Shakespeare portrait by Chandos
"the play's the thing" ( Hamlet, II, ii )

If you enjoy Shakespeare, here's some of the past, current and upcoming productions in the Denver-Boulder area. ( Dates are mm/dd/yy. )

(O.P.) = Original Practice, i.e. performing a play more as it would have been done back in Shakespeare's time.

 

Who What When Notes
  earlier productions 2003 - 2021  
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Colorado Shakespeare Festival The Two Gentlemen of Verona, All's Well That Ends Well and Coriolanus; also, The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson, and The Alchemist (O.P.) by Ben Jonson 6/5/22 - 8/7/22 The 65th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the University of Colorado Boulder. 303-492-8008.
Longmont Theatre Co. Antony and Cleopatra  ( with the Theater Co. of Lafayette ) 7/8/22 - 7/24/22 Various locations. Free, donations accepted.
Denver Center Much Ado About Nothing  ( trailer ) 9/30/22 - 11/6/22 The Kilstrom Theatre in the DCPA. 303-893-4100.
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The Upstart Crow Love's Labor's Won  ( a sequel to Love's Labour's Lost by Katherine Dubois ) 5/4/23 - 5/21/23 The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder. 303-444-7328.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter's Tale, King Lear and The Comedy of Errors (O.P.); also, One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean 6/11/23 - 8/13/23 The 66th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the University of Colorado Boulder. 303-492-8008.
Phamaly Theatre Co. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8/17/23 - 9/2/23 The Kilstrom Theatre in the DCPA. 303-365-0005.
The Upstart Crow The Tempest 9/13/23 - 9/17/23 The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder. 303-444-7328.
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Colorado Shakespeare Festival The Merry Wives of Windsor and Macbeth; also, Arden of Faversham (O.P.) by author unknown ( indoor shows only during the Hellems renovation; outdoor shows return in 2026 ) 6/8/24 - 8/11/24 The 67th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the University of Colorado Boulder. 303-492-8008.
Denver Center Hamlet 9/13/24 - 10/6/24 The Wolf Theatre in the DCPA. 303-893-4100.