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A C D E H J K L M O P R S T V Y W Other
Quill Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, June 4–28, 2020
The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, Baltimore, Maryland, July 10–August 2, 2020
Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, May 15–October 24, 2020
Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder, Colorado, postponed to 2021
Antony and Cleopatra
Montford Park Players, Asheville, North Carolina, July 3–12, 2020 [Montford Moppets]
Bard Fest, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15–25, 2020
Arden of Faversham
As You Like It
Shakespeare at Winedale, Austin, Texas, April 28–May 2, September 19, 2020
Children's Shakespeare Theatre, Orangeburg, New York, postponed to end of May, 2020
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, May 1–June 21, 2020
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona, June 25–July 1, 2020
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2020
Independent Shakespeare Company, Los Angeles, California, Summer 2020
Long Beach Shakespeare Company, Long Beach, California, August 28–September 19, 2020
Actors' Shakespeare Project, Somerville, Massachusetts, May 1–30, 2021
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, Victoria, British Columbia, postponed to 2021 season
Comedy of Errors
Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, Alabama, canceled
California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, California, May 27–June 14, 2020
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona, July 2–12, 2020
Ithaca Shakespeare Company, Ithaca, New York, July 10–26, 2020
The EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens, Wimberley, Texas, July 21–August 1, 2020
Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, Summer 2020
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2–24, 2021
Coriolanus
National Theatre, London, England, streaming June 4–11, 2020
Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder, Colorado, postponed to 2021
Cymbeline
Imogen, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, streaming online April 27–June, 2020
Theater at Monmouth, Monmouth, Maine, Summer 2020
Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, Summer 2020
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, May 18, 2020 [Online Reading Festival]
Titan Theatre Company, Queens, New York, April, 2020
Atlanta Shakespeare Company/Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia, April 9–May 3, 2020
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Baltimore, Maryland, April 17–May 10, 2020
Kentucky Shakespeare, Louisville, Kentucky, postponed TBD [Shakespeare In The Parks tour]
Hoosier Shakes, Marion, Indiana, canceled
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona, July 2–12, 2020
Shakespeare at Winedale, Austin, Texas, July 16–August 9, 2020
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, postponed to Augustl 28–September 26, 2020
Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, May 6–October 25, 2020
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, Victoria, British Columbia, postponed to 2021 season
Henry IV, Part 1
American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, streaming online to May 3, 2020
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, June 2–July 11, 2021
Shakespeare at Winedale, Austin, Texas, July 16–August 9, 2020
Henry IV, Part 2
American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, streaming online to May 3, 2020
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, June 3–July 11, 2021
Henry IV (conflation)
Henry V
Quill Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, July 9–August 2, 2020
Kentucky Shakespeare, Louisville, Kentucky, July 16–August 2
Green Stage Shakespeare in the Park, Seattle, Washington, July 10–August 15, 2020
Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Boise, Idaho, June 28–August 16, 2020
Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Jackson and Canton, Michigan, July 9–August 16, 2020
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, to April 19, 2020; June 4–July 11, 2021
Bard Fest, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15–25, 2020
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, October 20 and November 17, 2020
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver, B.C., postponed to 2021 season
Henry VI, Part 1
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, December 31, 2020–April 17, 2021; June 8–July 11, 2021
Henry VI, Part 2
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, January 28–April 17, 2021; June 9–July 11, 2021
Henry VI, Part 3
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, February 11–April 18, 2021; June 10–July 11, 2021
Henry VI (conflation)
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF, Orlando, Florida, January 20–March 20, 20211
Henry VIII
PlayMakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, March 4–22, 2020
WSC Avant Bard, Arlington, Virginia, May 21–June 21, 2020
Theater at Monmouth, Monmouth, Maine, Summer 2020
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga, California, Summer 2020
American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin, June 19–September 25, 2020
Royal Shakespeare Company, England, to March 21, 2020
King Lear
Actors Theatre of Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, June 18–July 5, 2020
New York Classical Theatre, New York, New York, 2020; staged reading on Zoom June 25, 2020
Independent Shakespeare Company, Los Angeles, California, Summer 2020
Hudson Warehouse, New York, New York, June 4–28, 2020
Hoosier Shakes, Marion, Indiana, canceled
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2020
American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin, August 7–October 4, 2020
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver, B.C., postponed to 2021 season
Seattle Shakespeare Company, Seattle, Washington, April 21–May 17, 2020
Hampshire Shakespeare Company, Amherst, Massachusetts, July 15–26, 2020
Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Normal, Illinois, June 26–August 4, 2020
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 18–August 16, 2020
Montford Park Players, Asheville, North Carolina, September 4–26, 2020
Independent Shakespeare Company, Los Angeles, California, postponed to Fall 2020
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, October 21–November 22, 2020
Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, June 15–July 11, 2021
Measure for Measure
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Baltimore, Maryland, to February 23, 2020
Children's Shakespeare Theatre, Orangeburg, New York, March 6–14, 2020
Royal Shakespeare Company, England, to April 4, 2020 [Including UK tour]
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, May 15–21, 2020
Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Normal, Illinois, July 10–August 6, 2020
Silicon Valley Shakespeare, San Jose, California, July 31–September 4, 2020
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, September 1 and October 6, 2020
Merchant of Venice
