Around the United States
Whether you’re traveling down the street, across the country, or around the globe – Shakespeare is always there and waiting for you! What better way to get your kids to love the Bard then by experiencing his shows LIVE! United States are below, but don’t fret – you can find Shakespeare festivals around the globe here!
Alabama
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival — Montgomery, AL — asf.net
Alaska
- Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre — Fairbanks, AK — www.fstalaska.org
Arizona
- Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival — Flagstaff, AZ — flagshakes.org
- Southwest Shakespeare Company — Mesa, AZ — swshakespeare.org
Arkansas
- Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre — Conway, AR — arkshakes.com
California
- African-American Shakespeare Company — San Francisco, CA — www.african-americanshakes.org
- California Shakespeare Theater — Orinda, CA — calshakes.org
- Central Coast Shakespeare Festival – San Luis Obispo, CA – www.centralcoastshakespeare.org
- Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival — Thousand Oaks, CA — www.kingsmenshakespeare.org
- Marin Shakespeare Company — San Rafael, CA — www.marinshakespeare.org
- New Swan Shakespeare Festival — Irvine, CA — newswanshakespeare.com
- North Coast Repertory Theatre — Solana Beach, CA — northcoastrep.org
- Pacific Repertory Theatre — Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA — www.pacrep.org
- San Francisco Shakespeare Festival — San Francisco, CA — www.sfshakes.org
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare — Santa Cruz, CA — www.santacruzshakespeare.org
- Shakespeare by the Sea — Los Angeles, CA — www.shakespearebythesea.org
- Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA — www.shakespearecenter.org
- Silicon Valley Shakespeare — San Jose, CA — www.svshakespeare.org
- Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum — Topanga, CA — theatricum.com
Colorado
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival — Boulder, CO — cupresents.org/series/shakespeare-festival
Connecticut
- Connecticut Free Shakespeare — Bridgeport, CT
- Elm Shakespeare Company — New Haven, CT — www.elmshakespeare.org
Delaware
- Delaware Shakespeare — Wilmington, DE — delshakes.org
District of Columbia
- Shakespeare Theatre Company — Washington, DC — www.shakespearetheatre.org
- Taffety Punk Theatre Company — Washington, DC — www.taffetypunk.com
Florida
- Orlando Shakes — Orlando, FL — www.orlandoshakes.org
- Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival — Palm Beach, FL — pbshakespeare.org
- Southern Shakespeare Festival — Tallahassee, FL — southernshakespearefestival.org
Georgia
- Atlanta Shakespeare Company — Atlanta, GA
- Georgia Shakespeare Festival — Atlanta, GA — www.gashakespeare.org
Hawaii
- Hawai’i Shakespeare Festival — Honolulu, HI — www.hawaiishakes.org
Idaho
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival — Boise, ID — idahoshakespeare.org
Illinois
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater — Chicago, IL — www.chicagoshakes.com
- Illinois Shakespeare Festival — Bloomington, IL — illinoisshakes.com
- Peoria Shakespeare Festival — Peoria, IL — www.peoriashakespearefestival.com
Illinois
- Indianapolis Shakespeare Company — Indianapolis, IN — indyshakes.com
Iowa
- Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival — Iowa City, IA — riversidetheatre.org
Kansas
- Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival — St. Marys, KS — flinthillsshakespearefestival.com
Kentucky
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival — Louisville, KY — kyshakespeare.com
Louisiana
- New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane — New Orleans, LA — neworleansshakespeare.org
Maine
- Camden Shakespeare Festival — Camden, ME — camdenshakespeare.org
- Theater at Monmouth — Monmouth, ME — theateratmonmouth.org
Maryland
- Annapolis Shakespeare Company — Annapolis, MD — annapolisshakespeare.org
- Baltimore Shakespeare Factory — Baltimore, MD — baltimoreshakespearefactory.org
- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company — Ellicott City, MD — chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Massachusetts
- Actors’ Shakespeare Project — Boston, MA — actorsshakespeareproject.org
- Commonwealth Shakespeare Company — Boston, MA — commshakes.org
- Shakespeare & Company — Lenox, MA — shakespeare.org
Michigan
- Michigan Shakespeare Festival — Jackson, MI — michiganshakespearefestival.com
- Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company — Grand Haven, MI — pcsctheatre.org
Minnesota
- Classical Actors Ensemble — Minneapolis, MN — classicalactorsensemble.org
- Great River Shakespeare Festival — Winona, MN — grsf.org
Missouri
- Heart of America Shakespeare Festival — Kansas City, MO — kcshakes.org
- St. Louis Shakespeare Festival — St. Louis, MO — stlshakes.org
Montana
- Montana Shakespeare in the Parks — Bozeman, MT — shakespeareintheparks.org
Nebraska
- Nebraska Shakespeare Festival — Omaha, NE
Nevada
- Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival — Incline Village, NV — laketahoeshakespeare.com
New Hampshire
- Advice to the Players — Center Sandwich, NH — advicetotheplayers.org
- Seven Stages Shakespeare Company — Portsmouth, NH — 7stagesshakespeare.org
New Jersey
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey — Madison, NJ — shakespearenj.org
New Mexico
- New Mexico Shakespeare Festival — Albuquerque, NM — nmshakes.org
New York
- Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival — Cold Spring, NY — hvshakespeare.org
- New York Classical Theatre — New York, NY — nyclassical.org
- Shakespeare in the Park (Public Theater) — New York, NY
North Carolina
- Montford Park Players — Asheville, NC — montfordparkplayers.org
- Sweet Tea Shakespeare — Fayetteville, NC — sweetteashakespeare.com
Ohio
- Cincinnati Shakespeare Company — Cincinnati, OH — cincyshakes.com
- Cleveland Shakespeare Festival — Cleveland, OH — cleveshakes.org
- Ohio Shakespeare Festival — Akron, OH — ohioshakespearefestival.com
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park — Oklahoma City, OK — okshakes.org
Oregon
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival — Ashland, OR — osfashland.org
- Portland Shakespeare Project — Portland, OR — portlandshakes.org
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival — Center Valley, PA — pashakespeare.org
- Shakespeare in Clark Park — Philadelphia, PA — shakespeareinclarkpark.org
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater — Providence, RI — rishakespeare.org
South Carolina
- South Carolina Shakespeare Company — Columbia, SC — shakespearesc.org
- Upstate Shakespeare Festival — Greenville, SC — warehousetheatre.com
South Dakota
- South Dakota Shakespeare Festival — Vermillion, SD — sdshakespearefestival.org
Tennessee
- Nashville Shakespeare Festival — Nashville, TN — nashvilleshakes.org
- Tennessee Shakespeare Company — Memphis, TN — tnshakespeare.org
Texas
- Austin Shakespeare — Austin, TX — austinshakespeare.org
- Shakespeare Dallas — Dallas, TX — shakespearedallas.org
- Texas Shakespeare Festival — Kilgore, TX — texasshakespeare.com
Utah
- Utah Shakespeare Festival — Cedar City, UT — bard.org
Vermont
- Vermont Shakespeare Festival — Burlington, VT — vermontshakespeare.org
Virginia
- American Shakespeare Center — Staunton, VA — americanshakespearecenter.com
- Virginia Shakespeare Festival — Williamsburg, VA — vashakespeare.org
Washington
- Seattle Shakespeare Company — Seattle, WA — seattleshakespeare.org
- Wooden O — Seattle, WA — seattleshakespeare.org/wooden-o
West Virginia
- West Virginia Shakespeare Festival — Huntington, WV — wvshakes.org
Wisconsin
- American Players Theatre — Spring Green, WI — americanplayers.org
- Door Shakespeare — Baileys Harbor, WI — doorshakespeare.com
Wyoming
- Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company — Lander, WY — wyomingshakespeare.org
For a more extensive and detailed list, visit the Shakespeare Theatre Association at stahome.org.
No matter where you are in the U.S., a Shakespearean experience is never too far away. So grab a seat, let the Bard’s words enchant you, and enjoy the magic of live Shakespearean theater!
