Delaware Shakespeare Festival

Delaware Shakespeare Festival

Delaware Shakespeare Festival is an outdoor Shakespeare festival that takes place during the summer months at Rockwood Park located in the city of Wilmington, Delaware. The mission of the Delaware Shakespeare Festival is to create professional theatre and educational programs in order to further the understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare’s works for the residents and friends of the State of Delaware.

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Productions

At Archmere Academy

At Rockwood Park:

Education and Outreach

Shakespeare, Then, Now and Always

Originally piloted in 2004, the Shakespeare, Then, Now and Always program is an interactive seminar for local high school students. One of the Festival's Shakespearean scholars visits local high school classrooms to work with students on reading, speaking and understanding the works of the Bard.

The Bridge to Shakespeare’s Masterpiece

Following the performance, a panel of DSF scholars and actors meet with the participants to review the themes of the play, discuss the world of Shakespeare and find connections to the modern world and to their own lives.

History

The Delaware Shakespeare Festival was founded in 2003 by Molly Cahill and Greg Robleto and preformed for three years on the grounds of or in the auditorium at Archmere Academy in Claymont. In 2006, the Festival moving to it's current outdoor only location in Rockwood Park in Wilmington. In 2011, the Festival began taking productions on tour to other destinations in Delaware, starting with a free showing of the play at The Freeman Stage at Bayside in Fenwick Island.

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