Shakespeare Theatre Company production history

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The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company in Washington, D.C., United States. The theatre company focuses primarily on plays from the Shakespeare canon, but its seasons include works by other classic playwrights such as Euripides, Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde.

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The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged since its inception. [1]

1986-1987

1987-1988

1988-1989

1989-1990

1990-1991

1991-1992

1992-1993

1993-1994

1994-1995

1995-1996

1996-1997

1997-1998

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Fully staged productions

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations

2010-2011

Fully staged productions

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations

2011-2012

Fully staged productions

Musical in Concert series

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations

2012-2013

Fully staged productions

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations

2013-2014

Fully staged productions [2] [3]

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations [3]

2014-2015

Fully staged productions [6]

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations [8]

* Part of the 2014-15 subscription series

2015-2016

Fully staged productions [9]

2016-2017

Fully staged productions [10]

2017-2018

Fully staged productions [12]

2018-2019

Michael Kahn’s last season with STC. Marketed as the “Grand Finale Season.” [13]

Fully staged productions

2019-2020

Simon Godwin’s first season as Artistic Director. [14] Canceled mid-way due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fully Staged Productions [15]

Closed Early

Canceled

2020-2021

Lockdown Season

  • All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain - by Patrick Page, directed by Alan Paul - not presented live, but filmed at Harman Hall and streamed for audiences.
  • Blindness - based on the novel by José Saramago, adapted by Simon Stephens, directed by Walter Meierjohann

2021-2022

First season of fully staged productions after the Covid-19 lockdown. Marketed as the “Play On” season. [16]

2022-2023

Fully staged productions [17]
  • The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci - written and directed by Mary Zimmerman
  • Much Ado About Nothing - by William Shakespeare, directed by Simon Godwin
  • Jane Anger - by Talene Monahon directed by Jess Chayes
  • King Lear - by William Shakespeare directed by Simon Godwin
  • The Jungle - by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin
  • Here Theatre Are Blueberries - written by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, conceived and directed by Moisés Kaufman

2023-2024

Fully staged productions. Marketed as the “Greater Wonders” season. [18]

2024-2025

Fully staged productions [19]

Special Event

  • All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain - by Patrick Page, directed by Simon Godwin - presented live at the Klein Theatre, starring Patrick Page.

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References

  1. http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/history/index.aspx Shakespeare Theatre Company production history
  2. "Announcing the 2013/2014 Season". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 Kahn, Michael. "We Have A Funny Thing To Announce". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  4. "Potted Potter". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  5. Marks, Peter (18 October 2013). "A 'Brief Encounter' for Shakespeare Theatre: Company to import Kneehigh Theatre show". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  6. "Announcing the 2014/2015 season". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. "Tartuffe 14-15". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  8. "STC Presentation Series (2014-15)". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  9. "Announcing the 2015/2016 season".
  10. "Announcing the 2016/2017 season".
  11. "Romeo and Juliet 16-17". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  12. "Announcing the 2017/2018 season".
  13. "2018-2019 Season (old)".
  14. "Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2019/2020 season". DC Theatre Scene.
  15. "2019/20 Season".
  16. "2021/22 Season". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  17. "2022/23 Season Subscriptions". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  18. "23/24 Season Subscriptions". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  19. "24/25 Season Subscriptions". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-10.