Title: Arizona Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.azshakes.com/

Description: Arizona Classical Theatre (info@azshakes.com) was founded in Prescott, AZ in 1998 by Kelly Johnston and Tracey Mason. The Shakespeare Festival spent the first 5 years on an outdoor stage in Granite Creek park, and then partnered with Prescott High School and moved indoors to the Ruth Street Theater. In addition to the summer festival the company has produced shows in various Prescott venues doing anything from A Christmas Carol to modern comedies to original new works. ACT is also home to the improvisational/dramatic performance group The World's Greatest Shakespeare Company. In 2008 they reverted the festival to an outdoor setting and expanded to a 20 city state wide tour.

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Subject:   Arizona Shakespeare Festival,  Repertory theater -- Arizona -- Prescott,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Arizona -- Prescott,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Theater, Open-air -- Arizona -- Prescott,  Arizona Classical Theatre

Title: Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

URL: http://www.baltimoreshakespearefactory.org/

Description: Baltimore Shakespeare Factory strives to reproduce the staging conditions of the Elizabethan era (universal lighting, audience interaction) and also incorporate modern touches such as modern (relevant) music during the intermission and cross-gender casting. Address: The Shakespeare Factory P.O. Box 5639 Baltimore, MD 21210

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Subject:   Baltimore Shakespeare Factory,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.,  Shakespeare, William, 1654-1616 -- Stage history -- Maryland -- Baltimore,  Traveling theater,  Repertory theater -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Title: Utah Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.bard.org/

Description: The Utah Shakespeare Festival (351 W. Center Street, Cedar City, UT 84720) is an award-winning festival that presents Shakespearean and other classic and contemporary plays in repertory. It was founded in 1961 by Fred C. Adams, and its outdoors Adams Theatre is a reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.

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Subject:   Utah Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Utah -- Cedar City,  Repertory theater -- Utah -- Cedar City,  Theater, Open-air -- Utah -- Cedar City

Title: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.bardonthebeach.org/

Description: The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival (203-456 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V5Y 1R3, Canada) was established in 1990 with a mandate to provide Vancouver residents and tourists with affordable, accessible Shakespearean productions of the finest quality. The Festival began as an Equity Co-op, funded primarily by a Canada Council Explorations grant awarded to Artistic Director and Founder, Christopher Gaze. A fully professional, not-for-profit theatre company, Bard on the Beach now engages thirty actors each season as well as a team of exceptional directors, designers, and technicians; it is also supported by more than 200 volunteers. The plays are staged in Vanier Park on Vancouver's waterfront in open-ended tents.

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Subject:   Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival,  Repertory theater -- Canada,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Canada,  Theater, Open-air -- Canada,  Drama festivals -- Canada

Title: Bards of Birmingham

URL: http://www.bardsofbirmingham.com/

Description: The Bards of Birmingham (7753 1st Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35206) is a non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable organization. Launched by Laura Coulter in 2008 as the Cahaba Valley Players, it was reconstituted as the Bards of Birmingham in 2010. Their goal is to offer an opportunity to all young people in the greater Birmingham area to engage in classical theatre - especially Shakespeare - regardless of the actors' background in theatre (or lack thereof) or their economic situation.

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Subject:   Bards of Birmingham,  Repertory theater -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Non profit

Title: Bell Shakespeare

URL: http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/

Description: Bell Shakespeare (P.O. Box 10, Millers Point, NSW 2000, Australia) has a vision to create theatre that allows audiences of all walks of life to see themselves reflected and transformed through the prism of great writing. They seek to prove that Shakespeare and the great works are not an end in themselves but a means by which we can explore our most heartfelt concerns and our collective aspirations.

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Subject:   Bell Shakespeare,  Repertory theater -- New South Wales -- Millers Point,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New South Wales -- Millers Point

Title: Park Players Theatre

URL: http://www.bhamparkplayers.com/

Description: Park Players (810 Echo Trail, Warrior, AL 35180) is a nonprofit, outdoor/indoor, theatrical organization dedicated to the performance of quality plays, including the works of William Shakespeare.

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Subject:   Park Players Theatre,  Repertory theater -- Alabama -- Warrior,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Alabama -- Warrior,  Non profit,  Theater, Open-air -- Alabama -- Warrior

Title: Bournemouth Shakespeare Players

URL: http://www.bshakespearep.org/

Description: The Bournemouth Players is a non-profit theater company that supports two local charities: the Macmillan Trust and the Juniper Centre. Since 1996, Dame Judi Dench has been their president.

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Subject:   Bournemouth Shakespeare Players,  Repertory theater -- Dorset -- Bournemouth,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Dorse -- Bournemouth,  Non profit

Title: Shakespeare in the Streets

URL: http://www.butoh.com.br/shake/

Description: Shakespeare in the Streets (Ogawa Butoh Center, Rua: Dr. Bandeira Villela, 125, 14200-000, Sao Simao – SP, Brazil) is an event created to celebrate the English immigrants who really contributed to the development of our city. This show reaches an audience in need of entertainment and culture in our county and region. The Ogawa Butoh Center participates in various international festivals and exhibitions, and works to foster exchanges with various groups or theater companies from around the world - groups who research and work with the language of street theater.

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Subject:   Shakespeare in the Streets,  Theater, Open-air -- Goias -- Sao Simao,  Repertory theater -- Goias -- Sao Simao,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Goias -- Sao Simao

Title: California Shakespeare Theater

URL: http://www.calshakes.org/

Description: California Shakespeare Theater (701 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710 ) strives for everyone, regardless of age, circumstance, or background, to discover the relevance of Shakespeare and the classics in their lives by making boldly imagined and deeply entertaining interpretations of Shakespeare and the classics. Providing in-depth, far-reaching creative educational opportunities. Bringing disparate communities together around the creation of new American plays inspired by classic literature.

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Subject:   California Shakespeare Theater,  Repertory theater -- California -- Berkeley,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Berkeley

Title: Cambridge Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.cambridgeshakespeare.com/

Description: The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival (2 Bridewell Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9EW, England) performs throughout July and August in the gardens of the Colleges of Cambridge University. Prior to performances, members of the audience may picnic, before sitting back to enjoy an evening of dynamic and highly visual theatre, and the performances themselves are performed in full period costume with live Elizabethan music.

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Subject:   Cambridge Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- England,  Repertory theater -- Cambridgeshire -- Cambridge,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Cambridgeshire -- Cambridge

Title: Capital Classics Theatre Company

URL: http://www.capitalclassics.org/

Description: The Capital Classics Theatre Company (P.O. Box 370096, West Hartford, CT 06137) has an annual schedule including a Shakespeare under the Stars festival. It was founded in 1991 to enrich the cultural environment of Greater Hartford through the theatre arts. They are committed to providing classical entertainment that is affordable, accessible and engaging; serving the community with cultural and educational programming; and providing job opportunities and training to Connecticut's professional theatre artists.

