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Season Lineup
February 18 – April 01, 2023
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Behind the Curtain is a free lecture series led by Shakespearean scholar Ann Berman, examining various themes surrounding Shakespeare’s works and other titles presented at...
April 15 – April 15, 2023
BERKSHIRES JAZZ FEATURING VIRTUOSO TED ROSENTHAL
George Gershwin created an amazing legacy of jazz, classical, and popular tunes, and one masterpiece that crossed genres: Rhapsody In Blue. The virtuoso pianist Ted...
May 13 – May 13, 2023
FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
Featuring Carole Montgomery, Missy Hall and Vanessa Hollingshead
Funny Women of a Certain Age® is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people...
May 14 – May 14, 2023
CATA: FINDING NEW RHYTHMS
“Get ready to have your heart blown WIDE open!” CATA's Annual Performance "Finding New Rhythms" is a dazzling, joy-filled event featuring performances by artists with...
May 26 – July 30, 2023
KEN LUDWIG'S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
by Ken Ludwig | Directed by Ariel Bock
NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE! Shakespeare & Company presents the New England Premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise – the story of two...
June 17 – July 15, 2023
THE CONTENTION (HENRY VI, PART II)
by William Shakespeare | Directed by Tina Packer | Associate Directors Kate Kohler-Amory and Sheila Bandyopadhyay
The first edition of Henry VI, Part II was printed in 1594 as “The firste parte of the Contention of the two famous houses of...
July 01 – July 01, 2023
2023 GALA: HONORING FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TINA PACKER
Save the date... SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023 Celebrating the incredible legacy of Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer Tina’s vision made Shakespeare & Company what it is today, and...
July 22 – August 27, 2023
AUGUST WILSON'S FENCES
by August Wilson | Directed by Christopher Edwards
A moving study of emotional depth and the human condition, August Wilson’s Fences follows the story of Troy Maxson – a working-class Black man struggling...
August 05 – August 20, 2023
GOLDA'S BALCONY
by William Gibson | Directed by Daniel Gidron | | Featuring Annette Miller
Eight performances only! "Miller is giving the performance of her career" - Boston Phoenix"a riveting performance... tour-de-force" - The Boston Globe Winner of the Elliot Nortion Award...
September 01 – September 03, 2023
HAMLET: A STAGED READING
by William Shakespeare | Directed by Kevin G. Coleman
Three performances only! Murder plots and madness rule the day as Shakespeare & Company presents a reading of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet at the Tina Packer...
August 01 – September 10, 2023
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by William Shakespeare | Directed by Allyn Burrows
Athenians mix it up with the forest fairies in this raucous romp that features magical meddling, romantic tangles, and a play within a play for...
September 15 – October 22, 2023
LUNAR ECLIPSE
by Donald Margulies | Directed by James Warwick
WORLD PREMIERE On a summer night, in the middle of a field on their midwest farm, a long-married couple sits on folding chairs to observe the...
Shakespeare & Company is a professional live theatre company in the heart of the Berkshires, presenting a vibrant summer performance season featuring the works of Shakespeare in repertory with classic and contemporary plays. The Company offers one of the most extensive actor training programs by a regional theatre in the country, and is also home to an award-winning and nationally recognized theatre-in-education program.