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.

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

1987–1988

1988–1989

1989–1990

1990–1991

1991–1992

1992–1993

1993–1994

  • Richard II – by William Shakespeare
  • Julius Caesar – by William Shakespeare
  • Romeo and Juliet – by William Shakespeare
  • The Doctor's Dilemma – by George Bernard Shaw
  • The Comedy of Errors – by William Shakespeare

1994–1995

1995–1996

  • Macbeth – by William Shakespeare
  • Henry V – by William Shakespeare
  • All's Well That Ends Well – by William Shakespeare
  • Volpone – by Ben Jonson
  • Measure for Measure – by William Shakespeare

1996–1997

1997–1998

1998–1999

1999–2000

2000–2001

2001–2002

2002–2003

  • The Winter's Tale – by William Shakespeare
  • Much Ado about Nothing – by William Shakespeare
  • The Silent Woman – by Ben Jonson
  • Richard III – by William Shakespeare
  • Ghosts – by Henrik Ibsen
  • Hamlet – by William Shakespeare

2003–2004

  • The Rivals – by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream – by William Shakespeare
  • Henry IV, part 1 – by William Shakespeare
  • Henry IV, part 2 – by William Shakespeare
  • Five by Tenn – by Tennessee Williams
  • Cyrano de Bergerac – by Edmond Rostand
  • Much Ado about Nothing – by William Shakespeare

2004–2005

2005–2006

  • Othello – by William Shakespeare
  • The Comedy of Errors – by William Shakespeare
  • Don Juan – by Molière
  • The Persians – by Aeschylus
  • Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare
  • Pericles – by William Shakespeare

2006–2007

2007–2008

2008–2009

2009–2010

Fully staged productions

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations

  • Aurélia's Oratorio – starring Aurélia Thierée, conceived and directed by Victoria Thierée-Chaplin, produced by ArKtype / Thomas O. Kriegsmann

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]

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.

2025–2026

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