Behind The Scenes

The Tempest

During the 2020 {Mostly} Virtual Festival, Producing Artistic Director David Stradley and Shakespeare Santa Cruz Artistic Director Mike Ryan talked about preparing to direct COVID-postponed productions of The Tempest in “Two Bald Guys Direct The Tempest.”

Take a look into fun moments from our past.

Videos From Past Years
The News Journal preview video for the 2016 Summer Festival production of The Comedy of Errors.

WHYY First segment featuring the 2015 Summer Festival production of The Taming of the Shrew.

Click here for “I Am Hamlet” Videos – interviews with Delawareans about key Hamlet speeches.

Click here for several behind the scenes videos from our journey to create the 2013 Festival production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

2023 Season Announcement

“A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury…” – Macbeth “Thou wouldst have told this tale for virtue…” – Cymbeline In 2023, we pair Shakespeare’s horror story with Shakespeare’s fairy tale. Join us in our 21st season for a full spectrum journey of the good and the bad in the human experience. […]

HIRING: Marketing & Business Associate

Del Shakes seeks an arts or nonprofit associate with strong marketing background/interest 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, work with a bookkeeper to process all company financial transactions, develop and implement earned income opportunities, […]

Sun 7/24 Performance Time Change – 6pm to 7pm

Due to the current heat advisory, the start time of the Sunday, July 24 performance will be moved from 6pm to 7pm. This will allow the majority of the performance and audience area to be in shade by the beginning of the performance, with the remaining areas soon following. If any patrons currently holding tickets […]

TWELFTH NIGHT Authors Look Forward to Sharing with Audience

Co-writers Liz Filios and Tanaquil Márquez share their excitement and hopes before this weekend’s concert presentation of TWELFTH NIGHT, O LO QUE QUIERAS. Q: You’ve been developing this piece for 2 1/2 years. What gives you excitement about sharing the music with audiences for the first time next weekend? LIZ: It’s hard to believe it’s […]

Singing at Rodney Square – A Short Interview with Daniel L. Melo

Daniel L. Melo, Sebastian in the upcoming TWELFTH NIGHT, O LO QUE QUIERAS in CONCERT event at Rodney Square shares a few thoughts about preparations for the program. DEL SHAKES: We’ve been developing this musical for 2 1/2 years, but this is your first experience with it. What are some of things that you’ve appreciated […]

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2023 Season Announcement

HIRING: Marketing & Business Associate

Sun 7/24 Performance Time Change – 6pm to 7pm

TWELFTH NIGHT Authors Look Forward to Sharing with Audience

Singing at Rodney Square – A Short Interview with Daniel L. Melo

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