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Festival Schedule & Activities – July 12-28, 2019

Wednesday – Saturday Performances

6:15 pm – Gates Open
6:50 pm – Shakespeare Orientation
7:05 pm – Comedy Pre-show
7:30 pm – The Merry Wives of Windsor

Sunday Performances (Family Night!)

4:45 pm – Gates Open
5:20 pm – Shakespeare Orientation
5:35 pm – Comedy Pre-show
6:00 pm – The Merry Wives of Windsor

There is so much to do at the Summer Festival!

Picnicking on the Grounds
Bring a picnic and dine during the Summer Festival pre-show entertainment. (Remember seating is general admission on your own blanket or lawn chair.) If you don’t have time to pack a picnic, a selection of sandwiches from Janssen’s Market will be available.
Show Orientation
40 minutes prior to showtime. Two actors from the production offer insight to the evening’s play and allow time for a question and answer session with the audience.
Comedy Pre-Show
25 minutes prior to showtime. Members of Delaware Shakespeare’s College Apprentice Program perform an original comedy sketch inspired by Merry Wives.
Wandering Bards
Members of Delaware Shakespeare’s High School Internship Program rove through the crowd engaging smaller groups of audience members with sonnets and interactive Shakespeare-themed games.
Children’s Activities
Only on Family Nights (Sundays). Bring your children early to enjoy various Shakespearean-themed arts and crafts at our Children’s Activity Tent. Tent remains open during the performance!

Performance Updates: Added Tuesday 7/23 Show

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.

Spring Tasting + Season Preview at Swigg

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% […]

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 – […]

  • New Castle County

    Matthew S. Meyer, County Executive. New Castle County's Rockwood Park is the summer home of Delaware Shakespeare. www.rockwood.org

  • Delaware Division of the Arts

    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.

  • Janssen's Market

    Delaware Shakespeare is delighted to have Janssen's Market as our Picnic Sponsor. www.janssensmarket.com

  • Highmark Delaware

    Highmark Delaware is our Children's Activity Tent Sponsor.
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  • Swigg

    Swigg is our Wine Shop Sponsor.
    www.swiggwine.com

  • Delmarva Power

    Delmarva Power have generously donated assistance and resources to Delaware Shakespeare. www.delmarva.com

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Rockwood Park
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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