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In Solidarity with Our Black Community June 3, 2020 - 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. Delaware Shakespeare’s vision is […]
Summer Festival Postponement May 27, 2020 - As a result of the guidelines in place to reopen Delaware’s economy, and of the overall public health climate surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware Shakespeare’s board and staff have made the decision to postpone this summer’s production of The Tempest until the summer of 2021. “The Delaware Shakespeare Summer Festival means so much to so […]
Online Salon: Tales from Tour, Vol. 1 May 13, 2020 - An online salon with three actors from Del Shakes Community Tours, sharing stories from the road and bringing Shakespeare to all! Ever wondered how Shakespeare performances are received in prisons? In homeless shelters? At the Delaware Psychiatric Center? In this interactive discussion, actors Newton Buchanan, Danielle Leneé, and Bi Jean Ngo tell of their transformative […]
Shakespeare Day 2020–ONLINE! April 17, 2020 - DOWNLOAD YOUR SHAKESPEARE DAY PLAY TITLE CHECKLIST! Since we had to cancel our free April 16th Shakespeare Day in downtown Milford, we are doing what folks all over the world are doing: finding a creative way to celebrate a birthday. For our 5th Annual Shakespeare Day, a Del Shakes tradition which celebrates the Bard’s birthday, […]
Online Salon: TWELFTH NIGHT to NOCHE DE REYES April 14, 2020 - CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS In this interactive discussion, Composer/Lyricist Liz Filios and Director/Script Consultant Tanaquil Márquez share insights into the creative process behind creating a world premiere musical adaptation of Twelfth Night that is inclusive of Spanish dialogue and Latin-infused music. Thursday, April 237:30pmvia the online video conferencing platform Zoom $20 Once you purchase a ticket, […]
The Sonnet Project – for our Socially Distant Times March 26, 2020 - Del Shakes is using a little bit of iambic pentameter to help us through our socially distant times – posting a reading of a Shakespeare sonnet each weekday. Hopefully we won’t need all 154 of the sonnets! Actors have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing months of productions cancelled overnight. You can […]
A Play I Love: Coriolanus — Our New Salon Series Goes ONLINE March 4, 2020 - UPDATE TO OUR INITIAL A PLAY I LOVE: CORIOLANUS SALON Although this event was planned to be an intimate affair in a private home, it will still go over the 10-person limit that the CDC recommends for group gatherings during the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, this discussion group will now be a virtual gathering via the […]
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