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- Alabama Shakespeare Festival - Attracting more than 300,000 visitors a year, ASF produces 14 world-class productions annually, including classical works, contemporary plays, lavish musicals, and new works commissioned by the Festival's Southern Writers Project.
www.asf.net
- American Players Theatre - Shakespeare and fine classical productions in a beautiful hilltop amphitheatre close to Spring Green, Wisconsin.
www.americanplayers.org
- Atlantic Shakespeare Festival - The Amphitheatre is a perfect setting to bring the world of Shakespeare to a state park in the tourist town of St. Augustine, a short drive south of Jacksonville, on Florida's east coast.
pages.prodigy.com/esjay/aschome.htm
- Austin Shakespeare Festival - Shakespeare under the stars in central Texas. Free admission.
www.austinshakespeare.org
- Bridgeport Free Shakespeare - Produces understandable and entertaining performances of Shakespeare's plays under the stars in Connecticut.
www.bridgeportfreeshakespeare.org
- California Shakespeare Festival - Acclaimed as "the best of the West Coast Shakespeare Festivals".
www.calshakes.org
- Carmel Shake-speare Festival - Pacific Repertory Theatre performs Shakespeare at the Outdoor Forest Theatre, Carmel, between August and October.
www.pacrep.org
- Carolinian Shakespeare Festival - A summer theatre making classic works of literature accessible to everyone, in New Bern, North Carolina.
www.geocities.com/Broadway/Booth/9270
- Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival - Southwest Ohio's professional classical theatre, offering nine productions annually. A resident company of 10-15 actors from around the country performs all roles in a year-round season of the best of Shakespeare and the classics.
www.cincyshakes.com
- Classics in the Park - Festival Theatre, the oldest professional outdoor company in Illinois, performs at Austin Gardens, Chicago.
www.oprf.com/festival
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival - One of the top three Shakespeare festivals in the nation.
www.coloradoshakes.org
- Denver Public Schools Shakespeare Festival - Every year, more than 3,000 students from Denver's public schools present a day of pure Shakespearean merriment with parades, performances, costumes, games and contests.
denver.sidewalk.com/detail/43271
- Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre - The world's northernmost company, set amidst the boreal splendor of Alaska's birch forest, presenting Shakespeare with artistic integrity, innovative design and quality production values.
www.fairbanks-shakespeare.org
- Festival Theatre Ensemble - Bringing Shakespeare and interactive theatre to San Francisco.
members.aol.com/festivalth
- First Folio Shakespeare Festival - Equity, not-for-profit theatre specializing in outdoor summer Shakespeare productions and educational touring. Based at the Peabody Estate at Mayslake Forest Preserve in Oak Brook, Illinois.
www.firstfolio.org
- Florida Shakespeare Theatre - Founded in 1979, the FST has toured in more than half of Florida's 67 counties, presented 28 Shakespearean productions, and won critical acclaim for its artistic excellence.
www.afn.org/~theatre
- Garden Variety Shakespeare - Live theatre at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama.
www.guidetobham.com/gvs/index.htm
- Georgia Shakespeare Festival - A not-for-profit repertory theatre dedicated to producing the works of William Shakespeare and other enduring authors.
www.gashakespeare.org
- Gorilla Repertory Theatre Company - Performing Shakespeare in Washington Square Park, New York City.
www.brettsinger.com/clients/gorillarep.html
- Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival - One of west Michigan's unique annual cultural events.
www.gvsu.edu/shakes
- Hamptons Shakespeare Festival - Critically acclaimed free outdoor theater entering its fifth anniversary season on eastern Long Island.
www.hamptons-shakespeare.org
- Heart of America Shakespeare Festival - A much-anticipated annual event in the intimate setting of Kansas City's Southmoreland Park.
www.kcshakes.org
- Houston Shakespeare Festival - Performances are held at the Miller Outdoor Theatre, Herman Park.
www.hfac.uh.edu/theatre/hsf.htm
- Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival - A well-known and respected regional theatre. Shakespeare scholars, critics and enthusiastic fans have lauded its spare, clear and compelling productions.
www.hvshakespeare.org
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival - Idaho's premier professional repertory theatre company performs Shakespeare in a world-class, outdoor amphitheatre beside the Boise River.
