Shakespeare & Company Retires Its Mortgage, Marking First Debt-Free Era in 47 Years

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has achieved a milestone more than four decades in the making: for the first time since its founding in 1978, the Berkshires-based nonprofit theater is completely debt-free. The company has paid off the remaining $1.7 million on its $4 million mortgage on its campus, thanks…

Shakespeare & Company Announces $50,000 Match Challenge to Support Fall Festival of Shakespeare

LENOX, Mass. –  Shakespeare & Company has announced a $50,000 “Fill the Quill” Match Challenge to benefit the Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Made possible by Amy and David Sorkin, every dollar contributed to the company’s Education Program before the close of Fall Festival Weekend, November 20 to 23, will be doubled up…

Shakespeare & Company’s Liam Castellan Receives Rising Star Award at 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards

LENOX, Mass. — Shakespeare & Company has announced that Development Operations and Database Manager Liam Castellan has been recognized in the 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards, which celebrate organizations and people achieving results and driving impact with technology from Blackbaud, the leading provider of software for powering social impact.  Castellan won the Rising Star Award in…

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…

Shakespeare & Company Appoints Sunie Gorey Director of Development

LENOX, Mass. — Shakespeare & Company has announced that Sunie Gorey of Housatonic, Mass., has been appointed Director of Development by Shakespeare & Company, a non-profit theater performance, education, and actor-training organization based in the Berkshires. In her position, Gorey is responsible for supporting Shakespeare & Company’s mission and vision through the…

Shakespeare & Company Announces $25,000 Match Challenge to Benefit the Fall Festival of Shakespeare

LENOX, MASS. – Shakespeare & Company has announced a $25,000 Match Challenge made by an anonymous donor to benefit the Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Every dollar contributed to the company’s Education Program before the close of Fall Festival Weekend, November 21 – 24, will be doubled up to $25,000. Now in…