Performing Arts: Shakespeare Theatre Resources Index
Highly Recommended
Bell Shakespeare -
australian theatre company producing the plays of Shakespeare through incredible touring productions and education programmes.
Also see Wikipedia article.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival - Known nationally in the theatre community as one of the top Shakespeare festivals. The Illinois Office of Tourism nominated the Illinois Shakespeare Festival as one of the top 120 attractions in the country.
Open Air Theatre - Since 1932, the Open Air Theatre at Regent's Park in London has become an established and much-loved highlight of Park life and of London's theatrical calendar.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) - Founded in 1935, the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival is among the oldest and largest professional non-profit theatres in the nation. Each year OSF presents an eight-and-a-half-month season of eleven plays in three theatres plus numerous ancillary activities, and undertakes an extensive theatre education program. Operating on a budget exceeding $26 million, OSF presents more than 780 performances annually with attendance of approximately 400,000.
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - Probably the most famous classical theatre company in the world. This site has all the latest information on current and future productions, ticket sales, merchandising as well as press and educational resources.
Shakespeare in the Park - Founded by Joe Papp, a premier summer theater since 1962. Location: Delacorte Theater in Central Park, New York City.
Shakespeare's Globe Online - Founded by the pioneering American actor/director Sam Wanamaker, a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work, and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of education and performance.
Shakespeare Theatre, The - Since its founding in 1986, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., has dedicated itself to becoming the nation's premier classic theatre.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The - The state's only professional theatre company dedicated to the presentation of Shakespeare's canon and other classic dramatic entertainments for the cultural enrichment of the community.
Stratford Festival of Canada, The - Stratford, Ontario is the home of the largest classical repertory theatre in North America. It draws audiences of more than 600,000 each year.
World Shakespeare Festival 2012 -
Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, in an unprecedented collaboration with leading UK and international arts organisations, and with Globe to Globe, a major international programme produced by Shakespeare’s Globe, it’s the biggest celebration of Shakespeare ever staged.
t runs from 23 April to November 2012 and forms part of London 2012 Festival, which is the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, bringing leading artists from all over the world together in a UK-wide festival this summer.
Regional and Independents
A Noise Within - Performs and educates the public on great works of world drama in rotating repertory using a company of professional, classically trained actors.
Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company - Presents talks by Eli Siegel, founder of the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, on Shakespearean and other literary works.
African-American Shakespeare Company - Based in San Francisco, the African-American Shakespeare Company's mission is to present European classical works within an African-American cultural context.
Arizona Classical Theatre - Founded in Prescott, Arizona in 1998, and home to the Arizona Shakespeare Festival.
California Shakespeare - Founded in 1974, the theater began as an artistic collective and has evolved into a fully professional theater known for its innovative productions of classic theater.
From 1983 to 1995, it was guided by the leadership of artistic directors Dakin Matthews (1983-1987) and Michael Addison (1987-1995). During its 15 years at Berkeley's John Hinkel Park, such actors as Annette Bening, John Vickery, Douglas Sills, Julian Lopez-Morillas, and Lura Dolas appeared in over 53 productions, primarily of the plays of William Shakespeare. In 1991, the Theater built its current performance venue, the 545-seat Bruns Memorial Amphitheater in the hills between Berkeley and Orinda. Location: Bruns Amphitheater at 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way (formerly 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda, California.
Carolinian Shakespeare Festival - A grass-roots summer theatre program designed to enrich the lives of the people of Eastern North Carolina by making classic works of literature accessible to every one, especially the new generation.
Freeport Shakespeare Festival - A committed group of community leaders in Freeport, Maine working to bring together the finest actors, designers and stage technicians to create a professional theatrical experience for our community and our region.
GreenStage - Shakespeare in the Park in Seattle. GreenStage presents classic plays in a manner accessible to all.
Livermore Shakespeare Festival - Committed to producing professional theater with two summer Shakespeare productions as well as contemporary plays. Location: Concannon Vineyard at 4590 Tesla Road in Livermore, California.
Manhattan Shakespeare Project - Presenting the timeless themes and glorious language of William Shakespeare since 1995, growing each year into a premier regional event.
Mountain Shakespeare Festival - Theater company at the top of the Grapevine in Frazier Park, California that strives to offer the finest of entertainment in the midst of the mountains.
Shakespeare Santa Cruz -
A professional repertory company in residence at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Its festival was founded in 1981 and continues to be held annually each summer at UC Santa Cruz. Plays are held indoors on the UCSC Theatre Arts Mainstage and outdoors among the redwoods in the Festival Glen.
Shakespeare's Globe - Founded in London by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare's Globe is a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of performance and education.
Shakespeare Project of Chicago - The only free Shakespeare company in Chicago using all members of the Actors Equity Association.
Wales Millennium Centre, The - Housing theatres for musicals, opera, ballet and dance, as well as cafes and arts organisations. Includes information about the building, organisations based there, news and what's on.
Woman's Will - The San Francisco Bay Area's all-female Shakespeare company, exists to provide opportunities for women and girls to work together in a supportive yet challenging environment, to entertain and educate through high quality classes and performances, and to expand the boundaries in which audiences and artists see themselves.
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