www.idahoshakespeare.org
- Illinois Shakespeare Festival - A source of entertainment and education for audiences who delight in seeing Shakespeare's work showcased beneath a canopy of stars.
www.orat.ilstu.edu/isf.html
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival - A non-profit theatre company founded in 1960 and the oldest of the six, free, professional, independently-operated Shakespeare festivals in the United States.
www.kyshakes.org
- Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival - Shakespeare reigns on the banks of Lake Tahoe's Sand Harbor.
www.laketahoeshakespeare.com
- Lexington Shakespeare Festival - An outdoor summer Shakespearean Theatre that has served the Central Kentucky community since 1982.
www.lexingtonshakespeare.org
- Maine Shakespeare Festival - Pre-show activities include a fire-torch juggler, puppeteers, Renaissance singers and dancers, and spirited swordplay.
www.maineguide.com/ptc
- Marin Shakespeare Company - Achieving excellence in the staging and study of Shakespearean plays, in Marin County, California.
www.marinshakespeare.org
- Michigan Shakespeare Festival - Quality productions presented under the leafy canopy of Ella Sharp Park in Jackson.
www.michshakefest.org
- Montana Shakespeare in the Parks - A non-profit theatrical touring company from Bozeman, providing free Shakespeare performances to communities in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
www.montana.edu/shakespeare
- Nebraska Shakespeare Festival - A non-profit, professional theatre company based in Omaha, and a founding member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America.
neshakespeare.creighton.edu
- Nevada Shakespeare Festival - Promoting interest in world-class professional theatre, new works, avante-garde and innovative treatments of imaginative literature.
www.nevada-shakespeare.org
- New England Shakespeare Festival - Based on the First Folio and using Elizabethan cue script technique, NESF stages shows as Shakespeare's actors did - without rehearsal.
www.newenglandshakespeare.org
- New Jersey Shakespeare Festival - The state's only professional theatre company dedicated to the presentation of Shakespeare's canon and other classic dramatic entertainments for the cultural enrichment of the community.
www.njshakespeare.org
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Presents an eight-month season of 11 plays, five by Shakespeare and six by classic and contemporary playwrights, in repertory in three theatres.
www.orshakes.org
- Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival - Based at the Orange County Historical Museum at Loch Haven Park.
www.shakespearefest.org
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival - Experience the passion, magic, and comedy of the Bards masterpieces in Pennsylvanias scenic Lehigh Valley, halfway between Philadelphia and New York City.
www.pashakespeare.org
- Richmond Shakespeare Festival - Plays at a building which stood in England during Shakespeare's lifetime.
www.richmondshakespeare.com
- San Francisco Shakespeare Festival - Free Shakespeare from July to October.
www.sfshakes.org
- Seattle Shakespeare Festival - The only professional theatre in Washington State dedicated to the work of the world's greatest dramatist.
www.seattleshakes.org
- Shakespeare & Company - Shakespeare productions, in-depth classical training and performance methods, in Lenox, Massachusetts.
www.shakespeare.org
- Shakespeare & Company - Minnesota's longest-running outdoor classical repertory theatre, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Enjoy performances of Shakespeare and other classical plays in an informal picnic atmosphere.
www.shakespeare-company.org
- Shakespeare at Benbow Lake - The 1999 season saw an exclusive engagement for the Anglian Open Air Shakespeare Company, direct from England.
www.asis.com/bard
- Shakespeare by the Sea - Performed at Point Fermin Park, San Pedro, and on tour along the West Coast. All performances are free.
www.shakespearebythesea.org
- Shakespeare Festival of Arkansas - Guide to theatrical classics with an emphasis on Shakespeare. Information on the season, sponsors, volunteers, actors, and upcoming activities.
www.shakespearefestival.org
- Shakespeare Festival of Dallas - A tradition in Dallas since 1972, and the second oldest free Shakespeare festival in the country.
www.shakespearedallas.org
- Shakespeare Festival/LA - Integrates a spring fund-raising event featuring notable Hollywood actors, with free union-contracted outdoor summer theatrical productions, and highly acclaimed arts-in-education and community outreach programs.
www.shakespearefestivalla.org
- Shakespeare in Central Park - Free performances in Central Park during the summer, including at least one Shakespeare production each season, have become one of New York's most beloved cultural traditions.
