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Seattle Shakespeare Company To Present AS YOU LIKE IT As This Summer's Free Wooden O In The Parks
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2025

Seattle Shakespeare Company's free Wooden O production for the summer of 2025 will be William Shakespeare's much-loved comedy, As You Like It. Performances begin Thursday, July 10.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; CATS at Spokane Civic Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; Spokane Civic Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; CATS at Spokane Civic Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Seattle Shakespeare Announces 2023-2024 Season Including THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, ROMEO AND JULIET And More
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2023

Seattle Shakespeare Company has announced a full slate of shows for their 2023-2024 season. Along with programming selections, they have announced reduced prices for almost all single tickets for the upcoming season.

Full Casting Announced For Seattle Shakespeare's MACBETH
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2022

Rehearsals began yesterday for Seattle Shakespeare Company's fall production of Macbeth, which runs from October 25 to November 20.

Changes Released For The Upcoming Seattle Shakespeare Company Season
by Grace Cutler - Aug 14, 2022

Seattle Shakespeare Company shared changes to their previously announced 2022-2023 season, swapping out the first two shows.

OTHELLO, All-POC HENRY IV and More Announced for Seattle Shakespeare 2022-23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2022

The 2022-2023 season launches in October with William Shakespeare's Othello directed by Reginald André Jackson. Shakespeare's play follows a racist master manipulator as he deceives a military leader into believing his wife has been unfaithful.

Seattle Shakespeare Returns To The Parks For A Fairytale Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2022

 Seattle Shakespeare Company's free Wooden O productions for this summer will be A Midsummer Night's Dream and Cymbeline.

Seattle Shakespeare to Welcome Back Audiences With DRUM AND COLOURS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2022

After two years since audiences stepped into the Center Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare is welcoming them back with rotating repertory showpiece. Shakespeare: Drum and Colours is a pairing of Hamlet and As You Like It that features an all-POC company performing both shows.  Lamar Legend will direct As You Like It and Juan A Mas will direct Hamlet.

Seattle Shakespeare Announces Plans for 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2021

Seattle Shakespeare Company announced plans to return to indoor performance with a series of productions.  Shakespeare: Drum and Colours, an ambitious, alternating repertory of two Shakespeare classics pared to their essence and featuring an all-POC company, will perform in late winter 2022. 

Seattle Shakespeare Returns To Live Performances For Summer 2021
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2021

After more than a year of only virtual programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Seattle Shakespeare will return to the parks this summer with a free Wooden O production of The Comedy of Errors.

Seattle Shakespeare Presents TO WOO - A SHAKESPEARE VALENTINE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2021

At a time when all of us could use a little bit more open heartedness, Seattle Shakespeare Company has created a collection of Shakespeare's songs, scenes, and sonnets to celebrate love and Valentine's Day. To Woo – A Shakespeare Valentine is a free, 30-minute view on demand video to share with loved ones that will be available from February 12-14, 2021.

Seattle Shakespeare Cancels Remaining Plays for 20-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2020

Today Seattle Shakespeare Company announced that due to the ongoing public health crisis, it will cancel all its live productions planned for the theatre’s 30th Anniversary season.  The canceled productions of Volpone and Much Ado About Nothing join the previously announced cancelations of Richard II and Long Day’s Journey into Night.

Seattle Shakespeare Postpones And Rearranges 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2020

Today Seattle Shakespeare Company announced that due to the ongoing public health crisis, it is postponing its productions of Richard II with upstart crow collective and Long Day's Journey into Night. The fall production of Volpone will move to spring 2021 to join a previously scheduled production of Much Ado About Nothing.

Seattle Shakespeare To Launch O, WONDER! An Interactive Shakespeare Adventure Game
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2020

With its summer Wooden O park productions canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Seattle Shakespeare Company is launching O, Wonder! a?" A Seattle Shakespeare Interactive Adventure on Thursday, July 9 at 8:00 a.m. The game will run through August 9 and will include raffle prizes and awards for participation.

Seattle Shakespeare Cancels Wooden O Shows For Summer 2020
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2020

Today Seattle Shakespeare Company's Artistic Director George Mount announced that the company is canceling the Wooden O shows for the summer of 2020. The theatre is also cancelling its May special presentation of Stephan Wolfert's Cry Havoc!  

Seattle Shakespeare to Stream ROMEO AND JULIET Reading To Celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2020

To celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday week, Seattle Shakespeare will host a FREE live stream reading of Romeo and Juliet with the cast of the company's spring touring production.

Seattle Shakespeare Cancels Remaining Shows In Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2020

Today Seattle Shakespeare Company's Managing Director John Bradshaw and Artistic Director George Mount announced that the company is canceling the following upcoming performances and programs: Troilus and Cressida, Macbeth, Hamlet (Tour), Romeo and Juliet (Tour), Short Shakes Macbeth.

Plays Announced For 30th Anniversary At Seattle Shakespeare
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2020

Seattle Shakespeare Company unveiled its 2020-2021 season containing several artist-initiated projects around the theme of a?oeFamily Trust.a?? Highlights include a comedy by a Shakespeare contemporary, the return of upstart crow collective to the Seattle Shakespeare stage, a 20th Century American classic, and the beloved bickering of Beatrice and Benedick.