Actors' Shakespeare Project, Somerville, Massachusetts, postponed, TBA
Shakespeare Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Summer 2020
American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, June 26–November 29, 2020
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Children's Shakespeare Theatre, Orangeburg, New York, TBD
Actors' Shakespeare Project, Somerville, Massachusetts, July 29–August 1, 2020
Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Jackson and Canton, Michigan, July 9–August 16, 2020
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2020
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga, California, Summer 2020
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Midsummer 90, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, streaming online
Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Fayetteville, North Carolina, April 23–May 10, 2020
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, May 5 and June 2, 2020
Annapolis Shakespeare Company, Annapolis, Maryland, July 9–26, 2020
Kentucky Shakespeare, Louisville, Kentucky, August 5–8, 2020
Shakespeare at Winedale, Austin, Texas, July 16–August 9, 2020
Green Stage Shakespeare in the Park, Seattle, Washington, July 10–August 15, 2020
Folger Theatre, Washington, D.C., July 7–August 30, 2020 [at the National Building Museum]
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga, California, Summer 2020
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, February 28–November 1, 2020
National Players touring company, Olney, Md., 2020–2021 tour
Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder, Colorado, postponed to 2021
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver, B.C., postponed to 2021 season
Much Ado About Nothing
Bedlam, New York, New York, May 25, 2020
Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., May 5–June 14, 2020
Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Boise, Idaho, canceled
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Baltimore, Maryland, June 19–July 26, 2020
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, July 1–August 2, 2020
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Incline Village, Nevada, July 10–Augst 21, 2020
Shakespeare Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Summer 2020
Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, May 7–October 23, 2020
Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, June 15–July 11, 2021
The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, Baltimore, Maryland, postponed to 2021 season
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, August 18 and September 15, 2020
The EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens, Wimberley, Texas, September 4–27, 2020
American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, June 19–November 28, 2020
Montford Park Players, Asheville, North Carolina, August 7–29, 2020
Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, Summer 2020
Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder, Colorado, postponed to 2021
Richard II
Merced Shakespearefest, Merced, California, June 12–21, 2020 [bilingual production]
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, July 7 and August 4, 2020
Hudson Warehouse, New York, New York, July 30–August 23, 2020
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, to April 18, 2020; June 1–July 11, 2021
Richard III
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, April 21 and May 19, 2020
Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, Summer 2020
Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, May 6–October 3, 2020
Montford Park Players, Asheville, North Carolina, October 2–11, 2020
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF, Orlando, Florida, February 17–March 20, 2021
Brave Spirits, Alexandria, Virginia, to April 18, 2021; June 11–July 11, 2021
Romeo and Juliet
Synetic Theater, Arlington, Virginia, Teen Company, April–May 2020
Titan Theatre Company, Queens, New York, April 3–19, 2020
Silicon Valley Shakespeare, San Jose, California, June 5–21, 2020
Ithaca Shakespeare Company, Ithaca, New York, July 9–25, 2020
California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, California, September 23–October 11, 2020
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 9–31, 2020
Sonnets
The Spanish Tragedy
Royal Shakespeare Company, England, to April 4, 2020 [Including UK tour]
Shakespeare's Globe, London, England, to April 18, 2020
Actors' Shakespeare Project, Somerville, Massachusetts, March 6–April 4, 2021
The Tempest
Creation Theatre, Oxford, England, streaming online to April 25, 2020
Montford Park Players, Asheville, North Carolina, July 31–August 2, 2020 [Montford Moppets]
Hampshire Shakespeare Company, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 24–July 5, August 14–16,, 2020
Delaware Shakespeare, Wilmington, Delaware, July 17–August 2, 2020
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Boston, Massachusetts, July 22–August 9, 2020
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, May 26–October 16, 2020
Green Stage Shakespeare in the Park, Seattle, Washington, July 10–August 15, 2020
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 19–August 16, 2020
Folger Theatre, Washington, D.C., November 4–December 27, 2020 [at Round House Theatre]
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City, Missouri, postponed to summer 2021
Timon of Athens
Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.,February 20–March 22, 2020
Titus Andronicus
Bard Fest, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15–25, 2020
Troilus and Cressida
Seattle Shakespeare Company, Seattle, Washington, March 17–April 12, 2020
Twelfth Night
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to March 22, 2020
Hamlet isn't Dead, New York, New York, March 2020
Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Memphis, Tennessee, to April 17, 2020
Green Stage Shakespeare in the Park, Seattle, Washington, July 10–August 15, 2020
American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia, July 4–August 27, 2020
Delaware Shakespeare, Wilmington, Delaware, September 30–October 25, 2020 [Community Tour]
Bard Fest, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15–25, 2020
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, November 3 and December 1, 2020
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2021
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Merced Shakespearefest, Merced, California, September, 2020
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, December 15, 2020
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Fayetteville, North Carolina, June 4–21, 2020
San Diego Shakespeare Society, San Diego, California, June 16 and July 21, 2020
Other Shakespearean Productions
Chasing Ophelia (Doug Schutte), The Bard's Town, Louisville, Kentucky, 2020,
Lear's Shadow (Brian Elerding), Bard Fest, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 13–23, 2020
Bernhardt/Hamlet (Theresa Rebeck), Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, May 26–October 16, 2020
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