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Subject:   Capital Classics Theatre Company,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Repertory theater -- Connecticut -- West Hartford,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Connecticut -- West Hartford,  Theater, Open-air -- Connecticut -- West Hartford

Title: Cambridge University American Stage Tour

URL: http://www.castcambridge.com/

Description: The Cambridge University American Stage Tour (c/o ADC Theatre, Park Street, Cambridge CB5 8BL, England) is based out of Cambridge University in England, but has toured the eastern coast of the United States since 2000. They are made up of a cast and crew of sixteen university students and are under the patronage of Judi Dench.

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Subject:   Cambridge University American Stage Tour,  Repertory theater -- Cambridgeshire -- Cambridge,  Drama in education -- Cambridgeshire -- Cambridge,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Cambridgeshire -- Cambridge

Title: Capital City Shakespeare

URL: http://www.ccshakespeare.webs.com/

Description: Capital City Shakespeare (609 Glenview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303) was founded in 2000 to study and perform the works of William Shakespeare for the enrichment of the Tallahassee community. The Capital City Shakespeare Players include Tallahassee's adult actors as well as students from Florida State University, Florida A\&M University, Tallahassee Community College, and local public and private high schools.

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Subject:   Capital City Shakespeare,  Repertory theater -- Florida -- Tallahassee,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Florida -- Tallahassee

Title: Central Coast Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.centralcoastshakespeare.org/

Description: The Central Coast Shakespeare Festival (PO Box 175, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406) is committed to providing professional, entertaining productions of Shakespeare's work as well as other timeless and classical stories. All its productions are in an outdoor setting.

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Subject:   Central Coast Shakespeare Festival,  Repertory theater -- California -- San Luis Obispo,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- San Luis Obispo,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- San Luis Obispo,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Chance Theater

URL: http://www.chancetheater.com/

Description: Chance Theater seeks to create exciting theatrical experiences that will engage, surprise and unite our audiences, our artists, and our community. The mission of the Chance is to contribute to a more compassionate, connected, and creative Orange County. We do this by: producing powerful, socially-conscious, provocative, intimate theater experiences; generating participation and dialogue between our diverse communities; nurturing and supporting local artists; and inspiring and empowering creative young minds.

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Title: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com/

Description: The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (8510 High Ridee Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043) was founded in 2002. Currently, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company provides a full year-round season of indoor and outdoor productions, along with a robust education program that provides programming for students of all ages.

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Subject:   Chesapeake Shakespeare Company,  Theater, Open-air -- Maryland -- Ellicott City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Maryland -- Ellicott City,  Repertory theater -- Maryland -- Ellicott City

Title: Chicago Shakespeare Theater

URL: http://www.chicagoshakes.com/

Description: The Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier (800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) is an award-winning international theater company committed to making theater an expansive, ever-changing and lifelong relationship. Their core work is taken from Shakespeare, supplemented by other works old and new.

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Subject:   Chicago Shakespeare Theater,  Repertory theater -- Illinois -- Chicago,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Illinois -- Chicago

Title: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.cincyshakes.com/

Description: The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (719 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202) is a professional theater company in the heart of downtown Cincinnati's Backstage district, focused on the classics, plays that have stood the test of time. Unique to the Cincinnati performing-arts community, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company employs a resident ensemble. The company also performs an annual Shakespeare Under the Stars festival.

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Subject:   Cincinnati Shakespeare Company,  Repertory theater -- Ohio -- Cincinnati,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Ohio -- Cincinnati

Title: Shakespeare at Clemson

URL: http://www.clemson.edu/caah/shakespeare/

Description: Shakespeare at Clemson (c/o Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634) was an annual theater festival based out of Clemson University. Each year they selected a theme in Shakespeare's works, and performed a repertoire of related works, both classic and modern. The festival was held in the first quarter of the calendar year.

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Subject:   Shakespeare at Clemson,  Repertory theater -- South Carolina -- Clemson,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- South Carolina -- Clemson,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Drama in education -- South Carolina -- Clemson

Title: Cleveland Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.cleveshakes.org/

Description: The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival (2843 Washington Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44118) is a non-profit founded in 1998 by three local theater artists/students in the Master of Fine Arts program of the Theater and Dance Department at Case Western Reserve University. It is dedicated to bringing plays of professional quality to audiences in the Greater Cleveland area as a way of encouraging community through theater. By performing out of doors in numerous locations, they reach audience members that would be less likely to travel to a down town theater or may be uncomfortable in a more traditional theater setting. Making these performances available free of charge brings to those who could not ordinarily afford the price of a theater ticket the experience of audience and actor communing through the contemporary performance of classic literature.

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Subject:   Non profit,  Theater, Open-air -- Ohio -- Cleveland,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Ohio -- Cleveland,  Repertory theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland,  Cleveland Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Colorado Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.coloradoshakes.org/

Description: The Colorado Shakespeare Festival (277 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309), a professional theatre company in association with the University of Colorado Boulder, celebrates and explores Shakespeare and his continuing influence and vitality primarily through productions of superior artistic quality. Their productions are found at both indoor and outdoor venues.

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Subject:   Colorado Shakespeare Festival,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Colorado -- Boulder,  Theater, Open-air -- Colorado -- Boulder,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Coogee Arts Festival

URL: http://www.coogeeartsfestival.com.au/

Description: This is a multi-arts festival that features diversity and diverse art forms - drama being one of them.

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Subject:   Coogee Arts Festival,  Drama festivals – Australia,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Title: Cookeville Performing Arts Center

URL: http://www.cookeville-tn.org/cpac/

Description: As part of their annual repertoire, the Cookeville Performing Arts Center (P.O. Box 998, Cookeville, TN 38503) produces Dogwood Shakespeare in the Park, an outdoors drama festival. It is supported by the Cookeville Department of Leisure Services, Cultural Arts Division, and a grant from the Cookeville Arts Council.

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Subject:   Cookeville Performing Arts Center,  Theater, Open-air -- Tennessee -- Cookeville,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Tennessee -- Cookeville,  Repertory theater -- Tennessee -- Cookeville,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Crown City Theatre Company

URL: http://www.crowncitytheatre.com/

Description: The Crown City Theatre Company (13043 Aetna Street, Valley Glen, CA 91401) began in 2005 with the first annual Pasadena Shakespeare Festival. Since then, they have expanded to a year-round production calendar while still performing their Shakespeare in the Park festival. They are a non profit organization.

