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Sense & Sensibility
Sense & Sensibility
12/12 - 12/14/2025


Shakespeare & Company’s Winter Show returns this year with  Sense and Sensibility : a fast-paced, staged reading wherein the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic ...

Hamlet
2/10 - 5/1/2026


Shakespeare & Company presents a regional tour of Hamlet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman, from February 10 to May 1, 2026. This classic tale of ...



Photos: Royal Shakespeare Company Releases First Look At Sam Heughan And Lia Williams In MACBETH


by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released first-look photos of Daniel Raggett’s gripping new production of Macbeth, running at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, from Thursday, October 9 through Saturday, December 6, 2025....

Full Cast Set For Guildford Shakespeare Company's New Adaptation of DAVID COPPERFIELD at Jermyn Street Theatre


by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2025

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced full casting for Guildford Shakespeare Company's new adaptation of David Copperfield. Abigail Pickard Price directs Luke Barton, Louise Beresford, and Eddy Payne....

Tennessee Shakespeare Company Launches CLASSICAL COMEDIES & COCKTAILS Reading Series This November


by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2025

Tennessee Shakespeare Company launches its Classical Comedies & Cocktails Reading Series this November, presenting Three Sisters, Tartuffe, and Blithe Spirit directed by Dan McCleary....

Photos: Atlas Shakespeare Company's HENRY VI, PART 3 In Rehearsal


by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2025

Atlas Shakespeare Company returns to the stage with the sequel: Henry VI, Part 3. Set during the bloody Wars of the Roses, Henry VI, Part 3 is an exploration of power, betrayal, and the brutal cost of civil war. See photos of the production....

Madison Shakespeare Company Starts Wisconsin's Season Of Summer Classics


by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025

Madison Shakespeare Company has announced the full details of its Summer 2025 programming, featuring works by William Shakespeare, Thomas Dekker, and Thomas Middleton....

Kentucky Performing Arts Presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company's ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (ABRIDGED)


by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2025

The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s production of All the Great Books (abridged) takes place on Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. at The Kentucky Center—Bomhard Theater....

Elm Shakespeare Company and Play On To Present MEASURE FOR MEASURE


by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2025

Elm Shakespeare Company Presents, Measure for Measure in Partnership with Play On Shakespeare at Legacy Theatre New Haven's Elm Shakespeare Company will be in partnership this month with Branford's premiere professional Legacy Theatre. ...

ACT Contemporary Theatre And Seattle Shakespeare Company Announce Merger, Effective July 1


by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2025

Two beloved Seattle theatre companies, ACT Contemporary Theatre (ACT) and Seattle Shakespeare Company (SSC), have announced the approval and next steps of their historic merger with an effective date of July 1, 2025....

Review: IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY at Kennedy Center


by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 02, 2024

Improvised Shakespeare Company’s productions may not be faithful recreations of the Bard’s works, but their play off the familiar while indulging in the joy of bringing something new and unique makes for a wonderful theater experience....

Madison Shakespeare Company Joins Bartell Theatre as a Resident Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024

Madison Shakespeare Company has joined the Bartell Theatre as a Resident Company, and will produce a full indoor season at the Bartell in 2024-2025 and beyond. The Bartell Theatre residency is the first permanent theatrical home for Madison Shakespeare Company in its 12-year history. Learn more abou...

Past Shows


Berkshire Waldorf High School's Hamlet is set to be a part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Shakespeare & Company. This annual event ...


Chatham High School's production of Julius Caesar is part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare, which features nearly 500 high school students from multiple ...


Lee Middle & High School will present a production of Much Ado About Nothing as part of the annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Shakespeare ...


Lenox Memorial High School's production of Romeo & Juliet is a part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare, an annual event that brings together ...


Monument Mountain Regional High School presents a performance of Twelfth Night as part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare, running from November 20 to ...


Mt. Everett Regional School presents Richard III as part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Shakespeare & Company. This event unites nearly 500 ...


Mt. Greylock Regional School will present Twelfth Night during the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Shakespeare & Company. This annual event features nearly 500 ...

Pittsfield High School's Hamlet
11/21 - 11/23/2025


Pittsfield High School's production of Hamlet is part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare, showcasing the talents of nearly 500 high school students from ...


Springfield Central High School's production of Romeo & Juliet is part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare, an event showcasing the talents of high ...


Taconic Hills Jr. & Sr. High School presents a captivating performance of Macbeth as part of the 37th Fall Festival of Shakespeare. This event, held ...

Celebrating Jewish Plays
10/10 - 10/12/2025


Shakespeare & Company will host Celebrating Jewish Plays from October 10 to October 12, showcasing a weekend of staged readings and a special literary event. ...

