Finding Shakespeare festivals can sometimes be a daunting task, especially as you are traveling. We have tried to make it easy for you to find a venue to take your kids to enjoy some Bard. So, please peruse the list below, plan a wickedly cool road trip and go see yourself some Shakespeare!
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Shakespeare by the Sea (Redondo Beach)
San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival
Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company – Silicon Valley
San Jose Youth Shakespeare – completely non-profit for kids 8-20 years of age
Colorado
Connecticut
Kentucky
Illinois
Improvised Shakespeare Company – Chicago (sometimes NYC!)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater – On Navy Pier
Maryland
Maryland Shakespeare Festival
Massachusetts
Actors’ Shakespeare Project – Somerville
Rebel Shakespeare Company – Salem
Shakespeare & Company – Lenox
Maine
Naked Shakespeare – Acorn productions, Westbrook
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland – Biggest in the country!St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Michagan
Montana
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks – free!
Nevada
New Hampshire
Children’s Stage Adventures
New Jersey
New York
The Children’s Shakespeare Theatre in Palisades, NY
EPAC (Endicott Performing Arts Center) – free Shakespeare in the park!
North Carolina
None
Ohio
None
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland – Biggest in the country!
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival – Center Valley
Tennessee
Texas
UK Shakespeare Festivals
Royal Shakespeare Company – one of the biggies…
Australia Shakespeare Festivals
Shake & Stir – funny stuff!
Brisbane 4MBS Classic FM – Free Shakespeare in the Park
Canada Shakespeare Festivals
Ontario
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare In Action – Toronto
British Columbia
Bard on the Beach – Vancouver
5 replies on “Shakespeare Festivals, Theaters, and Venues”
Very cool!
You might like to add the 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival to the Festival listings in Australia. It has been going for 10 years and presents free professional productions of Shakespeare in parks around Brisbane, Australia in late September – early October. It is run by the classical radio station 4MBS Classic FM. Thanks, Gary Thorpe, General Manager 4MBS Classic FM.
Thank you Gary! Done! Let me know if you want it worded differently.
Best,
Brendan
Hello Brendan, Slight change – ‘ BRISBANE 4MBS CLASSIC FM – FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK.
Many thanks, Gary
updated!