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"Words, words, words," might Shakespeare's Hamlet say, but the experience of a well-done Shakespeare play becomes far more than simply the lines repeated. Sights, sounds, even the very atmosphere of the crowd all contribute to setting the stage for plays by arguably the best playwright to ever have existed. We can't all afford a visit to London's Globe Theatre, so here's where to go in the United States to see the very best.
Shakespeare
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, OR
Season: mid-February – early November, 2008
Plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus, Othello, The Comedy of Errors
One of the best Shakespeare festivals in the nation, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival actually runs for most of the year. The best time to go, however, is during the summer when performances of Othello and The Comedy of Errors take place at the outdoor Elizabethan Stage.
Ashland’s Elizabethan Stage
Shakespeare Library
Holding the biggest collection of Shakespeare manuscripts and materials in the world, the Folger Shakespeare Library is a scholarly research center as well as a lovely place for the scholastically-inclined visitor to indulge in a bit of hero worship.
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 E Capitol St, Se, Washington, DC 20003
There are regular performances of Shakespeare’s plays at the Folger Theatre, though none are running during the summer of 2008.
There are regular performances of Shakespeare’s plays at the Folger Theatre, though none are running during the summer of 2008.
Where's Shakespeare?
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Boulder, CO
Season: mid-June – mid-August, 2008
Plays: Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Henry the Eighth
Performed on the beautiful campus of the University of Colorado (Boulder), the Colorado Shakespeare Festival attracts hordes of locals and visitors. Try to catch a play outdoors at the Mary RIppon Theatre, where the Rocky Mountains occupy the horizon. This year both Macbeth and Love’s Labour’s Lost are being performed outside, while Henry the Eighth takes place indoors.
Mary Rippon Theatre
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, CO 80302
Boulder’s Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park
New York City, New York
Season: late May – late June, 2008
Play: Hamlet
Free high-quality performances of Shakespeare’s plays are hard to find, but every year the Public Theater of New York City offers just this. Set right in the city’s famous Central Park, productions are incredibly popular and superbly acted.
Central Park
5th Ave & 59th St, Manhattan, NY 10024
Free summer performances take place right in Central Park at the Delacorte Theater.
Free summer performances take place right in Central Park at the Delacorte Theater.
Delacorte Theater in Central Park
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Brush up on Shakespearean dialect by reading the play you’re going to watch ahead of time; believe me it helps. Here’s where you can get it online for free.
NYC Book Stores
Buy Shakespeare at one of these fine bookstores in the city.
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