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Over the past quarter of a century, the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., has become “the nation’s foremost Shakespeare company” (Wall Street Journal) and the “region’s most dynamic theatre” (The Washington Post) and received more Helen Hayes Awards for producing than any other theatre.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Kahn, STC has grown from its residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library to the Lansburgh Theatre in 1992 to the opening of the brand new Sidney Harman Hall in 2007.
The 2011-2012 Season marks the 25th anniversary of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.
Originally named the Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library, STC’s first production, Romeo and Juliet, directed by Michael Kahn, opened in 1986.
After six years in residency, the organisation changed its name to The Shakespeare Theatre and moved mid-season to a new performance space: the larger, more adaptable 451-seat Lansburgh Theatre located in Washington’s Penn Quarter neighbourhood.
In 2007, after three years of construction, STC opened Sidney Harman Hall which features 774 seats and a flexible stage that can accommodate theatre, dance, music and film. Together, the Lansburgh Theatre and Sidney Harman Hall comprise the Harman Center for the Arts, a dynamic hub of activity that showcases STC as well as outstanding local performing arts groups and nationally renowned organisations.
Today, programs such as Free For All, which was established in 1991, and Happenings at the Harman, created in 2007, give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy free or low-cost performances.
Shakespeare Theatre Company education initiatives teach and excite learners of all ages. Offerings range from school programs to Master Acting Classes to the Academy for Classical Acting, a one-year master’s program at The George Washington University.
THE TEAM
Michael Kahn, Artistic Director
Chris Jennings, Managing Director
Alan Paul, Associate Director
Jenny Lord, Resident Assistant Director
Daniel Neville-Rehbehn, Resident Casting Director
Acting Fellows
Jacqui Jarrold, John Bambery, Joe Mallon, Max Reinhardsen
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Administrative Offices
516 8th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003-2834
press@shakespearetheatre.org
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/
Here are few videos reflect some of their work.