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The Artistic Squad

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The Squad evolved from an experiment in 2020-2021 to add three part-time Associate Artists as supported by COVID relief grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Fund. Organizationally, Del Shakes wanted to ensure that funds it was eligible to receive at least in some ways supported artists and not just institutional overhead.

The initial purpose was for the Associate Artists to create new programming for COVID era (outdoor, socially-distanced, virtual, etc.) After the murder of George Floyd, the Associate Artists were involved in a major way in creating antiracism policies and action plans.

The impact of having artists, and specifically BILAM+ artists*, involved in the year-round thinking of the organization was transformative for Del Shakes. Board and staff leadership, along with current Associate Artists, discussed ways to make the Associate Artist structure permanent while also allowing Del Shakes to diversify its staff.

As a result of these discussions, the Associate Artists expanded to the Artistic Squad: a rotating, two-term collective, bringing ever-evolving points of view to the organization and allowing more artists to contribute to the long-term growth of Del Shakes.

Each year, Del Shakes will bring in two new members of the Artistic Squad. In the first of two years, the members would have reduced responsibilities – and a smaller monthly fee. In their second year, the members would step into increased duties and a larger monthly fee. After the second year, the two members would rotate off.

The Squad is a part of season planning, casting, and artistic oversight. Squad members also participate in Del Shakes artistic programming when appropriate.

Squad members are mid-career theatre professionals with past experience with Del Shakes and multiple creative skill sets. Potential Squad members are identified in a collaborative recommendation process between current Quad members and the Producing Artistic Director.

In its first years, a main duty of the Artistic Squad is to assist with implementation of Del Shakes’ Antiracism Policy and Action Plan. Initially, Squad member selection will be focused on BILAM+ artists.

One member of the Artistic Squad will serve as a voting Board member, on a rotating one-year term basis. All Squad members serve on Board committees as well.

* BILAM+ = Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and Multiracial

Recent News

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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    • 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

    • Swigg

      Swigg is our Wine Shop Sponsor.
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Rockwood Park
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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We envision a Delaware where people from all walks of life celebrate and explore their shared humanity through the lens of Shakespearean works.
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