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Oct 23, 2025
2026 Season Announcement
Inaugural Season in the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center Announced!
Mar 29, 2020
An Update to Our Summer Schedule
Anyone in the theater will tell you: The Show Must Go On. But if it’s not safe for the...
Mar 20, 2020
Shakespeare Got Through It. We Will, Too.
Creative people will not only survive, they will create. Originally published on March 19, 2020 by Louis Fantasia in Common Dreams A 19th-century engraving imagining William Shakespeare’s family life. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Mar 19, 2020
What We Miss When Broadway Goes Dark
Art can provide escapism and spiritual sustenance, and other thoughts on what masterpieces say in a time of social distancing. Originally published on March 18, 2020 by Terry Teachout in the Wall Street Journal
Mar 19, 2020
Shakespeare-Inspired Songs
From The Beatles to 2Pac — Shakespeare’s words and characters have made their way into countless songs. For your listening pleasure in this time of social distancing, we’ve rounded up some of our favorites (in no particular order)! Scroll...
Mar 14, 2020
A Note from Davis & Katie
We know you’ve received dozens of messages from other organizations, each responding to the global health crisis that we’re all facing. At HVSF, we are doing exactly what you’d expect: directing our staff to work remotely, suspending our...
Mar 04, 2020
Mark Bedard is RICHARD III
Mark Bedard will return to HVSF for his fifth season to play RICHARD III. If you’re an HVSF regular, you’ve spotted Mark in recent years as the bullheaded Henry Bolingbroke in RICHARD II, the humorous Hortensio in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, or...
Mar 04, 2020
Gardening GUSTO: Where Does Shakespeare Go in Winter?
Originally published on March 4, 2020 by Katherine Whiteside in The Putnam County News and Recorder. To: Gusto From: William Shakespeare Subject: Snowbirding in Boca
Mar 01, 2020
COVID-19 FAQs
Last updated April 21, 2020. For the health and safety of our staff, and following the ‘New York State on PAUSE’ executive order, HVSF administrative staff will be working remotely until further notice. The best way to contact staff during...
Feb 28, 2020
1,101 Cadets. 17 Teaching Artists. One Day at West Point.
The HVSF team has a full plate even during the offseason — we travel throughout the Hudson Valley, bringing Shakespeare into classrooms. Last week, 17 of our Teaching Artists visited the United States Military Academy at West Point for our...
Feb 12, 2020
A Look At Love With Cinderella & The Baker’s Wife
Over the summer, we sat down with two of our INTO THE WOODS actors, Laura Darrell (Cinderella) and Britney Simpson (The Baker’s Wife), for a conversation about love…
Feb 10, 2020
Find the Perfect Shakespeare Quote For Your Valentine
From Our Friends at the Folger Shakespeare Library February 5, 2020 | By Ben Lauer and Esther French Valentine’s Day is coming soon! Take the quiz to find out which illustrated Shakespeare quote is the right one for your special someone.
Dec 23, 2019
Meet Kholoud Sawaf
Originally published on December 19, 2019 in Maia Directors. Tell us something you’re currently excited about. I am very excited about a new chicken salad I’ve learned to make recently. It includes sweet onions, cranberries, celery, and...