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Come on out to the park for our second weekend of open rehearsals. We’ll be at Rockwood from 10am-4pm on Saturday 6/22 and 12n-4pm on Sunday 6/23. Last week’s guests got to see the first stumble-through of our Act One. Who knows what you can catch this week?
Get ready for another curated night of brews with the Bard!Join Delaware Shakespeare and the amazing crew at Wilmington Brew Works for a night of select performances highlighted by local craft brews. Listen to Master Brewer Craig Wensell explain tasting notes for three WBW creations alongside curated selections from Shakespeare (and more!) that will connect […]
We are thrilled to announce our two main season productions for 2025. We hope you will join us for our most adventurous season yet! From July 17-Aug. 3, we return to Illyria in the bilingual musical adaptation of Twelfth Night, O Lo Que Quieras. This poignant story follows twins Sebastian and Violeta who have been […]
As his twelve-year tenure as Producing Artistic Director draws to a close, David Stradley reflects on key moments during his time leading Delaware Shakespeare. A REFLECTION ON HAMLET When I look back over my time at Del Shakes, our 2014 production of Hamlet marks a clear inflection point. That was my third year leading Del […]
Delaware Shakespeare will begin 2024 with two dynamic arts leaders leading the state’s largest professional Shakespeare company: Mariah Ghant, now the artistic associate and literary manager for the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, will become Delaware Shakespeare’s artistic director. Robert Tombari, now the program director of Goshen Theater in Goshen, Indiana, will step into the role […]
CLICK HERE FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ON CYMBELINE There are lots of plot “Easter eggs” in Bailey Kung’s fantastic and fun poster design for Cymbeline. They were kind enough to share their insights into the creation of the poster. Bonus – it forms a great “Cliffs Notes” to the plot of Cymbeline. THE EAGLE AND THE […]
Matthew S. Meyer, County Executive. New Castle County's Rockwood Park is the summer home of Delaware Shakespeare. www.rockwood.org
Delaware Shakespeare is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on delawarescene.org.
Delaware Shakespeare is delighted to have Janssen's Market as our Picnic Sponsor. www.janssensmarket.com
Swigg is our Wine Shop Sponsor.
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Rockwood Park
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-468-4890
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Delaware Shakespeare is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on delawarescene.org.
We envision a Delaware where people from all walks of life celebrate and explore their shared humanity through the lens of Shakespearean works.
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Matthew S. Meyer, County Executive. New Castle County’s Rockwood Park is the summer home of Delaware Shakespeare. www.rockwood.org
Delaware Shakespeare is a proud member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association.
Head to www.stahome.org for more information.
