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Past Shows

Three Tall Persian Women
Three Tall Persian Women
8/30 - 10/13/2024


Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing, and walks into hoards of family memorabilia ...

Flight of the Monarch
Flight of the Monarch
8/3 - 8/25/2024


Presented in association with Great Barrington Public Theater Two siblings, Sheila and Thomas, were both born and raised in a small, New England fishing village ...

The Islanders
The Islanders
7/25 - 8/25/2024


Anna lives an insular life on an underpopulated island in the Great Lakes. She has few friends and likes it that way. Her quiet, controlled ...

The Winter’s Tale: An Enhanced Staged Reading


The Winter’s Tale is an odyssey through a world where kingdoms collide, betrayal weaves its web, and love battles against all odds. Magic, mystery, and ...

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
7/13 - 8/18/2024


The Comedy of Errors  takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer – The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities that begins ...

A Body of Water
A Body of Water
6/21 - 7/21/2024


Moss and Avis, a sophisticated and successful couple, wake up one morning in an isolated summer house high above a picturesque body of water. The ...

Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret


A spirited celebration of Shakespeare-inspired music, text, and storytelling for folks new to or steeped in Shakespeare, this limited run takes the stage at the ...

A Walk in the Woods
7/17 - 9/4/2022


An Iliad
6/3 - 7/3/2022


On a bare stage, a storyteller emerges from the back of the theatre to re-tell The Iliad, one of the oldest stories in Western civilization. ...

The Approach
The Approach
5/6 - 5/29/2022


Three women have three conversations that draw us into their inner lives. Listen carefully: what will they reveal to each other, and what does each ...

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley


This holiday season, Shakespeare & Company will present a costumed, staged reading of The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, from Thursday, Dec. 16 through Sunday, Dec. ...

Breaking Dawn: The American Myth


Shakespeare & Company will present the virtual performance Breaking Dawn: The American Myth, a film and accompanying audiocasts by The NET, through Saturday, Nov. 21.Directed ...

The Chairs
The Chairs
10/8 - 10/31/2021


An absurdist play of the first order by a master innovator of the genre. In a house on an island, a very old couple pass ...

Betrayal
9/17 - 10/17/2021


BETRAYAL originally premiered at London's National Theatre in 1978 and was immediately hailed as one of Pinter's masterworks, winning the 1979 Olivier Award for Best ...

Row After Row
8/17 - 9/12/2021


Shakespeare & Company Jessica Dickey...

KING LEAR
7/2 - 8/29/2021

King Lear
King Lear
7/2 - 8/28/2021


By William ShakespeareDirected by Nicole RicciardiFeaturing Christopher LloydNothing will come of nothing, speak again. King LearThe once powerful King Lear chooses to divide his kingdom ...

'Art'
7/29 - 8/22/2021


Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton Shakespeare & Company...

What Rhymes with America
7/29 - 8/21/2021


Shakespeare & Company Melissa James Gibson...


BECOMING OTHELLO: A Black Girls Journey is a 90 minute, 5-Act, living memoir which explores a young womans acting journey on the road to becoming ...

Emma
Emma
12/26 - 1/3/2021


EMMA (a virtual costumed reading)By Kate HamillBased on the novel by Jane AustenDirected by Ariel Bock Dates: December 26-27 and January 2-3Time: 7:00pm EST Emma ...


Shakespeare & Company will present its Virtual Fall Festival of Shakespeare, featuring graduating seniors of Berkshire and Columbia County, in light of COVID-19. This special ...

New Horizons, a Virtual Gala


On Saturday, December 5th at 7:30PM, join us online for an exciting evening full of humor and heart, rallying around what is essentialconnection, curiosity, and ...


This year, Artistic Director Allyn Burrows invites audiences and supporters to rally around what the Company has learned, not only over several decades, but also ...

November Reading Series
11/5 - 11/22/2020


The NOVEMBER Reading Series running virtually NOVEMBER 5 - 22 includes three cutting edge plays exploring race and the american dream. Autumn by Drama Desk ...

