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Del Shakes Receives First Ever NEA Grant

Delaware Shakespeare to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019.  Included in this announcement is a Challenge America grant of […]

Shakespeare Day on Market Street

CLICK HERE FOR VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SHEET Wilmington! Shakespeare Day is coming back! April 23, 2019 is William Shakespeare’s 455th birthday. To celebrate, Delaware Shakespeare would like to present every single play Shakespeare ever wrote in the course of one hour, on Market Street in downtown Wilmington. So we could use some help! After staging Shakespeare […]

“Shakespeare + St. Valentine” 2019 Playlist

Del Shakes is pleased to announce the fun mix of scenes, sonnets, song, and interactive elements that will make up the February 15 & 16 performances of Shakespeare + St. Valentine. Get your tickets here!Click here for more information. PLAYLIST Sonnet 128 “How Good It Feels” by Lake Street Dive The Taming of the Shrew – […]

Perspectives on THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Tour

With twenty performances offered over four weeks, The Merchant of Venice was our longest running production ever. The production launched intense, but respectful conversations about the rise in anti-Semitism and other instance of hate speech and hate crime in our country. Producing Artistic Director David Stradley shares three highlights from the road. First State Community […]

2019 Del Shakes Season Auditions

Delaware Shakespeare is accepting headshots and resumes for actors for its 2019 season, including the Summer Festival production of The Merry Wives of Windsor,directed by Krista Apple, and the fall Community Tour production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Lindsay Smiling. Female and non-binary performers will be considered for some traditionally male roles. Performers of all ethnic […]

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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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