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COMMONWEALTH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

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Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'


Journey back to Victorian England and experience Dickens’ heart-warming classic story brought to brilliant life! Commonwealth Shakespeare Company brings a dazzling new production of Dickens’ ...


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Cast SSet For SOJOURNERS at the Huntington


by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2024

The Huntington will kick off the nine-play Ufot Family Cycle and has announced the cast and creative team of Sojourners, the moving and heartfelt play written by Mfoniso Udofia and directed by Dawn M. Simmons....

Regional Premiere of THE HOMBRES Comes to Gloucester Stage


by Stephi Wild - August 14, 2024

The Gloucester Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw and Managing Director Christopher Griffith, will close out its celebratory 45th season in the theater's first-of-its-kind collaboration with Teatro Chelsea, with the regional premiere of 'THE HOMBRES' by Tony Me...

Review: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's THE WINTER'S TALE Makes for a Splendid Summer Evening


by R. Scott Reedy - August 01, 2024

What did our critic think of THE WINTER'S TALE at Commonwealth Shakespeare Company?...

The Regional Premiere of WISH YOU WERE HERE Comes to Gloucester Stage Company


by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2024

Gloucester Stage Company will continue its 45th-year celebration with the regional premiere of 'WISH YOU WERE HERE' by Pulitzer Prize Winner Sanaz Toossi. ...

Boston Summer 2024 Arts Offerings Include Musicals, Plays, Concerts and More!


by R. Scott Reedy - June 25, 2024

Helping keep that moniker as accurate today as ever are a vibrant theater district presenting pre-Broadway productions and national tours, award-winning regional theaters, and a host of other theater companies focused on everything from Shakespeare to contemporary plays and musicals. Boston audience...

Berkshire Pulse Appoints Abigail Rollins as New Executive Director


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 13, 2024

Berkshire Pulse has revealed that Abigail (Abi) Rollins will join the organization as its first-ever Executive Director. Learn more about Rollins! ...

WIPEOUT Comes to Gloucester Stage Company


by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2024

Gloucester Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw and Managing Director Christopher Griffith, is thrilled to announce the next production in its 2024 season, WIPEOUT by Aurora Real de Asua. As part of its rolling world premiere through the National New Play Network...

Tony Award Winner VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE To Open Gloucester Stage's 45th Season


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024

Gloucester Stage Company, under the direction of Rebecca Bradshaw, is set to open its 45th season with the Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang. The season pays tribute to Durang's significant contribution to American theater....

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Cast For Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALE


by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2024

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company reveals the cast for the free Shakespeare on the Common production of THE WINTER'S TALE, running from July 16 to August 4....

Heidi Blickenstaff, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY And More Honored At 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards


by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2024

Discover the winners of the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards, celebrating excellence in the Boston theater scene. Stay updated with BroadwayWorld's latest news....

Past Shows

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
7/20 - 8/7/2022


"Much Ado About Nothing" is Shakespeares hilarious tale of wits and wills, where love and justice nevertheless manage to prevail with vigorous joy! Directed by ...

The Tempest
The Tempest
7/21 - 8/8/2021


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company invites you to The Tempest, a night of free Shakespeare on the Boston Common! Join us under the stars July 21- August ...


The plays of Shakespeare have been translated into more than one hundred languages, and his timeless stories have inspired great works in many art forms. ...


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will continue its online series "The Actor's Craft" with acclaimed actors Amy Ryan and Jason Butler Harner exploring the roles of Beatrice ...

The Tempest: Online Script-In-Hand Performance


The performance will be free and open to the public on CSCs YouTube channel and can be accessed via www.commshakes.org.Due to the continued effects of ...

Cymbeline
Cymbeline
7/17 - 8/4/2019


Free Shakespeare on the Common takes up residence once again with Shakespeares lovely mystical dramedy Cymbeline. The play chronicles the fates of King Cymbeline and ...

BIrdy
BIrdy
2/27 - 3/17/2019


Adapted by Naomi Wallace from the novel by William WhartonDirected by Steven MalerFeaturing Steven Barkhimer*, Maxim Chumov, Spencer Hamp*, James Ricardo Milord*, Will Taylor*, and ...

Richard III
Richard III
7/18 - 8/5/2018


Shakespeare’s searing drama chronicles the ruthless ascension of a king and the devastation he leaves in his wake as he gains power over the realm. ...

Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden
1/30 - 2/11/2018


January 30-February 11 Sorenson Black Box Theater, Babson College, Wellesley By Ariel Dorfman Directed by Steven Maler Featuring Flora Diaz, Mickey Solis, and Mark Torres ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
7/23 - 8/10/2014


One of Greater Boston's most beloved summer traditions, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s (CSC) “Free Shakespeare On The Common,” presents the Bard’s classic comedy of love in ...

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