Shakespeare Theatre Association
The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA), Formally known as The Shakespeare Theatre Association of America, was established to provide a forum for the artistic and managerial leadership of theatres whose central activity is the production of Shakespeare's plays; to discuss issues and share methods of work, resources, and information; and to act as an advocate for Shakespearean productions throughout the world, The name was changed in January 2011 to reflect the increasingly international reach of Shakespeare and the Shakespeare Theatre Association,[1]
History
The Shakespeare Theatre Association of America was organized at a meeting held January 12 and 13, 1991 at the Folger Library and the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Sidney Berger, Producing Director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and Douglas Cook, Producing Artistic Director of the Utah Shakespearean Festival, invited the producers, artistic directors and managing directors of over thirty-seven Shakespeare festivals and companies from the United States and Canada to this meeting. Berger was elected the first President,[2] and Cook the first Vice President.[3]
Past Conferences
The annual conference is the most important activity of the STA.
| Host Organization | City | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Prague Shakespeare Company | Prague, Czech Republic | 2019 |
| Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Cincinnati, OH | 2018 |
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Baltimore, MD | 2017 |
| Shakespeare at Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | 2016 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | San Francisco, CA | 2015 |
| Stratford Festival | Stratford, ON | 2014 |
| Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | Bethlehem, PA | 2013 |
| Orlando Shakespeare Theatre | Orlando, Fl | 2012 |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Boulder, Co | 2011 |
| Shakespeare’s Globe | London, England | 2010 |
| Shakespeare & Company | Lenox, MA | 2009 |
| Utah Shakespearean Festival | Cedar City, UT | 2008 |
| Nashville Shakespeare Festival | Nashville, TN | 2007 |
| Marin Shakespeare Company and Baja Shakespeare Festival | San Rafael, CA & Los Barriles, Mexico | 2006 |
| Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival | Vancouver, BC | 2005 |
| American Shakespeare Center | Staunton, VA | 2004 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | 2003 |
| Shakespeare Theater Company | Washington, DC | 2002 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise, ID | 2001 |
| Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe | Stratford-upon-Avon & London, England | 2000 |
| Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival | Orlando, FL | 1999 |
| Georgia Shakespeare Festival | Atlanta, GA | 1998 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | San Francisco, CA | 1997 |
| Stratford Festival | Stratford, ON, Canada | 1996 |
| Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company | Portland, OR | 1995 |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL | 1994 |
| Utah Shakespearean Festival | Cedar City, UT | 1993 |
| Houston Shakespeare Festival | Houston, TX | 1992 |
| Folger Shakespeare Theatre | Washington, DC | 1991 |
Members
- A Company of Fools [1]
- Advice to the Players
- African-American Shakespeare Company [2]
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival [3]
- American Shakespeare Center [4]
- Arcadia Shakespeare Festival [5]
- Atlanta Shakespeare Company
- Austin Shakespeare Festival [6]
- Baja Shakespeare Company [7]
- Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival [8]
- California Shakespeare Theater [9]
- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company [10]
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival [11]
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival [12]
- Delaware Shakespeare Festival [13]
- Dubrovnik Shakespeare Festival [14]
- Flatwater Shakespeare [15]
- Folger Theatre [16]
- Sierra Shakespeare Festival [17]
- Freeport Shakespeare Festival [18]
- Georgia Shakespeare Festival [19]
- Globe of the Great Southwest [20]
- Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival [21]
- The Grassroots Shakespeare Company [22]
- Shakespeare Festival Great River
- Hampshire Shakespeare Company [23]
- Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival [24]
- Heart of America Shakespeare Festival [25]
- Houston Shakespeare Festival [26]
- Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival [27]
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival [28]
- Illinois Shakespeare Festival [29]
- Institute of Outdoor Drama [30]
- Judith Shakespeare Company [31]
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival [32]
- Kings County Shakespeare Company [33]
- Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival [34]
- Lexington Shakespeare Festival [35]
- Maine Shakespeare Festival [36]
- Marin Shakespeare Company
- Maryland Shakespeare Festival [37]
- Milwaukee Shakespeare [38]
- Montana Shakespeare Company [39]
- Nashville Shakespeare Festival [40]
- Nebraska Shakespeare Festival [41]
- New Renaissance Theatre and Film [42]
- North Carolina Shakespeare Festival [43]
- Ohio Shakespeare Festival [44]
- Ojai Shakespeare Festival [45]
- Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park [46]
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Orlando Shakespeare Theater [47]
- Pasadena Shakespeare Company [48]
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival [49]
- Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival [50]
- Prague Shakespeare Company [51]
- Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival [52]
- Quintessence, Language & Imagination Theatre [53]
- Richmond Shakespeare [54]
- Riverside Theatre [55]
- Rochester Community Players; Shakespeare Players Program [56]
- Royal Shakespeare Company [57]
- San Francisco Shakespeare Festival [58]
- Santa Fe Shakespeare [59]
- Seattle Shakespeare Company [60]
- Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival [61]
- Shakespeare & Company (Massachusetts)
- Shakespeare at Benbow Lake [62]
- Shakespeare at Winedale
- Shakespeare Festival St. Louis [63]
- Shakespeare Festival LA [64]
- Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia [65]
- Shakespeare Guild, Inc [66]
- Shakespeare in Delaware Park [67]
- Shakespeare In the Parking Lot Theatre [68]
- Shakespeare Napa Valley [69]
- Shakespeare on the Rocks Theater Festival [70]
- Shakespeare on the Sound, Inc [71]
- Shakespeare Orange County [72]
- Shakespeare SA (South Africa) [73]
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz [74]
- Shakespeare Theatre Company [75]
- Shakespeare Ventures [76]
- Shakespeare's Globe [77]
- Southwest Shakespeare Company [78]
- Stratford Festival of Canada [79]
- Summer Shakespeare at Notre Dame [80]
- East Tennessee Shakespeare in the Park
- The Colonial Theatre [81]
- The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane
- The Shakespeare Guild
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
- The Theater At Monmouth [82]
- Unseam'd Shakespeare Company [83]
- Utah Shakespearean Festival [84]
- Valley Shakespeare Festival [85]
- Virginia Shakespeare Festival [86]
- Woodward Shakespeare Festival [87]
References
- ^ Quartro Summer 2011, a Note from The President of STA, https://shakespeare-association.squarespace.com/quarto/?month=june-2011&view=calendar
- ^ Sidney Berger
- ^ STAA website; history page