Shakespeare Theatre Company

This article is about the theatre company in Washington, D.C. For other Shakespeare Theatres, see Shakespeare Theatre.

Shakespeare Theatre Company
Formation1986
TypeTheatre group
Purpose"...to present classic theatre of scope and size in an imaginative, skillful and accessible American style that honors the playwrights' language and intentions while viewing their work through a 21st-century lens".
Location
  • Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.; Klein Theatre, 450 7th Street NW, Washington, D C., U.S.
Artistic director(s)
Simon Godwin
Websitehttp://www.shakespearetheatre.org/

The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company located in Washington, D.C. The theatre company focuses primarily on plays from the Shakespeare canon, but its seasons include works by other classic playwrights such as Euripides, Ibsen, Wilde, Shaw, Schiller, Coward and Tennessee Williams. The company manages and performs in two spaces: The Michael R. Klein Theatre and Sidney Harman Hall. In cooperation with George Washington University, they run the STC Academy.

The company is a League of Resident Theatres member. Its current artistic director (since 2019) is Simon Godwin, who previously was based in London, serving as associate director of London's Royal National Theatre, associate director of the Royal Court Theatre and associate director at Bristol Old Vic.