowship Accepting Applications

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company of Lenox, Mass., has announced the return of the Tina Packer Women of Will Directing Fellowship, launched in 2024 to further the development of early-career directors who identify as women and have a passion for Shakespeare. Created in honor of Shakespeare & Company’s Founding Artistic…

Shakespeare & Company Offers its First Dog-Friendly Performance

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company will host its first-ever dog-friendly performance on Sunday, August 11, at a 7 p.m., outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, staged in the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre.  The initiative was launched by General Manager Steve Ball, who co-leads Shakespeare & Company’s Merry Wanderers’ Tours…

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…

Carey Crim’s “The Islanders” Premieres July 25 at Shakespeare & Company

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Carey Crim’s The Islanders, directed by Regge Life July 25 through August 25 at the Tina Packer Playhouse. Originally staged at Shakespeare & Company in 2022 as a reading in the Plays in Process series, The Islanders tells the story of two denizens of an…