On behalf of everyone at HVSF, we are so honored and thankful to share this moment with you.
— Davis McCallum, Artistic Director
2021 Season Program
Celebrating Our Farewell Season at Boscobel House and Gardens
Our 2021 Productions
Festival Details
Welcome Letter!
HVSF’s Artistic Director, Davis McCallum, welcomes you to our Summer 2021 Season. We are so pleased that you are here with us.
Know Your Way Around
We’ve assembled a few tips and tricks to help make your trip to the Theatre Tent an enjoyable one.
COVID Guidelines
We’re implementing necessary changes to make sure we can safely create theater and welcome you back. Read about our measures to ensure everyone’s safety this season.
HVSF At Home
This season we’re filming our shows so that you can stream them from the comfort of your couch. We just want to bring theater to you however we can!
Picnic and Cocktail Recipe
Try the Strawberry-Basil Martini from our friends at Nerds With Knives to supplement your summer fun!
Meet the Acting Company
Learn about each of the performers on stage with us this summer.
2021 Season Supporters
Thank you to each and every supporting person and company that are making this season possible.
More about HVSF
Casting a Spotlight on Education
We believe that the greatest learning experience we can provide is one that invites students to approach the plays as actors do: as a company of artists that uses active, exploratory problem-solving techniques to develop a greater understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare’s stories, characters, and language.
Our History & Future
HVSF was founded by Melissa Stern and Terry O’Brien in September 1987 with an outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Manitoga, home of industrial designer Russell Wright, in Garrison, NY.
Save the Date
Mark your calendars for our Annual Gala this fall, October 10! It’ll be a night of fun, celebrating our community and looking forward to the next season.
Support the Vitality of Non-Profit Theater
In choosing to support HVSF, you are helping to ensure the vitality of live theater in our community, training for the next generation of professional actors, and the experience of bringing Shakespeare’s text to life for more than 50,000 students and educators each year.
Leadership and Staff
Let us introduce you to the Leadership Team and Staff Members that keep HVSF running throughout out the year.
Meet the HVSF Team
Our Summer Festival comes together each year with an incredible Creative Team. Learn about the designers and technicians that make our shows come to life.
Land Acknowledgement
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival operates on the unceded territory of the Lenape, Munsee, and Wappinger people, what is colonially known as Philipstown, New York. We gratefully acknowledge their stewardship of this land in the past and present.
HVSF offers this land acknowledgement as a formal statement to recognize and respect the Indigenous Peoples who are the traditional stewards of the land on which we operate and their enduring relationship with this place.