Now in its seventeenth 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 2019 for The Merry Wives of Windsor in July and our Community Tour in October and November!
Del Shakes seeks a professional arts/nonprofit associate to support its year-round programming and help the company continue to grow. Specifically, the marketing & business associate will oversee and implement marketing and public relations tasks, develop and implement earned income opportunities, work with a bookkeeper to process all company financial transactions, and, in tandem with the […]
Delaware Shakespeare’s two full productions in 2020 are united by water, by storms, by shipwrecks, and also by music, by magic, by love, by family members forgiven and restored. The 18th annual Summer Festival will be The Tempest. Producing Artistic Director David Stradley will direct the production, his first Summer Festival show since 2016’s The […]
Delaware Shakespeare is accepting headshots and resumes for actors for its 2020 season, including the Summer Festival production of The Tempest, directed by David Stradley, and the fall Community Tour production of a new musical adaptation of Twelfth Night, created by Liz Filios and Robi Hager (director TBA). Female and non-binary performers will be considered […]
Due to the canceled 7/17 and 7/18 performances, there will be an added performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Tuesday 7/23 at 7:30pm. Grounds will open at 6:15pm for picnicking and pre-show entertainment. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
On May 2, from 6-8pm, join Delaware Shakespeare staff and board for complimentary wine tastings and light snacks, and meet artists from our 2019 productions at Swigg, 1601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803 . Buy some delicious wine – after all, THE MERRY W̶I̶N̶E̶S̶ WIVES OF WINDSOR is a pretty intoxicating Shakespeare play. Plus, 10% […]
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
Highmark Delaware is our Children's Activity Tent Sponsor.
www.highmarkbcbsde.com
Swigg is our Wine Shop Sponsor.
www.swiggwine.com
Delmarva Power have generously donated assistance and resources to Delaware Shakespeare. www.delmarva.com
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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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