Now in its eighteenth season, Delaware Shakespeare creates year-round professional theatre and educational programs for residents and friends of the State of Delaware. At Del Shakes, people from all walks of life celebrate and explore their shared humanity through the lens of Shakespearean work.
We hope you will join us in 2020 for The Tempest in July-August and our Community Tour production of Twelfth Night in September and October!
BACK TO JOBS PAGE Delaware Shakespeare is accepting video auditions for general consideration for roles and opportunities in the 2022 Season. After two years of not holding auditions, we are looking forward to reconnecting with the area acting community, and welcome auditions from any actors who are interested in using classic plays to help a […]
BACK TO JOBS PAGE SEEKING: Actors for Ariel, Ferdinand, and Miranda, as well as understudy Prospero Delaware Shakespeare is accepting video auditions for the roles of Ariel, Ferdinand, and Miranda in its 2022 Summer Festival production of The Tempest, directed by David Stradley. The production was originally scheduled to be staged in July 2020, and […]
“There is always a squad, collaborators, a body that supports change occurring.”– Sage Crump Delaware Shakespeare is pleased to share news of a major shift to its staffing structure with the addition of the Del Shakes Artistic Squad. The Squad is conceived as a rotating, two-term collective, bringing ever-evolving points of view to the artistic […]
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS TICKETS – $20 Favorite Del Shakes artists welcome you to a “pot luck”-style performance. Each artist will share 2-3 contributions that they love – poems, songs, monologues, stories, etc. Think of it as a warm gathering around the hearth, with really talented houseguests! Featuring the Del Shakes Artistic Squad: Newton […]
The closing performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, originally scheduled for 2pm on Sunday 9/19, was rescheduled earlier this week to a 4pm start time. There will be more shade at Rodney Square at that time!
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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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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