Press Release

Shakespeare & Company announces its second-annual Community Day, a free, family-friendly celebration on Saturday, May 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shakespeare & Company campus in Lenox.

Shakespeare & Company has announced its 2025 Summer Shakespeare Intensive, providing actors an opportunity to immerse themselves in the works of Shakespeare during our vibrant summer performance season.

The Summer Shakespeare Intensive is modeled after the internationally acclaimed January Month-long Intensive and designed for undergraduate theater students, recent graduates, and early-career acting professionals. This year’s session will take place May 28 – June 22 and run for four weeks, six days a week, offering classes in Linklater Voice Work,  Monologue and Scene Work, Play and Stage Fight, Movement and Dance, the Actor-Audience Relationship, and more.

This spring, Shakespeare & Company invites actors of all backgrounds and experience levels to take a bold, hilarious leap into the world of Clown with Clowning For Actors, a three-day workshop led by renowned faculty member and master clown teacher Michael F. Toomey.

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company will host a Weekend Intensive at its Lenox, Mass. campus from Saturday, April 26 through Sunday, April 27, designed for professional actors and theater

Shakespeare & Company has announced its Gala 2025, slated for Saturday, June 28, will honor award-winning actors Annette Miller and John Douglas Thompson. In addition to performing on its stages

This March, Shakespeare & Company will stage sensory-friendly and open-captioned performances of the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, directed by Kirstin L. Daniel and Kevin G. Coleman.
The sensory-friendly performance will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at the Tina Packer Playhouse. A pre-show walk-through is planned for Friday, March 14, at 2:30 p.m. While all are welcome to attend, sensory-friendly performances have been adapted to be less overwhelming to the senses and designed to welcome individuals with various sensory needs, including people on the autism spectrum, those living with cognitive, social, or physical challenges, first-time theatergoers, and others. On Saturday, March 22, the tour returns to stage two open-captioned performances at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Open captioning features a large projection screen above the stage, displaying the text the actors are reciting via “supertitles.” They are accessible to Deaf or hard-of-hearing audience members, though all are welcome to attend.

Free, Community Performance will be Offered at Pittsfield Library on Saturday, March 29   PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company’s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare will stage a free, public

Theater enthusiasts are invited to go Behind the Curtain this spring and summer, through Shakespeare & Company’s series of discussions led by Shakespeare scholar Ann Berman.

Held on select Saturdays throughout the spring and summer at the Shakespeare & Company campus, these free public talks offer audiences insight into the creative process of Season 2025’s productions, featuring directors, cast members, and design team members as they explore themes, artistic choices, and behind-the-scenes stories.

Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training has announced an addition to its Spring programming – the NYC Weekend Intensive, slated for Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood.

Designed for professional actors and theater students who seek an introduction to Shakespeare & Company’s training methods, as well as alumni who wish to refresh and reconnect with the work, this two-day workshop immerses participants in Shakespeare’s text, voice, and movement techniques, led by expert faculty from the Company’s world-renowned training program.

Shakespeare & Company has announced that auditions are now open for its 48th season, offering opportunities for actors to join a diverse lineup of productions. Season 2025 will include LORT D and SPT contracts, with productions set to take place at Shakespeare & Company venues in Lenox, Mass., including the Tina Packer Playhouse, the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre, and the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.