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Shakespeare in American Communities  
 

Shakespeare for a New Generation

Participating Shakespeare for a New Generation companies, by year:

2008-2009

The Acting Company (New York, NY)
Actors’ Shakespeare Project (Cambridge, MA)
African-American Shakespeare (San Francisco, CA)
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL)
American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA)
Aquila Theatre Company (New York, NY)
Barter Foundation/Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA)
California Shakespeare Theater (Berkeley, CA)
The Children’s Theatre Company (Minneapolis, MN)
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Classic Stage Company (New York, NY)
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Denver, CO)
East L.A. Classic Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Atlanta, GA)
Honolulu Theatre for Youth (Honolulu, HI)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, ID)
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival (Louisville, KY)
Lantern Theater Company (Philadelphia, PA)
Main Street Theater (Houston, TX)
Milwaukee Shakespeare (Milwaukee, WI)
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (Bozeman, MT)
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival (Nashville, TN)
A Noise Within (Glendale, CA)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando, FL)
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)
PlayMakers Repertory Company (Chapel Hill, NC)
Portland Stage Company (Portland, ME)
Seattle Shakespeare Company (Seattle, WA)
Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA)
The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane (New Orleans, LA)
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, DC)
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ)
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City, UT)
Walltown Children’s Theatre (Durham, NC)
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company (Weston, VT)
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)

2007-2008:

American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA)
Aquila Theatre Company (New York, NY)
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival (Baltimore, MD)
California Shakespeare Theater (Berkeley, CA)
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Dog & Pony Theatre Company (New Orleans, LA)
Cyrano's Theatre Company & Edgeware Productions (Anchorage, AK)
Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Atlanta, GA)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, ID)
Indiana Repertory Theatre (Indianapolis, IN)
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival (Louisville, KY)
Lantern Theater Company (Philadelphia, PA)
Main Street Theater (Houston, TX)
Milwaukee Shakespeare (Milwaukee, WI)
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (Bozeman, MT)
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
Orlando Shakespeare Festival (Orlando, FL)
Seattle Shakespeare Company (Seattle, WA)
Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA)
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, DC)
St. Louis Black Repertory Company (St Louis, MO)
The Acting Company (New York, NY)
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)
The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane (New Orleans, LA)
The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ (Madison, NJ)
The Theater at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME)
The Warehouse Theatre (Greenville, SC)
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Theatre for a New Audience (New York, NY)
Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, RI)
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City, UT)
Walltown Children's Theatre (Durham, NC)

2006-2007

A Noise Within (Glendale, CA)
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL)
American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
Arizona Theatre Company (Tucson, AZ)
Atlanta Shakespeare Company (Atlanta, GA)
California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) (Berkeley, CA)
Dallas Theater Center (Dallas, TX)
Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, ID)
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Main Street Theater (Houston, TX)
Milwaukee Shakespeare (Milwaukee, WI)
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (Bozeman, MT)
Nashville Shakespeare Festival (Nashville, TN)
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
North Carolina Stage Company (Asheville, NC)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival (Orlando, FL)
Perseverance Theatre (Douglas, AK)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco, CA)
Seattle Shakespeare Company (Seattle, WA)
Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA)
Shakespeare Festival at Tulane (New Orleans, LA)
Shakespeare Festival of St Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre (Louisville, KY)
The Aquila Theatre Company (New York, NY)
The Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
The People's Light & Theatre Company (Malvern, PA)
The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival (Philadelphia, PA)
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ)
The Theater at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME)
The Warehouse Theatre (Greenville, SC)
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Theatre for a New Audience (New York, NY)
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City, UT)

2005-2006

A Noise Within (Glendale, CA)
Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Little Rock, AR)
Atlanta Shakespeare Company (Atlanta, GA)
Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre (Fairbanks, AK)
Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Atlanta, GA)
Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, ID)
Indiana Repertory Theatre (Indianapolis, IN)
Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, CT)
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (Bozeman, MT)
Nevada Shakespeare Company (Reno, NV)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco, CA)
Seattle Shakespeare Company (Seattle, WA)
Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA)
Shakespeare Festival of Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Shakespeare Festival/LA (Los Angeles, CA)
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Shenandoah Shakespeare (Staunton, VA)
Teatro Avante (Miami, FL)
The Acting Company (New York, NY)
The Aquila Theatre Company (New York, NY)
The Old Globe (San Diego, CA)
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)
The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane (New Orleans, LA)
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ)
The Theater at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME)
The Warehouse Theatre (Greenville, SC)
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, RI)
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City, UT)
Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, CT)

2004-2005

Alaska Theatre of Youth, Eccentric Theatre Company & Edgware (Anchorage, AK) 
American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
Asolo Theatre, Inc. (Sarasota, FL)
Atlanta Shakespeare Company (Atlanta, GA)
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati, OH)
Hartford Stage Company (Hartford, CT)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, ID)
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (Bozeman, MT)
Perseverance Theatre (Douglas, AK)
San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego, CA)
Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA)
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
The People's Light & Theatre Company (Malvern, PA)
The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane (New Orleans, LA
The Shakespeare Theatre (Washington, DC)
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ)
The Theater at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME)
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City, UT)
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, CT)