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Production History


SUMMER FESTIVAL

At Archmere Academy:

2003: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2004: As You Like It
2005: Love’s Labour’s Lost

At Rockwood Park:

2006: Much Ado About Nothing
2007: Richard III
2008: Romeo and Juliet
2009: Twelfth Night
2010: Macbeth
2011: The Winter’s Tale
2012: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2013: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
2014: Hamlet
2015: The Taming of the Shrew
2016: The Comedy of Errors
2017: Henry V
2018: Much Ado About Nothing
2019: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Coming in 2020: The Tempest

COMMUNITY TOUR

2016: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
2017: As You Like It
2018: The Merchant of Venice
2019: Romeo and Juliet
Coming in 2020: A new MUSICAL adaptation of Twelfth Night

 

Black Lives Matter

View “Anti-Racism Next Steps” Shakespeare is not a voice we naturally turn to for racial justice. There are elements of his work that are problematic for Black artists and audience members. But at his best what Shakespeare tries to do in his plays is to see every person as a full and complete human being. […]

Race in Shakespeare Productions: A Two-Part Series

As part of Delaware Shakespeare’s journey to become an antiracist theatre company, we offer these two online discussions looking at the role race plays when casting and conceiving Shakespeare productions. Both of these events are “pay-what-you-decide.” Registration is free for the Zoom program. Immediately after the event, you’ll be sent a link inviting you to […]

Shakespeare, Poe & Fiends – at Fort Christina

Purchase Tickets Here! Shakespeare, Poe & Fiends at Fort ChristinaAn Autumnal Story StrollSunday, November 1Timed Admissions at 2pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, and 4pm(Rain date: Sunday, November 8) $20 Adults$15 Youth 18 and under Purchase Tickets HERE. While COVID-19 means it is not wise for 40 souls to sit closely inside historic buildings, we invite you to […]

The Bard’s in the Garden

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON SHAKESPEARE IN THE GARDEN by Gail Obenreder, Arts Journalist-in-Residence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.” Of course, in Sonnet 18 Shakespeare is speaking about the eternal beauty of his love. But in September in Delaware, the days are – indeed […]

{Mostly} Virtual…Totally Festive

A look at the {Mostly} Virtual Festival by Gail Obenreder, Arts Journalist -in-Residence A festival – by nature and by definition – is a gathering often held annually and in the same place, built around a community, or a theme, or a cultural centerpiece. In England’s Elizabethan age – the time of Shakespeare – there […]

Anti-racism Next Steps

In late May, Delaware Shakespeare released an anti-racism statement in support of the Black Lives Matter protests against the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and too many more members of the Black community. In the following days and weeks, the theatre industry, along with many other industries in our country, has […]

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Rockwood Park
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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4 S. Poplar Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-468-4890
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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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