Martha Mitchell Calling
Martha Mitchell Calling
10/28 - 11/1/2020


Portrayed with humor, candor and disarming pathos, this riveting work re-examines the life and legacy of Martha Mitchell. Outrageous, flamboyant, courageous and the life of ...

The Lifespan of a Fact
5/21 - 7/12/2020


Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D?Agata and Jim Fingal Shakespeare & Company...

Sense and Sensibility
12/14 - 12/15/2019


Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen Shakespeare & Company...

Time Stands Still
9/13 - 10/13/2019


Donald Margulies Shakespeare & Company...

The Children (Kirkwood)
7/18 - 8/18/2019


Two retired nuclear scientists reside in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they are going to live forever ...

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
6/22 - 9/1/2013

Mother Courage
Mother Courage
7/27 - 8/25/2013

The Learned Ladies
The Learned Ladies
2/3 - 3/25/2012


From one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature—the French playwright Moliére—comes this outrageous satire about a family of headstrong women. Believing scholarly ...

The Santaland Diaries
The Santaland Diaries
12/2 - 12/30/2011


Join us for Shakespeare & Company's newest holiday tradition! A whimsically mischevous look at the dark side of Christmas, The Santaland Diaries was such a ...

War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
9/9 - 11/6/2011


Shakespeare & Company continues its popular Fall Foliage season with War of the Worlds, based on Orson Welles' thrilling radio broadcast about Martians invading Earth. ...

Studio Festival of Plays


The Studio Festival provides a rare chance to see cutting edge works in an informal setting, with Company artists presenting one-time staged readings of some ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
6/24 - 9/4/2011


No sooner does Rosalind fall in love with the dashing Orlando than her uncle banishes her from the court, forcing her to flee to the ...

EveryActor
EveryActor
8/11 - 9/4/2011


The year is 1563 and a poor traveling troupe of players have just pulled into town to rehearse their production of Everyman for a performance ...

Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins


A fiercely independent journalist and a born hell-raiser, Molly Ivins was a tireless advocate for social justice. Writing for publications such as The Texas Observer ...

The Hound of the Baskervilles


They're baaaaack! Take three actors, sixteen characters, a few fake beards, plenty of cross-dressing, and a bonechilling curse—and you get this uproariously funny take on ...

The Memory of Water
The Memory of Water
6/16 - 9/4/2011


A stunning success at last year's Studio Festival of Plays, this wry and poignant comedy delves into themes of memory, identity, and loss. Three sisters ...

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
7/8 - 9/3/2011


Two families, more alike than different, are embroiled in an ancient grudge. But this bitterness is no match for the boundless passion of Romeo and ...

The Venetian Twins
The Venetian Twins
6/29 - 8/27/2011


Swordfights, mistaken identities, and mayhem abound! Two identical twin brothers, raised separately, each decide to visit Verona for the very first time. Neither knows the ...

Videos


Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch will star in “A Swinging Christmas” direct from NYC in Boston Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch will star in “A Swinging Christmas” direct from NYC
JM Productions (12/7 - 12/7)

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A Downton Experience™: Burlington Abbey in Boston A Downton Experience™: Burlington Abbey
Burlington Public Library (1/31 - 1/31)
Sojourners in Boston Sojourners
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Don't Eat the Mangos in Boston Don't Eat the Mangos
Huntington Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA (3/26 - 4/27)
Blippi: Join the Band Tour in Boston Blippi: Join the Band Tour
Emerson Colonial Theatre (4/27 - 4/27)
New Music New England in Boston New Music New England
Boston University Tsai Performance Center (3/2 - 3/2)
Johnny Appleseed Plus in Boston Johnny Appleseed Plus
52 Sumner (12/8 - 12/8)
Shit-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Boston Shit-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lil Chuck at the Charles Playhouse (10/17 - 12/14)
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