“Get ready to have your heart opened WIDE!”

Shakespeare & Company’s Gala 2026 will be held at its Lenox campus in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and begins at 4:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour, performance, and dinner and dancing under the stars in the Rose Meadow Tent. Proceeds benefit Shakespeare & Company‘s Center for Actor Training, Education Program, and Performances.

Please join us for an afternoon of remembrance as we celebrate a life boldly and tenaciously embraced — that of the inimitable Tina Packer.

The Plays in Process series returns for its fifth year, showcasing new, developing works and offering a behind-the-scenes look at scripts as they are readied for the stage.

Following its successful debut in 2025, Shakespeare & Company welcomes back Celebrating Jewish Plays, an immersive theater experience featuring three plays presented over three evenings during the holiday weekend.