The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company in Washington, D.C., United States. The theatre company focuses primarily on plays from the Shakespeare canon, but its seasons include works by other classic playwrights such as Euripides, Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde.
The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged since its inception.http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/history/index.aspx Shakespeare Theatre Company production history
1986–1987 Romeo and Juliet – by William Shakespeare La Mandragola – by Niccolò Machiavelli The Winter's Tale – by William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare
1987–1988 The Witch of Edmonton – by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford All's Well That Ends Well – by William Shakespeare Macbeth – by William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice – by William Shakespeare
1988–1989 Antony and Cleopatra – by William Shakespeare Richard II – by William Shakespeare The Beggar's Opera – by John Gay As You Like It – by William Shakespeare
1989–1990 Twelfth Night – by William Shakespeare The Tempest – by William Shakespeare Mary Stuart – by Friedrich von Schiller The Merry Wives of Windsor – by William Shakespeare
1990–1991 Richard III – by William Shakespeare Othello – by William Shakespeare Fuente Ovejuna – by Lope de Vega King Lear – by William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor – by William Shakespeare
1991–1992 Coriolanus – by William Shakespeare Saint Joan – by George Bernard Shaw Much Ado About Nothing – by William Shakespeare Measure for Measure – by William Shakespeare As You Like It – by William Shakespeare
1992–1993 Troilus and Cressida – by William Shakespeare Hamlet – by William Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors – by William Shakespeare Mother Courage and Her Children – by Bertolt Brecht Much Ado About Nothing – by William Shakespeare
1993–1994 Richard II – by William Shakespeare Julius Caesar – by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet – by William Shakespeare The Doctor's Dilemma – by George Bernard Shaw The Comedy of Errors – by William Shakespeare
1994–1995 Henry IV, part 1 – by William Shakespeare Henry IV, part 2 – by William Shakespeare The School for Scandal – by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew – by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night – by William Shakespeare
1995–1996 Macbeth – by William Shakespeare Henry V – by William Shakespeare All's Well That Ends Well – by William Shakespeare Volpone – by Ben Jonson Measure for Measure – by William Shakespeare
1996–1997 Henry VI, part 1 – by William Shakespeare Henry VI, part 2 – by William Shakespeare Henry VI, part 3 – by William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra – by William Shakespeare As You Like It – by William Shakespeare Mourning Becomes Electra – by Eugene O'Neill Henry V – by William Shakespeare
1997–1998 The Tempest – by William Shakespeare Othello – by William Shakespeare Peer Gynt – by Henrik Ibsen The Merry Wives of Windsor – by William Shakespeare Sweet Bird of Youth – by Tennessee Williams All's Well That Ends Well – by William Shakespeare
1998–1999 A Woman of No Importance – by Oscar Wilde Twelfth Night – by William Shakespeare King John – by William Shakespeare The Trojan Women – by Euripides The Merchant of Venice – by William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor – by William Shakespeare
1999–2000 King Lear – by William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream – by William Shakespeare Coriolanus – by William Shakespeare The Country Wife – by William Wycherley Camino Real – by Tennessee Williams The Merchant of Venice – by William Shakespeare
2000–2001 Timon of Athens – by William Shakespeare Richard II – by William Shakespeare Don Carlos – by Friedrich Schiller The Two Gentlemen of Verona – by William Shakespeare Hedda Gabler – by Henrik Ibsen King Lear – by William Shakespeare
2001–2002 Oedipus the King – by Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus – by Sophocles Antigone – by Sophocles Hamlet – by William Shakespeare The Duchess of Malfi – by John Webster Romeo and Juliet – by William Shakespeare The Little Foxes – by Lillian Hellman The Two Gentlemen of Verona – by William Shakespeare
2002–2003 The Winter's Tale – by William Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing – by William Shakespeare The Silent Woman – by Ben Jonson Richard III – by William Shakespeare Ghosts – by Henrik Ibsen Hamlet – by William Shakespeare
2003–2004 The Rivals – by Richard Brinsley Sheridan A Midsummer Night's Dream – by William Shakespeare Henry IV, part 1 – by William Shakespeare Henry IV, part 2 – by William Shakespeare Five by Tenn – by Tennessee Williams Cyrano de Bergerac – by Edmond Rostand Much Ado about Nothing – by William Shakespeare
2004–2005 Macbeth – by William Shakespeare Pericles – by William Shakespeare Lorenzaccio – by Alfred de Musset The Tempest – by William Shakespeare Lady Windermere's Fan – by Oscar Wilde A Midsummer Night's Dream – by William Shakespeare
2005–2006 Othello – by William Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors – by William Shakespeare Don Juan – by Molière The Persians – by Aeschylus Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare Pericles – by William Shakespeare
2006–2007 An Enemy of the People – by Henrik Ibsen The Beaux' Stratagem – by George Farquhar Richard III – by William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus – by William Shakespeare Hamlet – by William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare
2007–2008 The Taming of the Shrew – by William Shakespeare Edward II – by Christopher Marlowe Tamburlaine – by Christopher Marlowe On the Eve of Friday Morning – by Norman Allen Argonautika – by Mary Zimmerman Major Barbara – by George Bernard Shaw Antony and Cleopatra – by William Shakespeare Julius Caesar – by William Shakespeare The Imaginary Invalid – by Molière