Celebrating Jewish Plays An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings


This fall, Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., introduces the  Celebrating Jewish Plays: An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings , October 10 – 12. Four ...


The Sisters Rosensweig is part of the Celebrating Jewish Plays weekend at Shakespeare & Company, occurring on October 12, 2025. This play by Wendy Wasserstein ...


Here There Are Blueberries is part of Shakespeare & Company's inaugural celebration of Jewish plays, taking place on October 11, 2025. This dramatic reading, penned ...

The Price
10/10


The Price is a poignant exploration of family dynamics, set against the backdrop of a estate sale that forces long-buried tensions to the surface. This ...

The Piano Lesson
7/25 - 8/24/2025


August Wilson's The Piano Lesson is set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the Great Depression and is part of Wilson's acclaimed American Century Cycle. Staged at ...

Summer Shakespeare Intensive
5/28 - 6/22/2025


Shakespeare & Company presents the Summer Shakespeare Intensive, running from May 28 to June 22, 2025. This four-week program is designed for undergraduate theater students ...


Shakespeare & Company will host its second-annual Community Day on May 24, inviting families to celebrate with a variety of performances and activities from 11 ...

Macbeth
2/17 - 5/2/2025


Shakespeare & Company presents a Northeast Regional Tour of Macbeth, running from February 17 to May 2. Directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Kirstin L. ...

The Victim
3/31


Shakespeare & Company presents a World Premiere of a new play that delves into complex social themes and human experiences, featuring the talents of Annette ...

Three Tall Persian Women
Three Tall Persian Women
8/30 - 10/13/2024


Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing, and walks into hoards of family memorabilia ...

Roz & Ray
10/12


Roz & Ray tells the poignant story of the complex relationship between two siblings as they navigate the intricacies of love, care, and the challenges ...

Flight of the Monarch
Flight of the Monarch
8/3 - 8/25/2024


Presented in association with Great Barrington Public Theater Two siblings, Sheila and Thomas, were both born and raised in a small, New England fishing village ...

The Islanders
The Islanders
7/25 - 8/25/2024


Anna lives an insular life on an underpopulated island in the Great Lakes. She has few friends and likes it that way. Her quiet, controlled ...

The Winter’s Tale: An Enhanced Staged Reading


The Winter’s Tale is an odyssey through a world where kingdoms collide, betrayal weaves its web, and love battles against all odds. Magic, mystery, and ...

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
7/13 - 8/18/2024


The Comedy of Errors  takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer – The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities that begins ...

A Body of Water
A Body of Water
6/21 - 7/21/2024


Moss and Avis, a sophisticated and successful couple, wake up one morning in an isolated summer house high above a picturesque body of water. The ...

Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret


A spirited celebration of Shakespeare-inspired music, text, and storytelling for folks new to or steeped in Shakespeare, this limited run takes the stage at the ...

Golda's Balcony
2/1 - 3/31/2024


Golda's Balcony delves into the life of Golda Meir, portrayed by Annette Miller, in a powerful one-woman show that explores her role as a leader ...

The Approach
The Approach
5/6 - 5/29/2022


Three women have three conversations that draw us into their inner lives. Listen carefully: what will they reveal to each other, and what does each ...

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley


This holiday season, Shakespeare & Company will present a costumed, staged reading of The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, from Thursday, Dec. 16 through Sunday, Dec. ...

Breaking Dawn: The American Myth


Shakespeare & Company will present the virtual performance Breaking Dawn: The American Myth, a film and accompanying audiocasts by The NET, through Saturday, Nov. 21.Directed ...

The Chairs
The Chairs
10/8 - 10/31/2021


An absurdist play of the first order by a master innovator of the genre. In a house on an island, a very old couple pass ...

King Lear
King Lear
7/2 - 8/28/2021


By William ShakespeareDirected by Nicole RicciardiFeaturing Christopher LloydNothing will come of nothing, speak again. King LearThe once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom ...

Emma
Emma
12/26 - 1/3/2021


EMMA (a virtual costumed reading)By Kate HamillBased on the novel by Jane AustenDirected by Ariel Bock Dates: December 26-27 and January 2-3Time: 7:00pm EST Emma ...

New Horizons, a Virtual Gala


On Saturday, December 5th at 7:30PM, join us online for an exciting evening full of humor and heart, rallying around what is essentialconnection, curiosity, and ...

Martha Mitchell Calling
Martha Mitchell Calling
10/28 - 11/1/2020


Portrayed with humor, candor and disarming pathos, this riveting work re-examines the life and legacy of Martha Mitchell. Outrageous, flamboyant, courageous and the life of ...

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
6/22 - 9/1/2013

Mother Courage
Mother Courage
7/27 - 8/25/2013

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