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Links Database: USA

• Alabama Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.asf.net

  Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival website currently contains some brief biographies on its cast and crew, links to reviews from various newspapers and sources, and a downloadable video on the festival's history:

  keywords: biography, festival

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• American Repertory Theatre

  http://www.amrep.org/

  Cambridge, Massachusetts. The American Repertory Theatre has detailed cast lists, synopses, and links to articles and books of their more recent past productions. You can find this information under the drop-down menu marked "Where to?":

  keywords: articles, bookstore, synopsis, poster

  valid as of 2006-06-14

• American Shakespeare Center

  http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com

  Staunton, Virginia. The beautifully constructed site of Shenandoah Shakespeare offers virtual tours of the Elizabethan-style Blackfriars Playhouse and thorough descriptions of the education programs offered by the company.

  keywords: education, images, virtual tour

• Baltimore Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.baltimoreshakespeare.org/

  Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore Shakespeare Festival hosts educational tours, workshops, and displays cast lists and some pictures from their old productions in their "Archives":

  keywords: archive, festival, images

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• California Shakespeare Theater

  http://www.calshakes.org/

  Orinda, California. Visit the well-designed website of the Calfornia Shakespeare Theater at:

  keywords: performance, review, theater

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.cincyshakes.com

  Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival website gives a detailed description of their upcoming productions, offers biographies of production and administrative staff, and information on educational programs available through the company:

  keywords: biography, education, festival

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• Clemson Shakespeare Festival

  http://virtual.clemson.edu/caah/shakespr/

  Clemson, South Carolina. Take a virtual tour of the Globe and learn about past and present productions and colloquiums at the Clemson Shakespeare Festival website:

  keywords: colloquium, festival, virtural tour

  valid as of 2006-05-18

• Georgia Shakespeare

  http://www.gashakespeare.org/

  Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Shakespeare's website offers directors and dramaturg notes for all its current productions, along with reviews of the performances. The company also presents a large number of education programs:

  keywords: directors notes, dramaturg notes, education, reviews

  valid as of 2006-06-14

• Grand Marais Playhouse

  http://www.grandmaraisplayhouse.com

  Grand Marais, Minnesota. The site for the Grand Marais Playhouse has a special section devoted to Shakespeare and performances in the Minnesota Shakespeare Festival that includes photos:

  keywords: festival

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• Guthrie Theater

  http://www.guthrietheater.org/

  Minneapolis, Minnesota. For brilliant, thorough study guides, complete information on all aspects of the company, and a stunning display of visual organization and graphics:

  keywords: company, images

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• Hampton Roads Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.summershakes.com/

  Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Hampton Roads Shakespeare Festival offers performances free to the public and educational programs for youth:

  keywords: education, festival

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

  Kansas City, Missouri. The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival website has cast lists from some of its past productions and descriptions of youth and adult programs presented by the company:

  keywords: cast, education

  valid as of 2006-06-14

• Houston Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/performances_houstonshakespearefestival.html

  Houston, Texas. Produced by the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance, the Houston Shakespeare Festival has a long performance history. General information about the festival is provided on the Houston Shakespeare Festival website:

  keywords: festival, houston, texas

  valid as of 2006-06-14

• Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.hvshakespeare.org

  Cold Spring, New York. Find beautiful pictures and information about their educational programs on the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's website:

  keywords: festival, images

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Idaho Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.idahoshakespeare.org/

  Boise, Idaho. Find a schedule of productions and descriptions of educational programs on the Idaho Shakespeare Festival website:

  keywords: education, festival

  valid as of 2005-10-12

• Judith Shakespeare Company

  http://www.judithshakespeare.org/

  New York, New York. Judith Shakespeare Company is a "not-for-profit theatre ensemble dedicated to discovering what lies at the heart of a great play through the exploration of its language." It also looks at women's roles in classical theatre:

  keywords: company, women

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.kyshakes.org/

  Louisville, Kentucky.The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival offers amazing educational outreach programs, such as Shakespeare Behind Bars, Shakespeare Alive!, From Page to Stage, and The Kid's Globe. Their website also displays images from previous performances:

