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Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin County's only professional Shakespeare theatre, announces its 2018 outdoor summer season - a season exploring complex and compelling men and women. Presented under the summer stars, Marin Shakespeare's 29th season includes "Hamlet," "Shakespeare's Will," a spirited and sensual imagining of the life of Anne Hathaway by Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen, and "Pericles." The 2018 season is in partial repertory, with performances beginning in May and ending early August. There will be some Thursday evening performances this year. The theatre plans to make major renovations to the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre following the 2018 summer season.

Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin County's professional, and award-winning outdoor summer Shakespeare festival, announces its 2016 season - where nothing is what it seems and everyone's a fool for love. 

Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin County's professional, awarding-winning outdoor summer Shakespeare festival, continues its 2015 season with the United States premiere of a new adaptation of 'Don Quixote,' by Peter Anderson and Colin Heath.

Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin County's professional, awarding-winning outdoor summer Shakespeare festival, continues its 2015 season with the United States premiere of a new adaptation of 'Don Quixote,' by Peter Anderson and Colin Heath.

Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin County's professional, awarding-winning outdoor summer Shakespeare festival, announces its 2015 season featuring 'Cymbeline,' a new adaptation of 'Don Quixote' and Shakespeare's masterpiece, 'Richard III.'

As it looks towards celebrating its 25th Anniversary season in 2014, Marin Shakespeare Company wraps up its current summer season this weekend presenting final performances of its outdoor productions of 'All's Well That Ends Well' at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28 and 'A Comedy of Errors' at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Marin Shakespeare Company launched its 2013 outdoor summer season with what is believed to be the West Coast premiere of Thomas Kyd's 'The Spanish Tragedy.' The outdoor production, featuring Julian Lopez-Morillas as Hieronimo, continues with performances through Aug. 11 at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre in San Rafael, Calif. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

William Shakespeare is undoubtedly recognized the world over as the most influential writer of the modern age. But, who or what might have influenced Shakespeare?

This summer the Marin Shakespeare Company sets its outdoor stage with revenge, wild west wrangling and one of the Bard's wittiest comedies as they present 'The Spanish Tragedy,' a new country-western adaptation of 'A Comedy of Errors' and 'All's Well That Ends Well.'

Marin Shakespeare Company begins its 2012 outdoor summer festival season with 'King John.'

Marin Shakespeare Company begins its 2012 outdoor summer festival season with 'King John.'

This summer the Marin Shakespeare Company sets its outdoor stage for politics, enchantment, romance and comedy presenting 'King John,' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and the Bay Area premiere of 'The Liar.' The season begins with previews on July 6 and continues with performances (presented in repertory) through Sept. 30, 2012.

Marin Shakespeare Company continues its performances of William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' a tragic tale of a Scottish nobleman lusting for power.

This summer the Marin Shakespeare Company sets its outdoor stage for politics, power and pandemonium presenting 'Macbeth,' 'The Complete History of America (abridged)' and 'The Tempest.'

This summer the Marin Shakespeare Company sets its outdoor stage for politics, power and pandemonium presenting 'Macbeth,' 'The Complete History of America (abridged)' and 'The Tempest.'

The San Francisco Gate has compiled a list of Shakespearean plays which will take place this summer throughout the Bay Area. Some 28 of the Bard's works are on offer this summer from the usual ('Romeo and Juliet,' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' 'Twelfth Night,' 'Macbeth') to such rarities as his first, goriest tragedy, 'Titus Andronicus' (opening Cal Shakes' season), and the late, odd 'Cymbeline' (S.F. Shakespeare).

Now an aging soldier and world leader, Antony is enthralled by the legendary Egyptian queen's charms in this sweeping, passionate love story about a powerful man derailed by the enchantment of an extraordinary woman. Featuring Marcia Pizzo as Cleopatra and Marvin Greene as Mark Antony. Directed by Lesley Schisgall Currier.

Now an aging soldier and world leader, Antony is enthralled by the legendary Egyptian queen's charms in this sweeping, passionate love story about a powerful man derailed by the enchantment of an extraordinary woman. Featuring Marcia Pizzo as Cleopatra and Marvin Greene as Mark Antony. Directed by Lesley Schisgall Currier.

Now an aging soldier and world leader, Antony is enthralled by the legendary Egyptian queen's charms in this sweeping, passionate love story about a powerful man derailed by the enchantment of an extraordinary woman. Featuring Marcia Pizzo as Cleopatra and Marvin Greene as Mark Antony. Directed by Lesley Schisgall Currier.

Each summer costume designer and Art Institute of California of San Francisco instructor, Abra Berman of Novato, designs and builds a collection of costumes for the Marin Shakespeare Company's outdoor summer festival.