Shakespeare in Sharon Presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Shakespeare in Sharon presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare Directed and choreographed by Jane Farnol Performed LIVE outdoors at the Almquist Estate, 71 Keeler Rd, Sharon, CT 06069 June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26 Fridays at 5:30 pm Saturdays at 2 & 5:30 pm…

Shakespeare & Young Company Presents “The Play’s The Thing

Shakespeare & Company’s Spring Young Company 2021 participants present you with “The Play’s the Thing” – a performance that is filled with laughter, joy, and mischief! A group of rowdy Mechanicals come together with a young prince from Denmark named Hamlet, who just recently found out that his Father, the…

Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park Auditions for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park produces free outdoor productions in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts each summer for audiences of all ages. The company is seeking around 8 strong non-Equity actors to play multiple roles each in its 2021 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream , directed by artistic director Enrico Spada.…

Shakespeare & Company Summer Benefit Evening

Help celebrate the inaugural season of our new outdoor stage and our return to live theatre! At this special benefit event, enjoy drinks, light fare, and live music, followed by the opening night performance of King Lear featuring Christopher Lloyd. Social distancing protocols will be in effect throughout the evening.  A limited…

Shakespeare’s Online Birthday Bash

Shakespeare and the Language that Shaped a World Written by Kevin G. ColemanFilmed by Patrick TooleCostumes by Govane LohbauerTechnical Team Devon Drohan and Erika Johnson April 23, 2021Virtual Performance This viewing is free to all. Donations encouraged. “There was a star danced, and under that I was born.” —Much Ado About Nothing Celebrate…

Shakespeare & Company Announces 2021 Season

The once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, and so begins one of Shakespeare’s most moving tragedies. At the crucial point of relinquishing his realm, Lear demands to know which of his daughters loves him the most. His ambitious older daughters answer with false praise and…

Shakespeare & Company Announces Shakespeare Lineup for the 2020 Summer Seaso

(Lenox, MA) – Shakespeare & Company is delighted to announce its Shakespeare lineup for the 2020 summer season. Under the direction of Artistic Director Allyn Burrows and Managing Director Adam Davis, the season will include three Shakespeare plays: King Lear directed by Nicole Ricciardi featuring the Drama Desk and Emmy Award-winning actor Christopher Lloyd (Taxi, Back to the Future trilogy) in the…

REVIEW: “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger Kevin G. Coleman, the Director of Education and founding member of Shakespeare & Company, and runner-up for the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education (2016), believes that “The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare having fun.  Period.  No grand themes. No deep waters.”  And that’s what…