What’s On

Shakespeare & Company presents the New England Premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise – the story of two strangers introduced through letters, kept apart by war, and drawn together through shared stories of their lives, hopes, and fears. A comedi

August Wilson’s Fences By August Wilson Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play in 1987, August Wilson’s Fences is set in the 1950s and is known as one of Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Plays.” A moving study of emotional depth and the hum

Winner of the Elliot Nortion Award and IRNE Award for Outstanding Actress in a Solo Performance. (2003) The world premiere of Golda’s Balcony was produced at Shakespeare & Company in May 2002 and went on to become the longest-running one-woman play in Broadway history. This pr

WORLD PREMIERE On a summer night, in the middle of a field on their midwest farm, a long-married couple sits on folding chairs to observe the seven stages of a lunar eclipse. While watching the celestial phenomenon unfold, the two sip bourbon and reflect on land and legacy, on children a

The Contention (Henry VI, Part 2) By William Shakespeare The first edition of Henry VI, Part 2 was printed in 1594 as “The firste parte of the Contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster.” Nearly 430 years later, Shakespeare & Company has given the t

Featuring three brilliant women-led bands: Mary Ann McSweeney’s Urban Fado Project, the Peggy Stern Quartet, and Grammy-nominated jazz violinist Sara Caswell and her band. After 12 years in Kingston, NY as the Wall Street Jazz Festival and subsequently 7 years as LuluFest ATX in Austin,

A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare The residents of Athens comingle with the forest fairies in this wild, family-friendly romp that features magical meddling, romantic tangles, and a play within a play for good measure. One of Shakespeare’s most beloved Comedie

Three performances only! Murder plots and madness rule the day as Shakespeare & Company presents a reading of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet at the Tina Packer Playhouse.