The Bard on The Boards-REBUILDING

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January  February   March   April   May   June   July   August   
September   October   November   December   2027   Beyond 

February 2026

Romeo and Juliet, Atlanta Shakespeare Company/Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia

Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia,

Hamnet (Maggie O'Farrell, Lolita Chakraberti), Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois

Hamlet, Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, to February 28, (Short Shakespeare)

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March 2026

Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia,

Romeo and Juliet, Atlanta Shakespeare Company/Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia, to March 1

Fat Ham (James IJames), Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF, Orlando, Florida, March 4–29

Much Ado About Nothing, Atlanta Shakespeare Company/Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia, from March 5

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, (Short Shakespeare series), March 7

Macbeth, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, (Short Shakespeare series), March 7

Hamnet (Maggie O'Farrell, Lolita Chakraberti), Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, to March 8

As You Like It, Folger Theatre, Washington, D.C., from March 10

Titus Andronica, Red Bull Theater, New York, New York, from March 17

Hamnet (Maggie O'Farrell, Lolita Chakrabarti), Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., from March 17

Macbeth, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, from March 20

Henry VI: The Rise of Richard, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, (Drew University Theatre production), March 26–28

Eddie Izzard in the Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., from March 27

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April 2026

Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia

Henry VI, Part Three: The Rise of Richard, Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF, Orlando, Florida, April 1–19

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, from April 2

Much Ado About Nothing, Atlanta Shakespeare Company/Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia, to April 4,

Macbeth, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, to April 4

Timon of Athens, Atlanta Shakespeare Company/Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia, April 9–26

Eddie Izzard in the Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., to April 11,

As You Like It, Folger Theatre, Washington, D.C., to April 12

Hamnet (Maggie O'Farrell, Lolita Chakrabarti), Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., to April 12

Titus Andronica, Red Bull Theater, New York, New York to April 19,

The Tempest, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Baltimore, Maryland, from April 24

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, (Short Shakespeare series),, April 25

Macbeth, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, (Short Shakespeare series), March 7

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May 2026

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Chicago Shakespeare Theater On Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, to May 2

Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia, to May 17,

The Tempest, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Baltimore, Maryland, to May 17

Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., from May 19

As You Like It, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia, from May 28

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June 2026

As You Like It, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia,

How Shakespeare Saved My Life (Jacob Ming-Trent), The Folger Theater, Washington, DC, from June 1

As You Like It, American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin, from June 6

Cymbeline, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Ellicott City, Maryland, from June 12

Troilus and Cressida, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, from June 18

Hamlet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, from June 19

Twelfth Night, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, from June 20

Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., to June 21

Something Rotten! (Karey Kirkpatric, John O'Farrell, Wayne Kirkpatrick) Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, from June 22

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July 2026

As You Like It, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia,

As You Like It, American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin

Troilus and Cressida, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Hamlet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Twelfth Night, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Something Rotten! (Karey Kirkpatric, John O'Farrell, Wayne Kirkpatrick) Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Richard III, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Detroit, Michigan, from July 1

Much Ado About Nothing, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Detroit, Michigan, from July 1

How Shakespeare Saved My Life (Jacob Ming-Trent), The Folger Theater, Washington, DC, to July 3

Cymbeline, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Ellicott City, Maryland, to July 19

The Two "Gentlemen" of Verona (adapted by Aaron Posner), American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin, from July 31

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August 2026

As You Like It, American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin

The Two "Gentlemen" of Verona (adapted by Aaron Posner), American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin

Troilus and Cressida, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Hamlet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Twelfth Night, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Something Rotten! (Karey Kirkpatric, John O'Farrell, Wayne Kirkpatrick) Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

As You Like It, American Shakespeare Center, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, Virginia, to August 8

Richard III, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Detroit, Michigan, to August 15, 2026

Much Ado About Nothing, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Detroit, Michigan, to August 15, 2026

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September 2026

As You Like It, American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin

The Two "Gentlemen" of Verona (adapted by Aaron Posner), American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin

Something Rotten! (Karey Kirkpatric, John O'Farrell, Wayne Kirkpatrick) Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah

Troilus and Cressida, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, to September 3, 2026

Hamlet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, to September 4, 2026

Twelfth Night, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, to September 5, 2026

The Winter's Tale, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, from September 25

How Shakespeare Saved My Life (Jacob Ming-Trent), Red Bull Theater, New York, New York, September 2026

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October 2026

The Two "Gentlemen" of Verona (adapted by Aaron Posner), American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin, to October 3

Something Rotten! (Karey Kirkpatric, John O'Farrell, Wayne Kirkpatrick) Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, Utah, to October 3, 2026

As You Like It, American Players Theatre, Spring Green, Wisconsin, to October 4

The Winter's Tale, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, to October 11

Hamlet, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, from October 14

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November 2026

Hamlet, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, New Jersey, to November 15, 2026

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December 2026

 

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January 2027

 

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2027

The Comedy of Errors, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, February 5–21, 2027

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Beyond

 

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