Circus &
The Bard
For the kids and the kids in all of us, Shakespeare & Company and Spirit of Circus present an intersection of brilliant, professional circus acts with Shakespeare’s characters. The alchemy […]
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MOTHER PLAY:
a play in five evictions
Mother Play follows Phyllis, a hardheaded matriarch, and her children Martha and Carl as they move into a new apartment in Washington, D.C.
Spanning four decades, Mother Play follows the family through five apartments and through many hardships, including cockroach infestations and painful conflicts. Phyllis wants her children to follow a certain path, but they each forge their own way.
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The Tina Packer
Women of Will Directing Fellowship
Deadline Extended! Tina Packer: Artist, Visionary, Leader. The Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., Tina has blazed trails as a woman director of Shakespeare. She has
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Celebrating Jewish Plays
An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings
This fall, Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. introduces the Jewish Play Festival: Dynamic Staged Readings, October 10 – 12. Friday through Sunday, four readings will be staged – The Price by Arthur Miller, Sisters Rosenweig by Wendy Wasserstein, Here There Are Blueberries by Moises Kaufman, and Roz & Ray by Karen Hartman, featuring Tony-nominated actor John Douglas Thompson (The Gilded Age).
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Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare Directed by Nicole Ricciardi Step into the world of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, with its timeless themes of identity, gender roles, and the clash
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Jonathan Epstein Presented under the Berkshires’ summer skies, Romeo and Juliet proves that even the ultimate case of love at first sight can lead
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Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret
Created by Allyn Burrows and Jacob Ming-Trent Directed by Allyn Burrows July starts with the reprise of Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret, co-created by Allyn Burrows and Jacob Ming-Trent
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The Victim, by Lawrence Goodman
World Premiere Directed by Daniel Gidron Shakespeare & Company’s 48th season begins with the World Premiere of The Victim by Lawrence Goodman. A successful New York doctor whose racial diversity
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August Wilson’s
The Piano Lesson
Directed by Christopher V. Edwards Co-produced with Actors’ Shakespeare Project Shakespeare & Company returns to August Wilson’s American Century Cycle with The Piano Lesson, July 25 through August 24 at
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