www.publictheater.org
- Shakespeare in Delaware Park - A summer tradition in Buffalo, NY, since 1976 - attracting more than 50,000 patrons each year.
www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org
- Shakespeare in the Park - Presented by GreenStage, a non-profit, non-professional theatre organization in Seattle.
www.greenstage.org
- Shakespeare in the Park - The Tennessee Stage Company, located in Knoxville, is a professional theatre company offering a summer season of Shakespeare and year-round plays, readings and acting classes.
www.korrnet.org/tnstage
- Shakespeare Orange County - Dedicated to presenting the finest Shakespearean productions at the Waltmar Theatre, Orange, in Southern California.
www.chapman.edu/comm/td/soc/index.html
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz - A festival known for its daring interpretations and outdoor performances in the Festival Glen on the UCSC campus.
www.shakespearesantacruz.org
- Shakespeare under the Stars - Productions in the outdoor amphitheatre at The EmilyAnn Theatre, Wimberley, Texas.
www.emilyann.org
- Shakespeare-in-the-Parks - Performed by Portland Actors Ensemble.
www.portlandactors.org
- Shenandoah Shakespeare Express - Two touring theater troupes that criss-cross the country, performing to over 60,000 people annually at colleges, high schools, festivals, and performing arts centers.
www.ishakespeare.com
- Smoky Mountain Shakespeare Festival - Professional outdoor festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
www.korrnet.org/gryphon/festival.htm
- Southwest Shakespeare Company - Non-profit, professional theatre company based in Mesa, Arizona, dedicated to performing Shakespeare and other classics.
www.swshakespeare.com
- St. Louis Shakespeare Company - Summer and winter seasons devoted to the Bard.
www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7001/index.html
- Summer Shakes - Non-profit theatrical production company in Virginia, created to provide quality family entertainment with an emphasis on the classics.
www.vabeach.com/shakespeare
- Texas Shakespeare Festival - In residence on the campus of Kilgore College.
www.texasshakespeare.com
- The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival - All shows are free and performed outdoors in the courtyard of the Mather Memorial Building on the campus of Case Western Reserve University.
www.cleveshakes.org
- The Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival - Presenting quality, innovative, accessible, and professional theatrical productions for the cultural enrichment of Pennsylvania's Capital Region.
www.hbgshakespeare.pa.net
- The Nashville Shakespeare Festival - Features the plays of William Shakespeare, and classical, modern, and emerging playwrights.
www.brotherswest.com/nsf
- The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival - One of the state's largest professional theatres, performing in North Carolina and surrounding states for more than 26 weeks each year.
www.ncshakes.org
- The Pasadena Shakespeare Company - A non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to presenting high-quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare's plays.
www.pasadenashakespeare.com
- The Shakespeare Theatre - Critically acclaimed, award-winning Shakespeare company based in Washington DC.
www.shakespearedc.org
- The South Carolina Shakespeare Company - Performs to packed audiences throughout the state, proving the Bard's words remain as fresh and delightful as they were when first performed centuries ago.
www.scshakespeare.org
- The Theater At Monmouth - Professional productions of the world's greatest classical plays in rotating repertory. Shakespeare is the touchstone and standard. Performances are held in beautiful Cumston Hall, Monmouth, Maine.
www.theateratmonmouth.org
- Utah Shakespearean Festival - A world-renowned regional theatre company presenting three Shakespeare plays, and five plays by other playwrights, in three theatres each season from June through October.
www.bard.org
- Virginia Shakespeare Festival - In 1753, Williamsburg was home to the first professional Shakespeare production in the New World. Today, the annual summer festival carries on the tradition in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, on the campus of the College of William and Mary.
www.wm.edu/vashakespeare
- Williamstown Theatre Festival - In 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow returned to the stage as Rosalind in As You Like It. The 2000 season will run from mid-June through late August.
www.wtfestival.org
- Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival - Performed at the University of Wisconsin in Platteville.
vms.www.uwplatt.edu/~wsf
- Young Shakespeare Players - For the last 20 years, YSP has brought together young people to perform full-length Shakespeare plays. This year's productions are Measure for Measure, The Tempest, and Richard II.
www.ysp.org
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