  keywords: education, festival

  valid as of 2005-10-11

• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.laketahoeshakespeare.com/

  Incline Village, Nevada. The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival website lists upcoming performances, special events, and information about the festival and its staff:

  keywords: education, festival

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• Marin Shakespeare Company

  http://www.marinshakespeare.org/

  San Rafael, California. The Maine Shakespeare Festival describes their upcoming productions, educational programs, and their company on their website:

  keywords: company, outdoor

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• Michigan Shakespeare Festival

  http://michshakefest.org/

  Jackson, Michigan. The website for the Michigan Shakespeare Festival houses an extensive photo gallery:

  keywords: festival, gallery

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Nashville Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.nashvilleshakes.org/index.html

  Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville Shakespeare Festival website describes the educational outreach programs offered by the company, their latest production, and displays some photographs from last year's production:

  keywords: education, festival

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• North Carolina Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.ncshakes.org/

  High Point, North Carolina. For every play being performed, you can access directors notes, a study guide, and a synopsis on the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival website:

  keywords: education, festival, study guide, synopses

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• Ojai Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.ojaishakespeare.org/

  Ojai, California. The "News" section of the Ojai Shakespeare Festival website provides performance reviews and press releases:

  keywords: festival, press releases, reviews

  valid as of 2005-10-12

• Orlando Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.shakespearefest.org/

  Orlando, Florida. The Orlando Shakespeare Festival's website has photographs from past performances stored in the "Archives" section and information about various educational programs:

  keywords: archives, festival, images

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.pashakespeare.org/

  Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The website for the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival lists information about their organization and upcoming productions:

  keywords: festival, pennsylvania

  valid as of 2005-10-11

• STAA: The Shakespeare Theater Association of America

  http://www.staaonline.org

  Visit the website for the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America (STAA), where all members' web pages are listed. Those included in this section of the site are from other countries, or are particularly helpful in providing educational materials. For the STAA Directory, visit:

  keywords: america, association, company, festival

  valid as of 2005-10-20

• Seattle Shakespeare Company

  http://www.seattleshakespeare.org/

  Seattle, Washington. Find out what is coming up this season, what plays have been previously produced and archived, and what kind of education programs are offered by the Seattle Shakespeare Company :

  keywords: company, play, performance, season

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• Shakespeare & Company

  http://www.shakespeare.org/

  Lennox, Massachusetts. The Shakespeare & Company website includes a photo gallery of their previous productions:

  keywords: company, images

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Shakespeare Orange County

  http://www1.chapman.edu/comm/td/soc/

  Orange, California. The website for Shakespeare Orange County lists their current productions, has a few images from their previous plays, and has an number of related links to other Shakespeare companies and sites:

  keywords: performances, california

  valid as of 2006-06-14

• Shakespeare Santa Cruz

  http://www.shakespearesantacruz.org/

  Santa Cruz, California. Some photographs from recent performances can be found on the Shakespeare Santa Cruz website:

  keywords: performances, production, company, theater

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• Shakespeare in American Communities

  http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org

  Minneapolis, Minnesota. Produced by Arts Midwest,The Shakespeare in American Communitieswebsite contains twenty-two complete texts of Shakespeare's works, some which include a synopsis, educational materials with lesson plans available as PDFs, and a section on Shakespeare's life. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the site includes a number of links to prominent American Shakespeare companies. However, the site's academic materials seem to be influenced by a distinct anti-Stratfordian bias:

  keywords: america, community

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• Speak the Speech

  http://www.speak-the-speech.com/

  Founded by Peter Pressman, Speak the Speech is a small organization in Portland, Oregon, working to freely distribute engaging audio presentations of all of Shakespeare's plays to as wide an audience as possible via the internet and other electronic media:

  keywords: audio, sound, performance, company, speech

  valid as of 2007-07-23

• Texas Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.texasshakespeare.com/