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Subject:   Crown City Theatre Company,  Repertory theater -- California -- Valley Glen,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Valley Glen,  Non profit,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Valley Glen

Title: Connecticut Free Shakespeare

URL: http://www.ctfreeshakespeare.org/

Description: Connecticut Free Shakespeare (c/o The Mayor's Office, 999 Broad St, Bridgeport, CT 06604) is a professional, non-profit theater company, with a mission to produce free-to-the-public professional works of classical theater and educational programs.

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Subject:   Connecticut Free Shakespeare,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport

Title: Delaware Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.delshakes.org/

Description: Delaware Shakespeare Festival (P. O. Box #7567, Wilmington, DE 19803) is a professional theater company dedicated to making Shakespeare accessible and fun by presenting affordable, high-quality classical theatre and education programs to the residents and visitors of the greater Delaware Valley.

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Subject:   Delaware Shakespeare Festival,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Delaware -- Wilmington,  Repertory theater -- Delaware -- Wilmington,  Theater, Open-air -- Delaware -- Wilmington,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Driftwood Theatre Group

URL: http://www.driftwoodtheatre.com/

Description: Driftwood Theatre (75 Browning Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 1W1, Canada) is a company dedicated to sharing classic stories. They take as inspiration not only the works of William Shakespeare but also the many playwrights both past and present whose work shares the same classic quality. The company is an incorporated non-profit. Their annual repertoire includes a juried festival and regional tour.

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Subject:   Driftwood Theatre Group,  Non profit,  Drama festivals -- Canada,  Repertory theater -- Ontario -- Toronto,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Ontario -- Toronto

Title: Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester

URL: http://www.edwoodonline.com/ShakeCo/main.html

Description: The Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester (shake_co@hotmail.com) is a company personally financed by its founder and artistic director, Philip Frey. They perform for the Greater Rochester area.

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Subject:   Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester,  Repertory theater -- New York -- Rochester,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- Rochester

Title: Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre

URL: http://www.fairbanksshakespeare.org/

Description: The Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater (P.O. Box 73447, Fairbanks, AK 99707) has a mission to provide high-quality Shakespearean and classic theatre productions, actively contribute to the Fairbanks Arts Community, deepen appreciation and expand and diversify the audience for Shakespearean and classic theatre in Interior Alaska, particularly among young people, encourage and support young people in performing Shakespeare, and build the capacity of Alaskans to perform Shakespeare and classic theatre. The cornerstone of the Fairbank Shakespeare Theater's strong education and outreach program is the Bard-a-thon: a 24-hour-a-day, weeklong reading of the complete works of Shakespeare. Since 2000, this free event has drawn hundreds of people together during a cold, Alaskan winter to give voice to Shakespeare’s words with friends, local officials, school groups and actors from all over the world.

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Subject:   Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre,  Repertory theater -- Alaska -- Fairbanks,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Alaska -- Fairbanks

Title: Festival Theatre Ensemble

URL: http://www.festivaltheatreensemble.org/

Description: The Festival Theatre Ensemble (P.O. Box 954, Los Gatos, CA 95031) is dedicated to the production of classical theatre and the creation of stage adaptations of classic novels, legends, and fairy tales. The initial three-show season was created largely for touring, but they have settled in Los Gatos with the founding of the Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival performing under the stars each summer in Oak Meadow Park. FTE is actively seeking indoor venues in the area to fulfill their goal of offering high quality theatre year-round.

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Subject:   Festival Theatre Ensemble,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Los Gatos,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Los Gatos,  Repertory theater -- California -- Los Gatos

Title: First Folio Theatre

URL: http://www.firstfolio.org/

Description: First Folio Theatre (1717 W 31st St Oak Brook, IL 60523) is in its 13th season of bringing high-quality performances of Shakespeare and other classics to the Chicagoland suburbs. During that time, the theater has grown from an annual summer show to a year-round operation with three separate and distinct stages. As a professional, not-for-profit organization, First Folio relies upon the support and donations of friends and businesses to continue its efforts and build upon its success.

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Subject:   First Folio Theatre,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Illinois -- Oak Brook,  Non profit,  Repertory Theaer -- Illinois -- Oak Brook,  Theater, Open-air -- Illinois -- Oak Brook

Title: Flatwater Shakespeare

URL: http://www.flatwatershakespearecompany.org/

Description: The Flatwater Shakespeare Company (P.O. Box 84935, Lincoln, NE 68501) is intent on expanding the audience for live theater. Younger audiences, non-traditional audiences, and under-represented groups can all be better connected with the dramatic arts. We feel that the production Shakespeare's plays and other classic works in engaging and intelligent ways can be crucial in broadening the base for all theater audiences in our region. Long-range plans include productions designed to tour Nebraska, the Great Plains, and Midwest regions, visiting one or two towns per weekend. They have collaborated in educational programs with public school systems, private schools, colleges, and universities in Nebraska and with nationally-known institutions, such as the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC.

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Subject:   Flatwater Shakespeare,  Repertory theater -- Lincoln -- Nebraska,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Lincoln -- Nebraska,  Non profit

Title: a Company of Fools Theatre

URL: http://www.fools.ca/

Description: A not-for-profit incorporation and a registered charity. A Company of Fools is Ottawa’s only professional Shakespeare company. The mandate of the Fools is to produce innovative,entertaining and accessible shows based on the works of William Shakespeare.

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Subject:   a Company of Fools Theatre,  Repertory theater – Ottawa (Canada),  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616,  Non profit

Title: Foothill Theatre Company

URL: http://www.foothilltheatre.org/

Description: Foothill Theatre Company embodies the vibrancy of live theatre. Since its inception over 30 years ago, the Foothill Theatre Company continues to create theatre within the context of a professional artistic ensemble, entertaining and challenging audiences. They endeavor to bring together people of diverse beliefs through the shared experience of live theatre, offering high-quality theatre in multiple venues.

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Subject:   Foothill Theatre Company,  Repertory theater -- California -- Nevada City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Nevada City

Title: Freeport Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.freeportshakespearefestival.org/

Description: The Freeport Shakespeare Festival (PO Box 13, Freeport, ME 04032) organized to inspire, educate and enrich the lives of the residents of Freeport and surrounding communities, was born out of a shared vision to adapt a popular outdoor concert venue into a home for outstanding Shakespeare theater. The organization seeks to enhance the cultural richness of Freeport, Maine by presenting an annual free outdoor Shakespeare production in a central, downtown location for one week in the summer.

