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Here you can get directions to Shakespeare & Company, find a restaurant, book a hotel room, or discover other cultural attractions in downtown Lenox and the surrounding area. Whether you are driving in from Boston or New York, or visiting the Berkshires from farther away for an extended stay, you can find information to help you plan the perfect experience at Shakespeare & Company.

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Beautiful rolling hills and forests of The Berkshires, MA, home of Shakespeare & Co.

about 11 hours ago via Facebook

We need to stay focused. Shakespeare is often credited with being the first to flesh out the most evolved of human characteristics, empathy. Let's look further back to Homer and that moment in the The Iliad when Priam begs Achilles to let him give his son, Hector, a proper burial. Achilles hears the old man, his heart cracks, and he experiences empathy. This week George Floyd was laid to rest. May he rest in peace. Let us turn mourning to resolve. Here at Shakespeare and Company we will continue to wholly and collectively deepen our understanding of racism, the different forms it takes, and how it affects our work. We will deepen our knowledge of how to be more effective in the work we do with our constituencies, our communities, and our families. And we urge you to join us in supporting our local organizations that have been leading exceptional work to expand our empathy. Please consider directing resources locally to BRIDGE (Berkshire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups through Education, www.multiculturalbridge.org) and the NAACP Berkshire County Branch (naacpberkshires.org). Thank you, Allyn Burrows, Artistic Director

10 months ago via Twitter

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10 months ago via Twitter

THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwood starts performances this week in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. Don't miss this Tony Award nominee for Best Play. Get Tickets--->https://t.co/UgHkl9z8Ty (photos by Nile Scott Studios) https://t.co/ZRxqXVsVJa

11 months ago via Twitter

“It’s a serious comedy". The cast and director of THE CHILDREN share their thoughts about Lucy Kirkwood’s Tony-nominated play. Runs July 18 – August 18. Get Tixs -> https://t.co/UgHkl9z8Ty https://t.co/QZOtTR3M4b

a day ago via Instagram

You know by now how we value language and connection here at Shakespeare & Company. Words matter to us. Life matters. BLACK LIVES MATTER. When an individual puts on a uniform and takes an oath to protect society and then indiscriminately extinguishes the life of another human being by kneeling on that person's neck for eight minutes, we are disgusted and confused. This is not how society is supposed to hold together, and Shakespeare & Company stands in solidarity with the peaceful protests to such an inappropriate use of force. The death of George Floyd at the hands of a white man entrusted with law enforcement is another in a long line of travesties, including the deaths of Breonna Taylor, of Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others, that demonstrates that we are not evolving as a species. We are devolving into a deeper ignorance about our responsibility to those who came before us and those who will follow us. We are taking the life that was given us and using it to waste life. This has to stop. We are better than this. We have to be. Until we admit that white supremacy is not a just and reasonable path to perpetuating the human race, we will remain stuck and spinning, and we will burn our legacy. We must reject this trend, despite the discomfort. Only then can we rise from the ashes of the spiral. As Shakespeare cautioned, Beauty, truth, and rarity, Grace in all simplicity, Here enclosed in cinders lie. Let us take heed, and change. #blacklivesmatter #antiracism

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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.