Blog Updates
Black Lives Matter June 3, 2020 - View “Anti-Racism Next Steps” 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. […]
REMINDER: Sun 9/19 Performance is now at 4pm September 19, 2021 - The closing performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, originally scheduled for 2pm on Sunday 9/19, was rescheduled earlier this week to a 4pm start time. There will be more shade at Rodney Square at that time!
MIDSUMMER Fight Choreography September 1, 2021 - Last week, we chatted with actors Mariah Ghant and Eric Mills about the challenges of performing on stairs at Rodney Square. This week, our chat with fight choreographer Steve Wei picked up right where Mariah and Eric left off. Q: As a fight choreographer whose job is to keep things safe, what do you have […]
Titania & Oberon on acting at Rodney Square August 26, 2021 - After the first weekend of rehearsals at Rodney Square for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, we caught up with Mariah Ghant (Titania) and Eric Mills (Oberon) to see what their experience was like. Q: WHAT ARE YOU INITIAL THOUGHTS ABOUT RODNEY SQUARE AS A PERFORMANCE VENUE? Mariah Ghant: This space is beautiful. It’s massive, so it […]
ROSALIND X 3 Preview: What resonated with you? July 6, 2021 - By Dara McBride As I’m talking to Mariah Ghant, a director of Delaware Shakespeare’s Rosalind X 3, I’m reminded of the question my middle school English teacher – perhaps the first person to teach me Shakespeare – leaned on to launch classroom discussions. What resonated with you? In any talking about work and art, there […]
A Poetry Event for Modern Ages June 4, 2021 - by Christian Wills, Arts Journalist-in-Residence In late April, Brevity Bookspace, Delaware Shakespeare, University of Delaware, and Wilmington Alliance teamed up to create a poetry event for the modern ages, entitled Write Outside Your Window. The premise: create a poem in 30 words or less that captures what you would say to Wilmington residents at this […]
A Reflection: Del Shakes Antiracism Community Discussion April 9, 2021 - By Christian Wills, Arts Journalist in Residence On March 21, Del Shakes held a Community Discussion via Zoom on its recently developed Antiracism Policy and Action Plan. Christian Wills shares his perspective on the event. As time moves on, the conversation around race starts to grow more vividly, showing no sign of letting up. Those […]
Shakespeare in Song April 6, 2021 - CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS May 20, May 21, May 22, and May 23 at 8pm Where: Parking lot of the OperaDelaware Studios (4 S. Poplar Street, Wilmington, DE)Tickets: $30 Per PersonSeating: This is a bring-your-own chair event We’re excited to be back with a live, outdoor performance – joined by our friends at OperaDelaware. Shakespeare has inspired hundreds […]
It's your last chance to catch Puck raising the moon in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Rodney Square - Sunday at 4pm!
We're learning a lot putting on a performance in Rodney Square for the first time. One thing we've learned: the staircase that will be our stage is in bright sunlight at 2pm, but in full shade by 4pm - with the audience area soon following. For the comfort of our artists and audience, we'll be moving the Sunday 9/19 performance of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from 2pm to 4pm.
Wondering what A Midsummer Night's Dream looks like? Here's some production photos from Alessandra Nicole!
Arreon Harley-Emerson and Jonathan Whitney, the composer team for A Midsummer Night's Dream, share insights into their musical collaboration on the production's unique score. Only two more shows - Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 4pm.
Bi Jean Ngo, the director of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, shares some of what she has enjoyed about working with the ensemble on this production.