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Subject:   Freeport Shakespeare Festival,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Maine -- Freeport,  Theater, Open-air -- Maine -- Freeport,  Repertory theater -- Maine -- Freeport,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Freewill Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.freewillshakespeare.com/

Description: Free Will Players (618-7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V5) are a not-for-profit theatre company formed in 1989. As operators of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, the Players endeavor to create professional, contemporary, innovative productions of the works of William Shakespeare that are accessible to all audiences, regardless of age, ability, education, or income levels, while also developing new audiences and mentoring theatre professionals of the future.

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Subject:   Freewill Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- Canada,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Alberta -- Edmonton,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Alberta -- Edmonton,  Theater, Open-air -- Alberta -- Edmonton

Title: Gamut Theatre

URL: http://www.gamutplays.org/

Description: The Harrisburg Shakespeare Company (605 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17101) is in its 18th year of providing a unique and widely praised cultural resource to the Central PA community. Best known for Free Shakespeare in the Park, which provides critically acclaimed free performances to thousands each summer, the Company also produces two mainstage shows at Gamut Classic Theatre and tours a Shakespeare work and a collection of Edgar Allan Poe stories annually to high schools, middle schools and colleges.

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Subject:   Gamut Theatre,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg,  Theater, Open-air -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg

Title: Georgia Shakespeare

URL: http://www.gashakespeare.org/

Description: Georgia Shakespeare (c/o Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319) creates thoughtful, bold and passionate interpretations of a diverse body of work rooted in Shakespeare and branching out to embrace the best writers and ideas of all eras. On the stage and through educational programming, they strive to entertain, to ignite the imagination and to creatively explore the journey of the human spirit. They are based out of Oglethorpe University.

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Subject:   Georgia Shakespeare,  Repertory theater -- Georgia -- Atlanta,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Georgia -- Atlanta

Title: Globe Theatre

URL: http://www.globesw.org/

Description: The Globe Theatre (2308 Shakespeare Road, Odessa, TX 79761) was built in the 1960's and is now a non-proift that produces both classical and modern plays on an Elizabethan stage. An annual Shakespeare festival is part of their repertoire.

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Subject:   Globe Theatre,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Texas -- Odessa,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Texas -- Odessa

Title: Globe Theatre Roma

URL: http://www.globetheatreroma.com/

Description: The Globe Theatre Rome (+39 060608) presents a repertoire rooted in Shakespeare to both local and visiting audiences. It is funded by the Silvano Toti Foundation, a non-profit organization.

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Subject:   Globe Theatre Roma,  Repertory theater -- Lazio -- Rome,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Lazio -- Rome

Title: Gorilla Repertory Theater Company

URL: http://www.gorillareptheater.org/

Description: The Gorilla Repertory Theater Company, Inc., (363 Tompkins Ave. #3, Brooklyn, NY 11216) is a non-profit organization dedicated to producing both classical and contemporary works.

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Subject:   Gorilla Repertory Theater Company,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- New York -- New York City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- New York City

Title: Great Lakes Theater

URL: http://www.greatlakestheater.org/

Description: The Great Lakes Theater (1501 Euclid Ave, Ste 300, Cleveland, OH 44115) has a mission to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience. Since Great Lakes' inception in 1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but the company's commitment to great plays spans the breadth of all cultures, forms of theater and time periods, and provides for the occasional mounting of new works that complement the classical repertoire. Under the leadership of current Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee, the company has pioneered a unique and nationally recognized producing partnership with the Idaho and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festivals featuring entirely shared seasons with a single resident artistic company.

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Subject:   Repertory theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Ohio -- Cleveland,  Great Lakes Theater

Title: GreenStage

URL: http://www.greenstage.org/

Description: GreenStage (P.O. Box 9594, Seattle, WA 98109) has a mission to inspire their audiences to engage in live theatre as part of their recreation. They wish to instill and foster in our community an appreciation for live theater, with a strong belief that theater can be enjoyed in the same spirit as a picnic or a ballgame. They make high-quality theatrical productions of Shakespeare’s plays freely accessible to all residents and visitors to Seattle and King County. As Seattle’s Shakespeare in the Park Company, and Seattle’s longest-running Shakespeare company, GreenStage is committed to presenting quality productions of classical theater in a manner that is available to all - performing for outdoors and free in order to reach the largest audience possible.

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Subject:   GreenStage,  Repertory theater -- Washington -- Seattle,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Washington -- Seattle,  Theater, Open-air -- Washington -- Seattle,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.gvsu.edu/shakes/

Description: The Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival (School of Communications, 290 Lake Superior Hall, GVSU, Allendale, MI 49401) explores and celebrates Shakespeare and his culture for the West Michigan community and beyond through theatre and education They are a semi-professional Shakespeare Festival organized in Michigan and located on the campus of Grand Valley State University in Allendale and are closely integrated with the University's training program in Theatre Arts. The festival is organized by members of the University faculty and staff, who strive to involve their students with all aspects of Festival planning and operation: management, production, fundraising, public relations, acting, design, budgeting and other areas.

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Subject:   Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival,  Drama in education -- Michigan -- Allendale,  Repertory theater -- Michigan -- Allendale,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Michigan -- Allendale,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Hamptons Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.hamptons-shakespeare.org/

Description: Since 1996, the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival (P.O. Box 63, Amagansett, NY 11930), a nonprofit organization, has presented critically-acclaimed cultural and educational programs from eastern Long Island to New York City. HSF strives to be accessible while maintaining the highest artistic standards. Free admission, outdoor productions in beautiful spaces, and early-evening performances timed with the setting sun are important aspects of this.

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Subject:   Hamptons Shakespeare Festival,  Non profit,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- Amagansett,  Theater, Open-air -- New York -- Amagansett,  Repertory theater -- New York -- Amagansett,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Hawaii Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.hawaiishakes.org/

Description: The Hawaii Shakespeare Festival (tony@hawaiishakes.org) is an annual summer festival entertaining the Honolulu area. Their entire cast are volunteers. Dame Judy Dench is their official patron.

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Subject:   Hawaii Shakespeare Festival,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Hawaii -- Honolulu,  Repertory theater -- Hawaii -- Honolulu,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Hip Hop Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.hiphopshakespeare.com/

Description: The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company is a music theatre production company based in London, England. They strive to connect the local youth with Shakespeare by demonstrating how modern hip-hop shares similarities with themes, language, and rhythm used by Shakespeare. They offer live music events and music theatre productions to engage young people who might be considered "hard to reach." These performances take place at non-conventional venues as well as various festivals. There are a number of various educational and outreach programs hosted by the group as well.