2008–2009 Romeo and Juliet – by William Shakespeare The Way of the World – by William Congreve Twelfth Night – by William Shakespeare The Dog in the Manger – by Lope de Vega Ion – by Euripides Design for Living – by Noël Coward King Lear – by William Shakespeare
2009–2010 Fully staged productions The Alchemist – by Ben Jonson As You Like It – by William Shakespeare Richard II – by William Shakespeare Henry V – by William Shakespeare The Liar – by Pierre Corneille Mrs. Warren's Profession – by George Bernard Shaw
Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations Phèdre – by Jean Racine featuring Helen Mirren produced by The Royal National Theatre (Great Britain)
Aurélia's Oratorio – starring Aurélia Thierée, conceived and directed by Victoria Thierée-Chaplin, produced by ArKtype / Thomas O. Kriegsmann
2010–2011 Fully staged productions All's Well That Ends Well – by William Shakespeare Candide – by Leonard Bernstein based on the novella by Voltaire Cymbeline – by William Shakespeare An Ideal Husband – by Oscar Wilde Old Times – by Harold Pinter The Merchant of Venice – by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations The Great Game: Afghanistan''' short plays by many authors – produced by the Tricycle Theatre in LondonBlack Watch, by Gregory Burke – produced by National Theatre of Scotland
2011–2012 Fully staged productionsThe Heir Apparent – by Jean-François Regnard and translated by David IvesMuch Ado About Nothing – by William ShakespeareThe Two Gentlemen of Verona – by William ShakespeareStrange Interlude – by Eugene O'NeillThe Servant of Two Masters – by Carlo GoldoniThe Merry Wives of Windsor – by William Shakespeare
Musical in Concert seriesThe Boys from Syracuse – by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and George AbbottTwo Gentlemen of Verona, A Rock Opera – by John Guare, Mel Shapiro and Galt MacDermot
Shakespeare Theatre Company PresentationsFela! Directed & Choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Produced by Jay-Z, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett SmithKrapp's Last Tape – by Samuel Beckett featuring John Hurt from Ireland's Gate Theatre
2012–2013 Fully staged productionsThe Government Inspector – by Nikolai Gogol adapted by Jeffrey HatcherA Midsummer Night's Dream – by William ShakespeareHughie – by Eugene O'NeillCoriolanus – by William ShakespeareWallenstein – by Friedrich Schiller adapted by Robert PinskyThe Winter's Tale – by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Theatre Company PresentationsBlack Watch – by Gregory Burke – produced by National Theatre of ScotlandThe Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart – created by David Greig and Wils Wilson – produced by National Theatre of ScotlandLes Liaisons Dangereuses – by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, directed by John MalkovichFela! Directed & Choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Produced by Jay-Z, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith
2013–2014 Fully staged productionsMeasure for Measure – by William ShakespeareA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by Burt Shevelove & Larry GelbartThe Importance of Being Earnest – by Oscar WildeHenry IV, Parts 1 and 2 – by William Shakespeare staged in revolving repertoryPrivate Lives – by Noël Coward Shakespeare Theatre Company Presentations Potted Potter – The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner Mies Julie by Yael Farber based on Miss Julie by August Strindberg produced by the Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with South African Theatre Association.Man in a Case Adapted from The Man in a Case & About Love by Anton Chekhov Featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov Produced by Baryshnikov Productions and ArKtype/Thomas O. KriegsmannBrief Encounter, by Emma Rice, based on the 1945 movie Brief Encounter and Still Life by Noël Coward produced by the Kneehigh Theatre
2014–2015 Fully staged productions As You Like It – by William ShakespeareThe Tempest – by William ShakespeareThe Metromaniacs – by Alexis Piron, translated by David IvesMan of La Mancha – book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch LeighTartuffe – by Molière Shakespeare Theatre Company PresentationsThe Magic Flute – Impempe Yomlingo – adapted from Mozart's The Magic Flute by the Isango Ensemble Repertory Venus and Adonis – adapted from the Shakespeare poem by the Isango Ensemble Repertory*Dunsinane by David Greig by the National Theatre of Scotland and Royal Shakespeare Company * Part of the 2014–15 subscription series
2015–2016 Fully staged productions Salomé – adapted by Yaël FarberKiss Me, Kate – music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Samuel and Bella SpewackThe Critic – by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and The Real Inspector Hound by Tom StoppardOthello – by William Shakespeare1984 – by George Orwell and adapted by Robert Icke and Duncan MacmillanThe Taming of the Shrew – by William Shakespeare
2016–2017 Fully staged productions Romeo and Juliet – by William ShakespeareThe Secret Garden – by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon and based on the novel by Frances Hodgson BurnettKing Charles III – by Mike BartlettThe Select (The Sun Also Rises) – adapted by Elevator Repair Service, based on a novel by Ernest HemingwayMacbeth – by William ShakespeareThe School for Lies – adapted by David Ives and based on a play by Molière
2017–2018 Fully staged productions The Lover and The Collection – by Harold PinterTwelfth Night – by William ShakespeareHamlet – by William ShakespeareNoura – by Heather RaffoWaiting for Godot – by Samuel Beckett and created by DruidCamelot – book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe
2018–2019 Michael Kahn's last season with STC. Marketed as the "Grand Finale Season."