  Kilgore, Texas. Locate current productions, descriptions of former productions, and information about educational workshops and camps, as well as details about the company on the Texas Shakespeare Festival website:

  keywords: education, festival, workshops

  valid as of 2006-05-23

• The African-American Shakespeare Company

  http://www.african-americanshakes.org/

  San Francisco, California. The African-American Shakespeare Company is the only company in the United States to stage Shakespeare with all African-American cast and from the unique perspective of this cultural group:

  keywords: company, african-american, culture, performances

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• The Austin Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.austinshakespeare.org/

  Austin, Texas. The website of the Austin Shakespeare Festival offers photographs, press releases, synopses, and reviews of their previous productions:

  keywords: festival, images, press release, reviews

  valid as of 2005-10-17

• The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.cleveshakes.org/

  Cleveland, Ohio. The website for the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival houses some interesting archives from earlier seasons, including photos:

  keywords: festival, cleveland, ohio

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• The Colorado Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.coloradoshakes.org/

  Boulder, Colorado. Find synopses, dramaturgical notes, production notes, and photographs from past performances on the Colorado Shakesperae Festival's colorful and impressive website. Operating for 49 years, the festival offers interesting educational programs and features on plays being performed:

  keywords: festivals, archives, performances, colorado

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• The Great River Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.grsf.org/

  Winona, Minnesota. The Great River Shakespeare Festival's website offers a small but intriguing selection of images from previous seasons and from the festival itself. Enter this site at:

  keywords: minnesota, festival, images

  valid as of 2005-10-07

• The Illinois Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.thefestival.org/

  Bloomington, Illinois. Supported by Illinois State University, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival gives brief overviews for those productions being preformed:

  keywords: articles, festival, illinois, performance

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• The Institute of Outdoor Drama

  http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/

  The Institute of Outdoor Drama website lists outdoor historical and religious dramas as well as production information for over sixty outdoor Shakespeare festivals. It also has a locator map (so you know where to go...approximately) as well as links to each theatre's website (should they have one):

  keywords: drama, historical, theater

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• The Old Globe

  http://www.theoldglobe.org/

  San Diego, California. The Old Globe website describes their upcoming plays for this year's Shakespeare Festival and lists the cast for their previous productions:

  keywords: cast, performances, theater, company

  valid as of 2006-06-14

• The Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Theatre in Ashland

  http://www.orshakes.org/

  Ashland, Oregon. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's website displays pictures, and some movie clips, from past and current productions, and provides information about the company's educational programs:

  keywords: education, festival, reviews

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• The Rebel Shakespeare Company

  http://www.rebelshakespeare.org/index.html

  Offering actors of all ages an opportunity to explore Shakespeare, The Rebel Shakespeare Company produces an unique Shakespeare experience. The website offers information about the company, schedules and summer camp registration. The website also provides extensive information about alumni and photographs of previous performances:

  keywords: company, experience, photographs

  valid as of 2009-05-01

• The Richmond Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.richmondshakespeare.com

  Richmond, Virginia. Reviews from past performances can be found on the Richmond Shakespeare Festival website, performed by the Encore! Theatre Company:

  keywords: festival, richmond, virginia

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival

  http://www.sfshakes.org

  San Francisco, California. Find director's notes, comments on the soundtrack, and a few performance stills at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival's website:

  keywords: director's notes, festival

  valid as of 2006-06-01

• The Shakespeare Theatre

  http://www.shakespearedc.org/

  Washington, DC. The Shakespeare Theatre website houses an impressive archive of photographs, synopses, production notes, essays describing the cultural context of plays, and critical reviews. Browse their photograph gallery and view images from productions as far back as 1986:

  keywords: program, synopsis, criticism

  valid as of 2005-10-21

• The Utah Shakespearean Festival

  http://www.bard.org/

  Cedar City, Utah. The distinguished Utah Shakespearean Festival's website provides some good discussions of the plays on its "Educational Resources" page:

  keywords: festival, utah, cedar city

  valid as of 2006-06-01