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Subject:   Hip Hop Shakespeare Company,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- United Kingdom -- London,  Amateur theater,  Traveling theater,  Improvisation (Music)

Title: Hofstra Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/dd/dd-shakespearefestival.html

Description: Hofstra University’s Annual Shakespeare Festival (c/o Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549) began in 1950 with a production of Julius Caesar. Throughout its long history the Festival has presented a varied selection of the plays of William Shakespeare, lesser-known short plays from the period, musicales, and scenes from Shakespeare’s plays performed by high school groups from the greater New York area. Each year a different piece is performed on the main stage, representing one of 26 plays of the Shakespearean canon presented at the festival.

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Subject:   Hofstra Shakespeare Festival,  Drama in education -- New York -- Hempstead,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- Hempstead,  Repertory theater -- New York -- Hempstead

Title: Houston Shakespeare Festival, University of Houston, Houston Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.houstonfestivalscompany.com/shakespeare/

Description: A Shakespeare Festival which was started in 1975 by the University of Houston that attracts more than 450,000 people per season.

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Subject:   Houston Shakespeare Festival,  University of Houston,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Texas -- Houston,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Drama in education -- Texas -- Houston

Title: Humber River Shakespeare

URL: http://www.humbershakes.com/

Description: The Humber River Shakespeare company performs a mixture of Shakespearean plays, staged readings of classics, and new events including a "Sonnet Show" and "Shakespeare Cabaret." Performances are in the Ontario, Canada area. The company is non-profit.

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Subject:   Humber River Shakespeare,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Canada -- Ontario,  Traveling theater,  Theater, Open-air -- Canada -- Ontario,  Repertory theater -- Canada -- Ontario,  Non profit

Title: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.hvshakespeare.org/

Description: The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (140 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516) is dedicated to producing the plays of Shakespeare with an economy of style that focuses energy and resources on script, actors and audience.

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Subject:   Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival,  Theater, Open-air -- New York -- Cold Spring,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- Cold Spring,  Repertory theater -- New York -- Cold Spring,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Independent Shakespeare Co.

URL: http://www.iscla.org/

Description: The Independent Shakespeare Co. (3191 Casitas Avenue, No. 168, Los Angeles, CA 90039) is a not-for-profit organization committed to bringing theater to as wide and diverse an audience as possible. They believe that theater companies are well suited to fostering diversity through collaboration. They produce an annual summer festival in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA, as well as year-round productions and educational programs.

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Subject:   Independent Shakespeare Co.,  Non profit,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Los Angeles,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Los Angeles,  Repertory theater -- California -- Los Angeles,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Island Stage Left

URL: http://www.islandstageleft.org/

Description: Island Stage Left (1062 Wold Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250) is a non-profit theatre company founded by Daniel Mayes and Helen Machin-Smith to provide free professional quality theatre to the residents of the San Juan Islands and to its visitors. Each summer in July and August, Stage Left presents another production in its continuing series "Shakespeare under the Stars". In the fall, winter and spring the company produces a wide range of plays both old and new written by playwrights at the top of their profession. They continually strive to attain an artistic vision that illuminates and questions the human condition. Funding is entirely from voluntary contributions. Production design elements are kept deliberately simple and the concentration is on acting and interpretation.

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Subject:   Island Stage Left,  Repertory theater -- Washington -- Friday Harbor,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Washington -- Friday Harbor,  Non profit,  Theater, Open-air -- Washington -- Friday Harbor

Title: Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts

URL: http://www.jonestheater.com/

Description: The Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts (Jones Theater, 119 Main Street, P.O. Box 790, Westcliffe, CO 81252) was incorporated in 1992 and received its not-for-profit status the following year. Their goals are to provide a Center for the Performing Arts in the picturesque Wet Mountain Valley of Colorado. In addition to their annual Shakespeare in the Park and other performances, they encourage new playwrights and provide classes and theater training each summer through the co-operation of local universities.

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Subject:   Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts,  Non profit,  Theater, Open-air -- Colorado -- Westcliffe,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Colorado -- Westcliffe,  Repertory theater -- Colorado -- Westcliffe

Title: Judith Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.judithshakespeare.org/

Description: Judith Shakespeare Company (JudithShakes@gmail.com), founded in 1995, is committed to bringing Shakespeare's language to life with clarity and vitality, while expanding the presence of women in classical theatre.

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Subject:   Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- New York City,  Repertory theater -- New York -- New York City,  Judith Shakespeare Company

Title: Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.kcshakes.org/

Description: The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival (3619 Broadway, Suite 2, Kansas City, MO 64111) is an annual, non-profit open air festival that brings free performances of Shakespeare to the Kansas City area. It was begun in the early 90's by Marilyn Strauss.

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Subject:   Heart of America Shakespeare Festival,  Theater, Open-air -- Missouri -- Kansas City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Missouri -- Kansas City,  Repertory theater -- Missouri -- Kansas City,  Non profit,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Kings County Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.kingscountyshakespeare.org/

Description: Kings County Shakespeare Company (55 Perry Street, 1M, New York City, NY 10014) was founded in Brooklyn in 1983 by Co-Artistic Directors, Deborah Wright Houston and Liz Shipman, at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in celebration of the Garden's Shakespeare Day. The Company was created to bring gifted, well-trained actors together with the people of Brooklyn by presenting well-crafted, affordable and provocative productions of Shakespeare's plays as well as other classics from world literature. In addition to their annual festival, they offer year-round educational outreach programs.

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Subject:   Kings County Shakespeare Company,  Repertory theater -- New York -- New York City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- New York City,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.kingsmenshakespeare.org/

Description: The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company (info@kingsmenshakespeare.org) is dedicated to presenting professional programs and performances of the works of William Shakespeare for the education and entertainment of people of all ages. KSC holds special contracts with Actors Equity Association (AEA) and is a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America (STAA).

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Subject:   Kingsmen Shakespeare Company,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Thousand Oaks,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Thousand Oaks,  Repertory theater -- California -- Thousand Oaks,  Non profit

Title: Laboratory Theater of Florida

URL: http://www.laboratorytheaterflorida.com/

Description: The Laboratory Theater of Florida (Historic KIWANIS Hall, 1634 Woodford Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901) is dedicated to the promotion of the performing arts, through live performance, education, community outreach, experimentation and the development of ensemble work.

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Subject:   Laboratory Theater of Florida,  Repertory theater -- Florida -- Fort Myers,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Florida -- Fort Myers

Title: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.laketahoeshakespeare.com/

Description: The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (948 Incline Way, Incline Village, NV 89451) was established for the cultural benefit and enjoyment of all residents and visitors to our region. They strive to plan, produce and advocate the finest cultural events at Lake Tahoe while educating future generations on the importance of including theatre, music and art in their everyday lives. The festival is a non-profit oganization.

