• Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Spring and Summer 2025 Programming Including Free Shakespeare on the Common

    BOSTON, MA – The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Founding Artistic Director, are pleased to announce this summer’s offering of ‘Free Shakespeare on the Boston Common’: the delightful romance As You Like It directed by CSC Founding… Read More

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  • ID: "Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Bryn Boice, May 9, 7:30 PM and May 10, 2 PM. Student Matinees May 8-16, 2025; The Strand Theatre, Dorchester with the subtitle 'By the Pricking of My Thumbs' in a neon green futuristic font against a background of computer code creating the shape of hands"

    Macbeth: Stage2 Student Matinees

    CSC’s annual Stage2 Performances of Shakespeare’s most popular plays are designed for middle and high school audiences. This year’s production of Macbeth, directed by CSC’s Associate Artistic Director Bryn Boice, examines the play’s questions of fate and free will as seen through the lenses of A.I. and technology. 

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  • "The Arden Party: CSC Gala 2025. Saturday April 5, 2025, 6PM at The Newbury Boston" in text. Tropical Florals. A CSC Logo.

    The Arden Party: CSC Gala 2025

    2025 Gala Honoree Ricardo Rodriguez Coldwell Banker Luxury Real Estate Broker, Devoted Philanthropist, Longtime CSC Gala Chair and Supporter Join CSC supporters and arts lovers for a beautiful evening of performances and festivities in support of CSC’s 2025… Read More

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  • "Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Presents William Shakespeare's As You Like It; Directed By Steven Maler; JULY - AUGUST 2025, Free on Boston Common" in Text against a metal textured purple wall with images of tropical flowers painted and drawn. A CSC logo. "Love is merely a madness" in text.

    As You Like It

    Shakespeare’s lush romantic comedy As You Like It celebrates the joys and follies of human nature and the beauty of creating one’s own sanctuary, even in the face of great tyranny.

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  • The ARC Cast of "Julius Caesar"

    CSC Apprentice Program

    Unlock Your Shakespeare Summer 2025 Program Dates: June 17 – August 10, 2025  2025 Applications are now OPEN! The CSC Apprentice Program is designed as a 7.5-week summer intensive that gives early career performers a rigorous tour of… Read More

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  • "The Ignite Awards" in text over an image of an actress performing a monologue. PC: Adam Waz

    Ignite Awards

    The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Ignite Award is given for a Shakespeare monologue performance and evaluation for students in 9-12th grades. We at CSC believe that Shakespeare is for EVERYONE and that even after 400 years, his words inspire,… Read More

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The ShakesDown Podcast with Bryn Boice

Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches!
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