William Shakespeare News

New Jersey entertainment rocks in the summer.  Here are just a few choices of what is going on in the Garden State!  Check them out and find a few of your own.  There's are a lot of shows to look forward to.

Drama Works Theatre Company, a resident performing arts company in Old Saybrook, will present its upcoming production of Mac Beth adapted by Erica Schmidt, from Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem will present a special edition of Person Place Thing with host Randy Cohen and guest Will Power, acclaimed playwright and creator of CTH's highly anticipated summer production, MEMNON.

Bristol Old Vic has announced a flurry of extra shows for Winter/Spring alongside classic summer family work – now on sale. Learn more about the lineup here!

 Children’s Theatre Company has announced that the 2025 Triple Threat production will be Twelfth Night. Conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, and featuring music and lyrics by Shaina Taub.

The Old Globe has announced the full cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. Globe Resident Artist James Vásquez directs a cast of 22.

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here.

Woodstock Shakespeare Players is back for its second season and this year, not only have they partnered with the Woodstock Opera House. Learn more here!

Starting as an act at Renaissance festivals, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] was designed by playwrights Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield to draw audiences back to the Bard’s original texts.

 Hudson River Park has unveiled the lineup for Broadway by the Boardwalk, a free summertime series. See who is taking part and learn how to attend upcoming concerts!

When one studies history it is easy to forget how much detail is lost. The real lives of the legends we read about in books, their influences, their fears, those they know and, importantly, those they love are often missing from the annals of time. Some of these people, standing just in the periphery, had an immeasurable influence on the lives of these cultural giants and thus on the impact they had on the world. Such is the case with Emilia Bassano, the title character in Jessica B. Hill’s THE DARK LADY which makes its U.S. premiere at Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta through June 29th.

Southwark Playhouse will present a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Toby Hulse, with special performances for local schools and family ticket discounts available.

Odesa Company will present the world premiere of Shakespeare's Oz - a bold new play that fuses the fantastical world of The Wizard of Oz with the poetic majesty of William Shakespeare. Learn more!

The Barnstormers Theatre is kicking off the summer with the hit Broadway musical Something Rotten! from June 26 through July 5. Directed by Artistic Director Jordan Ahnquist.

Vassar College has revealed initial cast members for the 39th Powerhouse Theater Season. Among the standouts include Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart and more. Learn more about the season here!

The national tour of & JULIET, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, is a fizzy, heart-bursting celebration of love and empowerment via the enduring power of pop music. From the first beat to the last, it carries with it a full gamut of emotion from despair to elation and everything in between.

This summer, ActorsNET is inviting audiences to indulge in intrigue, humor, and romance with William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.”

EastLine Theatre will launch its fifth annual free summer tour in the courtyard at South Huntington Public Library this week with Shakespeare's iconic story of family strife King Lear.

Philadelphia Theatre Company has announced its 2025/26 season, featuring three dynamic mainstage productions and a robust lineup of special programming.

Sacramento Shakespeare Festival presents A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, next month. All performances will be held in the Art Court Theatre in the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Sacramento City College