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Subject:   Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival,  Non profit,  Theater, Open-air -- Nevada -- Incline Village,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Repertory theater -- Nevada -- Incline Village,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Nevada -- Incline Village

Title: Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.lawsc.net/

Description: The Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (1158 26th Street # 399, Santa Monica, CA 90403) is a nonprofit organization which produces professional productions of Shakespeare's plays with an all-female ensemble. Their mission is to provide a creative forum for the exploration of violence, victimization, power, love, race, and gender issues, and to provide positive role models for women and girls.

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Subject:   Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- California -- Santa Monica,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Santa Monica

Title: Marin Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.marinshakespeare.org/

Description: Marin Shakespeare Company (P.O. Box 4053, San Rafael, CA 94913) is a non-profit troupe with a mission to achieve excellence in the staging and study of Shakespearean plays, to celebrate Shakespeare, and to serve as a cultural and educational resource for the people of Marin, the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond. Their programs include a Mainstage summer season at Dominican University of California's Forest Meadows Amphitheatre in San Rafael; year-round classes for students of all ages; and Shakespeare events throughout the year.

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Subject:   Marin Shakespeare Company,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- California -- Marin,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Marin,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Marin,  Drama festivals -- United States

Title: Maryland Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.mdshakes.org/

Description: The Maryland Shakespeare Festival (15 West Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701) brings Shakespearean and classic theatre to everyone through a unique and powerful connection with its community of theatergoers, artists and students. Maryland Shakespeare Festival enlightens, educates and awakens a world of infinite possibility.

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Subject:   Maryland Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Theater, Open-air -- Maryland -- Frederick,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Maryland -- Frederick,  Repertory theater -- Maryland -- Frederick

Title: Merced Shakespearefest

URL: http://www.mercedshakespearefest.org/

Description: Merced Shakespearefest (Heike Hambley, Artistic Director, 28 West 27th Street, Merced, CA 95340) provides all members of their community with the opportunity to enjoy polished live theatrical productions of the greatest playwright of all times in a relaxed park setting free of charge.

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Subject:   Merced Shakespearefest,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Merced,  Repertory theater -- California -- Merced,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Merced

Title: Minnesota Shakespeare Project

URL: http://www.mnshakespeare.org/

Description: The Minnesota Shakespeare Project (4253 Newton Ave North, Minneapolis, MN 55412) has a mission to produce Shakespeare that is clear, compelling, and relevant to modern audiences, with a special emphasis on introducing Shakespeare to new audiences.

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Subject:   Minnesota Shakespeare Project,  Repertory theater -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis

Title: Montana Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.montanashakespeare.org/

Description: The Montana Shakespeare Company (6137 Moondance Rd., Helena, MT 59601) is Montana's resident, professional Shakespeare company, performing full-length productions of the Bard's great works under starry summer skies in the Capital City.

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Subject:   Montana Shakespeare Company,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Montana -- Helena,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Montana -- Helena,  Theater, Open-air -- Montana -- Helena

Title: Mountain Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.mountainshakes.org/

Description: The Mountain Shakespeare Festival (P.O. Box 5047 Pine Mountain Club, CA 93222)has a mission to enrich the local community through education, entertainment and enlightenment while providing a delightful tourist offering that brings low-impact commerce to the region. Through productions of Shakespeare’s plays and modern stage works, coordinated with a vigorous education program, they hope to create a wealth of language, commerce and community participation that result in an overall improved quality of life to our mountain area and the surrounding region.

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Subject:   Mountain Shakespeare Festival,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Pine Mountain Club,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Pine Mountain Club,  Repertory theater -- California -- Pine Mountain Club

Title: Mount Royal University’s Shakespeare in the Park

URL: http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/Communications/Programs/TheatreDiploma/TheatreSeason/mru_sitp

Description: Mount Royal University’s Shakespeare in the Park (c/o Theatre Department, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, Alberta T3E 6K6, Canada) is part of the theatre program at Mount Royal University. It is an annual festival performed at the inner-city park.

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Subject:   Mount Royal University’s Shakespeare in the Park,  Theater, Open-air -- Alberta -- Calgary,  Repertory theater -- Alberta -- Calgary,  Drama festivals -- Canada,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Alberta -- Calgary,  Drama in education -- Alberta -- Calgary

Title: Carolinian Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.muse-of-fire.org/csfest/Welcome.html

Description: The Carolinian Shakespeare Festival (P.O. Box 12573 New Bern, NC 28561) is produced by the nonprofit organization New Millennium Theatre Works, Inc. It is 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. Its focus is to foster understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare and the classics.

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Subject:   Carolinian Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- North Carolina -- New Bern,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- North Carolina -- New Bern

Title: Nashville Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.nashvilleshakes.org/

Description: The mission of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival (161 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203) is to educate and entertain the Mid-South community through professional Shakespearean experiences. A non-profit organization, The Festival accomplishes this goal through public performances and educational workshops for young people and businesses. The Festival employs the most talented theatre artists from around Nashville to help create unique and relevant productions and programs that stimulate the creative thinking and communication skills of everyone from business men and women to children throughout Middle Tennessee.

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Subject:   Nashville Shakespeare Festival,  Theater, Open-air -- Tennessee -- Nashville,  Repertory theater -- Tennessee -- Nashville,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Non profit,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tennessee -- Nashville

Title: Nebraska Shakespeare

URL: http://www.nebraskashakespeare.com/

Description: Nebraska Shakespeare (c/o Dept of Fine Arts, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68178) is a non-profit based out of Creighton University and partnered with the University of Nebraska Omaha. Their mission is to produce innovative professional Shakespeare productions that are both free and accessible to a diverse contemporary audience.

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Subject:   Nebraska Shakespeare,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Theater, Open-air -- Nebraska -- Omaha,  Repertory theater -- Nebraska -- Omaha,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Nebraska -- Omaha,  Non profit

Title: New England Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.newenglandshakespeare.org/

Description: The New England Shakespeare Festival (P.O. Box 191, Deerfield, NH 03037) is a non-profit organization that tours professional performances of Shakespeare's plays throughout the region. They perform in the original, Elizabethan style, staging shows that are exciting, engaging, and stimulating while remaining true to both the letter of the texts and the wonderfully unruly spirit of the Bard's earliest performances.

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Subject:   New England Shakespeare Festival,  Non profit,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New Hampshire -- Deerfield,  Repertory theater -- New Hampshire -- Deerfield

Title: New Orleans' Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.neworleansshakespeare.com/

Description: The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival (215 McWilliams Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118) at Tulane is committed to reimagining, rebuilding and engaging The Gulf South region through the works and words of William Shakespeare. By an intermingling of artistic and educational programs, the festival seeks to create a center of entertainment and learning that speaks both through the greatest plays of the English language and one of the great cities of The United States.

