The Delaware Shakespeare Community Tour aims to bring professional Shakespeare to underserved and non-traditional audiences throughout the state and region. The centerpiece of the tour is thirteen performances at homeless shelters, detention facilities, community centers and other locations where people may have limited access to the arts.
Many of the tour performances are open to members of the general public and represent a powerful viewing experience. Individuals must RSVP. Open seats are limited so as to maintain the focus of each performance on the individuals served by each partner venue. EMAIL INFO@DELSHAKES.ORG TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE.
AS YOU LIKE IT TOUR SCHEDULE
Wednesday 10/25 at 5:30pm
Groves Adult High School (Red Clay) – Marshallton
Thursday 10/26 at 6pm
Ministry of Caring/Sacred Heart Village – Trinity Vicinity
Friday 10/27 at 1pm
Rick Van Story Resource Center – Wilmington Riverfront
Saturday 10/28 at 2pm
Kent County Public Library – Dover
Sunday 10/29 at 3pm
Group performance for Dover homeless shelters at Christ Episcopal Church
Tuesday 10/31 at 1pm
Delaware Psychiatric Center – New Castle
Wednesday 11/1 at 6pm
Achievement Center – Wilmington
Thursday 11/2 at 6:30pm
Greenwood Public Library – Greenwood
Friday 11/3 at 6pm
Broad Street Ministry – Philadelphia
Wednesday 11/8 at 1pm
Stockley Center – Georgetown
NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution, Ferris School for Boys, Howard R. Young Correctional Institution
The Community Tour commenced in November 2016 by offering performances of Pericles, Prince of Tyre in all three Delaware counties, serving 619 individuals. Ten of the tour performances were open to the general public to attend as guests at our community venues, creating wonderful audiences from all walks of life.
The feedback Delaware Shakespeare received from audience members for Pericles was extraordinary, some of which is included below.
“I would like to thank you very much for being willing to share your talent with us. I am happy that I was open about coming to see the play. I never in a million years that I would see a Shakespeare play and boy was it a good one. I will follow the Festival upon my release because I will go to see another one.”
– Inmate, Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute
“I felt like Shakespeare wanted to send us angels, to tell us we’re all kings and queens.”
– Patient, Delaware Psychiatric Center
“This was really nice. It was so nice that you came right here to us, because a lot of us, we can’t leave here. So we don’t get to do things like this.”
– Patient, Delaware Psychiatric Center
“I had never seen some of these boys smile and laugh before…you just don’t see it often. And I would say the same for some of the staff! So that was something really nice, to be able to smile and laugh together, for a change.”
– Staff Member, Ferris School for Boys
“I’m not a theater guy, I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen or read anything to do with Shakespeare since high school, which has been a looong time. But okay, you got me. I really liked the parts with action and music, and it was just really good overall. I might just have to come out in the summer to see the next one.”
– Audience Member, Absalom Jones Senior Center