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Subject:   New Orleans' Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Repertory theater -- Louisiana -- New Orleans,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Louisiana -- New Orleans,  Drama in education -- Louisiana -- New Orleans

Title: Northern New England Repertory Theatre Company

URL: http://www.nnertc.org/

Description: The Northern New England Repertory Theatre Company (P.O. Box 1559, New London, NH 03257) is a non-profit repertory theatre company based in New London, New Hampshire, and run by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. Formerly known as the NorthEast Shakespeare Ensemble (NESE), the company recently returned to its incorporated name, Northern New England Repertory Theatre Company (NNE Rep) in order to expand its commitment to a wider selection of the classics.

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Subject:   Northern New England Repertory Theatre Company,  Repertory theater -- New Hampshire -- New London,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New Hampshire -- New London,  Non profit

Title: Northern Broadsides

URL: http://www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/

Description: Northern Broadsides (Dean Clough, Halifax HX3 5AX, England) is a touring company based in the historic Dean Clough Mill in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The company performs Shakespeare and classical texts with an innovative, popular and regional style, often in unconventional locations (The Tower of London, cattle markets, churches, indoor riding stables, Victorian mills).

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Subject:   Northern Broadsides,  Repertory theater -- West Yorkshire -- Halifax,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- West Yorkshire -- Halifax

Title: Northwest Classical Theatre Company

URL: http://www.nwctc.org/

Description: The Northwest Classical Theatre Company (2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214) produces a repertoire of classical theater, including Shakespeare, for the Portland area.

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Subject:   Northwest Classical Theatre Company,  Repertory theater -- Oregon -- Portland,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Oregon -- Portland

Title: Octagon Theatre Bolton

URL: http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/

Description: The Octagon has been setting a standard for theatre in the North West (region around Bolton) since 1967.

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Subject:   Octagon Theatre Bolton,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history – United Kingdom - Bolton,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Title: Orlando Shakespeare Theater

URL: http://www.orlandoshakes.org/

Description: The Orlando Shakespeare Theater (812 E. Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803) draws on Shakespeare as their standard and inspiration to produce bold professional theater in partnership with the University of Central Florida. Their vision is to create theater of extraordinary quality that encourages the actor/audience relationship, embraces the passionate use of language, and ignites the imagination.

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Subject:   Orlando Shakespeare Theater,  Repertory theater -- Florida -- Orlando,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Florida -- Orlando

Title: Oregon Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.osfashland.org/

Description: Founded in 1935, the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival (15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR 97520) 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.

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Subject:   Oregon Shakespeare Festival,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Oregon -- Ashland,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Oregon -- Ashland

Title: Pasadena Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.pasadenashakespeare.com/

Description: The Pasadena Shakespeare Company (mail@pasadenashakespeare.com) is a non-profit professional theatre company. Their mission is to produce great theatre, entertain, and educate. They seek to present high-quality, accessible productions of the works of Shakespeare and other outstanding playwrights, and by offering periodic lectures, discussions, workshops, and classes. They have been on hiaitus since 2005.

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Subject:   Pasadena Shakespeare Company,  Repertory theater -- California -- Pasadena,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Pasadena,  Non profit

Title: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.pashakespeare.org/

Description: The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034) has a mission to enrich, inspire, engage, and entertain the widest possible audience through first-rate professional productions of classical and contemporary plays, with a core commitment to the works of Shakespeare and other master dramatists, and through an array of educational outreach and mentorship programs. The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company based on the campus of DeSales University.

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Subject:   Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Drama in education -- Pennsylvania -- Center Valley,  Repertory theater -- Pennsylvania -- Center Valley,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Pennsylvania -- Center Valley

Title: Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Castle Shakespeare Repertory

URL: http://www.paxamicus.com/

Description: Pax Amicus Castle Theatre (23 Lake Shore Road, Budd Lake, NJ 07828) is a not-for profit, cultural-educational foundation, with a non-Equity professional acting company specializing in the works of William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and other European and American playwrights.

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Subject:   Pax Amicus Castle Theatre,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- New Jersey -- Budd Lake,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New Jersey -- Budd Lake

Title: Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.pbshakespeare.org/

Description: The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival (103 US Highway 1, Suite F-5, Jupiter, Florida 33477) has toured to numerous South Florida schools, as well prominent theatres, community centers and festivals in Palm Beach and Martin County. In 1990, PBSF premiered at its "outdoor home," Carlin Park, an oceanfront park in Jupiter. In 2003, PBSF established an "indoor home" as the resident professional theatre company of the new 700-seat Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens campus.

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Subject:   Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Theater, Open-air -- Florida -- Jupiter,  Repertory theater -- Florida -- Jupiter,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Florida -- Jupiter

Title: Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.pcshakespeare.com/

Description: The goals of the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare (823 Slayton Avenue, Grand Haven, MI 49417) are to explore the original theatrical practices of the acting companies of Shakespeare's time; to provide high quality productions of works by Shakespeare and his contemporaries to regional theatre audiences; to provide local actors, directors, and stage managers the opportunity to work with these wonderful scripts and to receive training in an original practice approach to Shakespeare's plays; and to maintain an organizational philosophy in which theatre practitioners participate in the administration of the company on a regular basis.

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Subject:   Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company,  Repertory theater -- Michigan -- Grand Haven,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Title: Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre

URL: http://www.phillyshakespeare.org/

Description: The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre (2111 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103) was founded as The Red Heel Theatre in 1989, initially focusing on classic works of English theatre. In 1993, Carmen Khan became the Artistic Director of Red Heel and in 1996 focused the company's efforts on the works of Shakespeare, renaming it The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival. Since that time, The Festival has produced 30 plays, reached nearly 30,000 High School students and nearly 70,000 adult audience members. They have several programs for adults and students. The mission of The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre is to produce the most excellent Shakespeare productions and education programming, accessible to all.

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Subject:   Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre,  Drama in education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia,  Repertory theater -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Title: Pitlochry Festival Theatre

URL: http://www.pitlochry.org.uk/

Description: Pitlochry Festival Theatre was established in 1951 and originally housed in a tent, it now occupies a beautiful building in a magnificent setting on the banks of the Tummel River, surrounded by the spectacular hills and mountains of Highland Perthshire.

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Subject:   Drama festivals – England,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616,  Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Title: Pella Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.pmscasting.com/festival.html

Description: The Pella Shakespeare Festival (2018 Highway G28, Ste. 122, Pella, IA 50219) is the annual summer production by the Pella Shakespeare Company, a non-profit that offers free performances. The Company grew out of a class project at Central College, and draws its cast from local youth.

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Subject:   Pella Shakespeare Festival,  Non profit,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Repertory theater -- Iowa -- Pella,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Iowa -- Pella

Title: Poor Tom Productions

URL: http://www.poortomproductions.com/

Description: Poor Tom Productions (c/o Joe Plummer, 20 Pine Street #710, New York, NY 10005) is a non-profit theater company that seeks to inspire and reinvigorate audiences with Shakespearean productions of clarity, force and beauty. They seek to reveal what Shakespeare's original audiences might have experienced, using an all-male cast.

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Subject:   Poor Tom Productions,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- New York -- New York City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- New York City

Title: Portland Actors Ensemble

URL: http://www.portlandactors.com/

Description: Portland Actors Ensemble (P.O. Box 8671, Portland, Oregon 97207) has produced their Shakespeare-in-the-Parks program annually since 1970, with a mission to bring financially accessible classical theater to Portland communities in a non-traditional environment. They are a non-profit organization.

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Subject:   Portland Actors Ensemble,  Theater, Open-air -- Oregon -- Portland,  Non profit,  Repertory theater -- Oregon -- Portland,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Oregon -- Portland

Title: Shakesprov

URL: http://www.portlandcomedy.com/shows/shakesprov.html

Description: Shakesprov (c/o ComedySportz Portland, 3308 East Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon 97214) is part of the ComedySportz program in Portland, Oregon. They produce improvised, comedic interpretations of Shakespeare's works.

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Subject:   Shakesprov,  Theater, Open-air -- Oregon -- Portland,  Improvisation (Acting),  Repertory theater -- Oregon -- Portland,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Oregon -- Portland

Title: Principal Theatre Company

URL: http://www.principaltheatrecompany.com/

Description: The Principal Theatre Company (Flat 2, 18-24 Chaseside, Southgate, London N14 5PA, England) aim to provide high quality productions in terms of professional actors and actresses, set design and stage management. They also aim to nurture local talent by offering a number of parts to local drama school graduates, hopefully giving them a springboard to launch their careers and thus further represent the local community in the arts.

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Subject:   Principal Theatre Company,  Theater, Open-air -- Greater London -- London,  Repertory theater -- Greater London -- London,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Greater London -- London

Title: Public Theater of Kentucky

URL: http://www.ptkbg.org/

Description: The Public Theater of Kentucky (545 Morris Alley, Bowling Green, KY 42101) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of Bowling Green and the surrounding region through the production of high quality theatre and other performing arts events. Also known as The Phoenix Theatre, Inc. of Bowling Green Kentucky, they house the Sunburst Youth Theatre which provides educational and performance opportunities for the youth of the region.

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Subject:   Public Theater of Kentucky,  Non profit,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Kentucky -- Bowling Green,  Repertory theater -- Kentucky -- Bowling Green

Title: Public Theater

URL: http://www.publictheater.org/

Description: The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street, New York NY 10003) is dedicated to achieving artistic excellence while developing an American theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through productions of challenging new plays, musicals and innovative stagings of the classics. Part of their annual repertoire is their summer Shakespeare in the Park.

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Subject:   Public Theater,  Repertory theater -- New York -- New York City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- New York -- New York City,  Theater, Open-air -- New York -- New York City

Title: Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble

URL: http://www.qldshakespeare.org/

Description: Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble (School of EMSAH, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia) is has a mission to engage Southeast Queensland communities with Shakespeare - in order to strengthen the connections and relationships between community members, and to create evocative, engaging theatre that awakes the senses and impassions the lives of its audiences and artists.

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Subject:   Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble,  Theater, Open-air -- Queensland -- St. Lucia,  Repertory theater -- Queensland -- St. Lucia,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Queensland -- St. Lucia

Title: Redlands Shakespeare Festival

URL: http://www.redlandsshakespearefestival.com/

Description: The Redlands Shakespeare Festival (PO Box 546, Redlands, CA 92373) is an annual event without an admission charge in the stunning outdoor venue of the Redlands Bowl amphitheatre in beautiful Southern California, all Festival performances are conducted for a free-will offering collected at intermission. Thanks to sponsors, individual donors and an appreciative audience, the Redlands Shakespeare Festival is able to provide full-scale productions of the works of the Bard to families of all economic backgrounds, regardless of their ability to pay.

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Subject:   Redlands Shakespeare Festival,  Drama festivals -- United States,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- California -- Redlands,  Theater, Open-air -- California -- Redlands

Title: Reduced Shakespeare Company

URL: http://www.reducedshakespeare.com/

Description: The Reduced Shakespeare Company (19445 Riverside Drive, Suite 132, Sonoma, CA 95476) is a three-man comedy troupe that takes long, serious subjects and reduces them to short, sharp comedies. Since its 1981 origins as a pass-the-hat act in California, the Reduced Shakespeare Company has produced shows performed, seen, and heard the world over.

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Subject:   Reduced Shakespeare Company,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- California -- Sonoma,  Repertory theater -- California -- Sonoma

Title: Reduxion Theatre Company

URL: http://www.reduxiontheatre.com/

Description: The Reduxion Theatre (P.O. Box 61128, Oklahoma City, OK 73146) has a mission to professionally produce both classical and contemporary theatre, enriching Oklahoma’s cultural, educational and economic climate, attracting artists and audiences from around the world.

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Subject:   Reduxion Theatre Company,  Repertory theater -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City

Title: Repercussion Theatre, Repercussion Theatre Shakespeare in the Park

URL: http://www.repercussiontheatre.com/productions/shakespeare-in-the-park/

Description: The Repercussion Theatre "Shakespeare in the Park" festival was founded in 1988. It is an open-air summer program which tours parks in and around Montreal, Canada. Performances are free of charge. Their stated mission is to deliver professional, classically based, visually dynamic theater that is accessible to all, regardless of income, culture, language, age, or education.

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Subject:   Repercussion Theatre,  Non profit,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Canada -- Montreal,  Theater, Open air -- Canada -- Montreal,  Drama festivals -- Canada

Title: Resurgence Theatre Company

URL: http://www.resurgence.on.ca/

Description: Resurgence Theatre Company (211 Main Street South, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 3Y9, Canada) was founded in March 1999 to resurge the classics and ignite new and contemporary works within York Region and beyond with a strong focus on utilizing the surging energy of emerging professional artists. Central to their annual repertoire is the outdoors York Shakespeare Festival. Resurgence Theatre Company is a registered Canadian charity.

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Subject:   Resurgence Theatre Company,  Repertory theater -- Ontario -- Newmarket,  Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Ontario -- Newmarket,  Drama festivals -- Canada,  Theater, Open-air -- Ontario -- Newmarket